White Frame Corner
White Frame Corner

Top 10 Deadly Food Combinations

China loves nuts and pork. This food combination may cause a severe stomachache.

Arrow

1. Pork and Water Chestnuts

Arrow

Meet and nuts seem to clash. I've vomited after eating Chinese meat, but not from chestnuts. 

Arrow

2. Beef and Chestnuts

Arrow

Lamb kebabs and melons are interesting in Xinjiang. Quantifying "decreased vigour for life"? Depression?

Arrow

3. Lamb Meat and Watermelon

Arrow

Dog-eaters have greater issues. China's love of dogs and green beans prompted this health warning.

Arrow

4. Dog Meat and Green Beans

Arrow

A goose meat and chicken egg recipe would be nice. I doubt it exists. Depression still lurks.

Arrow

5. Goose Meat and Chicken Eggs

Arrow

No, not candy licorice. Liquorice root is sweet. Therefore fish and sweets are harmful.

Arrow

6. Carp and Liquorice

Arrow

Yikes. Avoid it. Chinese restaurants always serve fruit for dessert and crab in hot pots.

Arrow

7. Crab and Persimmon Fruit

Arrow

Saccharin seems like a no-no. Obesity, cancer, and pregnancy are risks. It's deadly now.

Arrow

8. Chicken Eggs and Saccharin

Arrow

I generally avoid preserved eggs. "1,000-year eggs" or century eggs are popular in China.

Arrow

9. Brown Sugar and Preserved Eggs

Arrow

Some of these deadly meal combos are unimaginable. China says onions and honey damage vision.

Arrow

10. Onions and Honey

Arrow