In the sukiyaki menu, you cannot pair vegetables and hot pot together. Let's understand this issue more in the article below.

Tomatoes, sweet potatoes and celery simmered with seafood in a sukiyaki pot

Tomatoes and sweet potatoes are rich in vitamin C, so they should not be eaten with seafood. Five types of arsenic found in seafood can be converted to arsenic trioxide (commonly called arsenic) when combined with vitamin C, which can cause acute arsenic poisoning and can be life-threatening.

Beef Sukiyaki with Okra

Spinach and Indian gooseberry "do not mix" with Sukiyaki beef.
Eating these two together can cause severe stomach pain, bloating, and constipation.

When eating goat sukiyaki, avoid using "vinegar".

Vinegar is highly acidic and when mixed with goat meat, it destroys the valuable nutrients in goat meat.

Chicken with basil in sukiyaki

According to oriental medicine, chicken should not be eaten with betel leaves
because eating these two things together can cause dizziness, tinnitus, tremors, or itching in the head and brain.

Crab Sukiyaki with Celery and Sweet Potato

Eating crab with celery will affect the body's protein absorption. In addition, eating sweet potatoes with crab may increase the risk of kidney stones.

Some vegetables that can be eaten with sukiyaki

• Sukiyaki chicken should be eaten with coriander, spinach, green leafy vegetables, morning glory, cabbage, mushrooms, etc., which is a healthy combination.

• Sukiyaki crab should be eaten with morning glory, sweet greens and other fresh vegetables.
• Sukiyaki braised duck can be eaten with bean sprouts and coriander.
• Snails are animals with cold energy, so when eating sukiyaki, you should eat it with neutral vegetables such as chili peppers to prevent colds.

• Sukiyaki beef should be eaten with coriander, green vegetables (e.g. lettuce, Chinese kale, cabbage), onions, mushrooms, etc.

Eating sukiyaki with vegetables is popular among many people, but don't forget to prioritize the health of everyone in your family!