Does eating lamb in summer cause internal heat?
Eating lamb in summer does not cause internal heat. In fact, it is beneficial to health and can even help treat winter illnesses in summer. This is because the body's yang energy is most abundant in summer, and the natural environment is also hot. Drinking lamb soup can create a "double attack" on the body, expelling cold energy and promoting warmth and nourishment of qi and blood. Therefore, it can achieve the purpose of treating winter illnesses in summer. In addition, drinking lamb soup in summer has better therapeutic effects on conditions such as tuberculosis, bronchitis, qi and blood deficiency, weak waist and knees, and internal cold compared to winter.
Do not eat grilled lamb skewers frequently
Grilled lamb skewers are a delicious and unique meat dish. Especially in summer, enjoying a skewer of lamb and a glass of beer is satisfying and popular. However, studies have shown that when any type of meat is exposed to high temperatures, a chemical reaction occurs, and some proteins in the meat will transform into benzopyrene, a representative carcinogen. Benzopyrene is insoluble in water but soluble in various organic solvents. Smoked foods contain benzopyrene. When lamb skewers are smoked, grilled, or burnt, benzopyrene is produced, which can cause stomach cancer.
Grilled lamb skewers are particularly popular in summer, and they can be found everywhere. The sellers of grilled lamb skewers are eager for quick success and instant benefits, often grilling the meat half-cooked, with the outside cooked and the inside raw. The excessive grease, combined with chilled beer, is considered enjoyable by consumers. However, the half-cooked and greasy lamb meat, along with the cold beer, disrupts the digestion function of the stomach, reduces stomach motility, and, coupled with the toxins of benzopyrene, poses great harm to the body's health and can even cause cancer.
Moreover, grilled lamb skewers themselves are not hygienic. They are often prepared in open-air places, with a tent set up and the meat skewered on bamboo sticks. During the preparation and processing of lamb skewers, cross-contamination is easily formed, which can easily cause digestive system diseases such as bloating and diarrhea. Therefore, it is not advisable to eat grilled lamb skewers frequently.
Don't make the lamb too tender for hot pot
During the cold season, when families gather or friends meet, enjoying a delicious hot pot with sliced lamb is both enjoyable and atmospheric. The taste of the hot pot depends on the selection of the base ingredients, the preparation of the condiments, and the requirement for the meat slices to be fine, thin, and even. However, some people advocate for the meat to be "tender," believing that lamb slices that are 70-80% cooked are more delicious. This view should not be agreed upon because it is easy to become infected with trichinosis. Trichinosis is caused by Trichinella spiralis. Trichinella spiralis is prevalent in pigs, sheep, and dogs worldwide. The adult worms parasitize in the small intestines of infected animals, while the larvae parasitize in the skeletal muscles, tongue muscles, cardiac muscles, and muscles.
When humans consume meat from infected animals containing live larvae, the larvae can develop into adult worms in the human intestines in about a week. After mating, the adult worms can produce a large number of larvae within 4-6 days. These larvae migrate throughout the body of the patient, eventually hiding in the muscles and causing a series of symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, high fever, headache, muscle pain, especially severe pain in the calf muscles, and restricted movement. If the larvae enter the brain and spinal cord, it can also cause symptoms such as meningitis. Therefore, when enjoying hot pot, it is important not to rush and pursue tenderness blindly, but to make sure the meat is fully cooked before eating, to prevent the occurrence of trichinosis.
