Mid-Autumn Festival is the best time to eat crabs. The meat of river crabs is delicious, rich in nutrients, and has great therapeutic effects. Many people enjoy eating crabs. Some people like to have them with alcohol, while others prefer to drink tea while eating crabs, believing that it aids digestion. So, can you drink tea when eating river crabs?
Can you drink tea when eating river crabs?
It is not advisable to drink tea when eating river crabs. Tea contains a large amount of tea polyphenols, which can affect the absorption of protein in the crabs, making it difficult to digest. Moreover, the human stomach acid has bactericidal effects. Drinking tea while eating crabs dilutes the stomach acid, not only hindering digestion and absorption, but also reducing the bactericidal effect of stomach acid, providing an opportunity for bacteria. Additionally, tea and persimmons both contain a large amount of tannic acid. When consumed together with crabs, tannic acid combines with proteins to form precipitates, which can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
Other dangers of drinking strong tea for the body
Affects sleep
Caffeine in tea has a strong stimulating effect on the central nervous system. If you drink strong tea before bedtime, it will make you feel excited and unable to fall asleep for a long time. Caffeine also has a diuretic effect. Drinking too much strong tea before sleep increases urine output, which can also affect sleep by increasing the frequency of nighttime urination.
Inhibits iron absorption
Tea inhibits the absorption of iron, especially when consumed after a meal. Tannic acid in tea easily forms insoluble precipitates with trivalent iron. Therefore, anemic patients should be particularly careful as drinking strong tea after a meal is not beneficial for the body.
Several groups of people should not eat river crabs
River crabs contain high cholesterol, so people with high cholesterol levels should not consume them. Gout patients should also be careful as river crabs contain a large amount of purine, which can worsen gout symptoms when consumed with beer. People with fever, diarrhea, spleen and stomach deficiency, and pregnant women should not eat river crabs.
How to eat river crabs healthily
It is best to eat river crabs with ginger, garlic, and vinegar, which can remove the fishy smell, increase appetite, and have antibacterial effects. It can also neutralize the cooling nature of river crabs. It is recommended to wait at least an hour after eating before drinking tea. If you must drink tea, consider having ginger tea, which can warm the body. This is particularly important for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and those with a good constitution. Additionally, it is important to note that river crabs should not be consumed with persimmons, pears, loaches, pomegranates, cold drinks, and other cooling foods to avoid harming the gastrointestinal system.
