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The concept of hair has been circulating in the folk for a long time, the most famous allusion is the story of Zhu Yuanzhang killing Xu Da, it is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to get rid of the general Xu Da, he gave him a "hair object" goose meat, and Xu Da died shortly after eating it.
In fact, this rumor was first published in the Ming Dynasty notebook novel, and there is no historical record, and the Qing Dynasty historians also thought it was nonsense when relaying it, but it was widely spread as evidence of Zhu Yuanzhang's poisonousness...
Why did the ancients think that beef and mutton, goose, chicken, carp, seafood and other foods were hair objects?
To evaluate these statements, we have to go back to the original era, which may be caused by the following reasons.
▎ More protein
In ancient times, people could not eat any meat at all, a little meat, protein intake more, protein more obvious "heat effect" will make them feel very novel.
▎ High calories
It is rare to eat full, and after eating, the blood sugar rises, which in turn brings about an increase in the level of some sex hormones, causing abnormal reactions in the body.
▎ Stimulating taste
Lamb with a heavier taste gives people a stronger taste stimulation, and it will also make them feel that this is a hair object.
▎Parasites, decay, etc
Livestock and poultry animals are easy to suffer from parasites and other diseases, at that time there was no scientific feeding environment and veterinary drugs, there was no freezer refrigerator to save after normal slaughter, improper preservation will also lead to discomfort, causing the so-called symptoms after eating "hair".
▎ Cooking method
Ancient people cooking methods are also very backward, such as some can only do large wooden stick barbecue, at this time there will be more glycosylated end products, there are more heterocyclic amines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, etc., the processing process is also difficult to ensure the hygiene of the utensils, may make the meat eaten very unhealthy, induce some adverse reactions.
In fact, the main thing is that these foods are rare for ancient people, ordinary people and even healers do not have the opportunity to eat often, and what they eat is not hygienic, but in the principle of preferring to believe that they have no credibility, it is not surprising that some successive events are recorded as causality, and similarly there are various "food phases" theory.
Unless it is an allergy to food or has nutritional requirements for a specific disease, others should eat, even if they want to eat less, because they eat too much, not because they are "hairy" and cannot eat.
Have you ever been afraid to eat it because you are afraid that it is a "hair object"?