What is incompatible with white liquor (baijiu)?

Jan 15, 2025 Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Yang Ziqi
Introduction
Under normal circumstances, white liquor (baijiu) is incompatible with coffee, seafood, carrots, carbonated beverages, chili peppers, and so on. Drinking white liquor together with coffee may increase the burden on the heart. Caffeine has a stimulating effect, and the ethanol in white liquor also exerts certain stimulation on the heart. Combining the two may lead to problems such as increased heart rate and elevated blood pressure.

Generally speaking, white spirit (baijiu) is incompatible with coffee, seafood, carrots, carbonated beverages, chili peppers, and other similar items. A detailed analysis is as follows:

1. Coffee

Consuming white spirit together with coffee may increase the burden on the heart. Caffeine has an excitatory effect, while ethanol in white spirit also exerts certain stimulation on the heart. Combining these two may lead to problems such as increased heart rate and elevated blood pressure.

2. Seafood

Consuming white spirit with seafood, especially raw or cold seafood, may increase the risk of food poisoning. White spirit cannot effectively kill bacteria and parasites in seafood, and may instead inhibit gastric acid secretion, thereby increasing the likelihood of food poisoning.

3. Carrots

Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, and ethanol in white spirit can promote the absorption of beta-carotene. Excessive accumulation of beta-carotene in the body may lead to yellowing of the skin and increased burden on the liver.

4. Carbonated Beverages

Carbonated beverages contain large amounts of carbon dioxide. If consumed together with white spirit, they can accelerate the stomach's absorption of alcohol, speed up intoxication, and cause greater irritation to the gastric mucosa.

5. Chili Peppers

Chili peppers are spicy foods. Spicy foods and white spirit are both irritating. Consuming them together can cause greater damage to the gastric mucosa. Combining white spirit with spicy foods may intensify gastrointestinal irritation, leading to symptoms such as heartburn and stomach pain.

The incompatibility between the above-mentioned foods and white spirit is not absolute; the degree of impact also depends on individual physique, health status, and the amount consumed. In daily life, moderate consumption of white spirit and attention to appropriate food pairing can reduce health risks.

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