Can I eat shrimp paste during menstruation?

Menstruation is a very special period for female friends, because during menstruation, female friends become very different from before. During menstruation, many female friends will experience irritability, and some female friends will develop acne and body edema. In fact, these symptoms are normal and usually disappear after the menstruation. However, if we want to alleviate these symptoms, we must start with diet care.

So can female friends eat shrimp paste during menstruation? We need to have a deep understanding of shrimp paste and its nutritional components before we can answer whether shrimp paste is suitable for female friends to eat during menstruation.

Shrimp paste is one of the commonly used seasonings in South Korea, coastal areas of China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. It is a sauce food made by adding salt to small shrimps, fermenting and grinding them into a viscous state. It tastes very salty and is usually made into canned condiments and sold in the market. Shrimp paste is also dried into blocks and sold, called shrimp paste or shrimp cake, which has a stronger taste than shrimp paste.

Shrimp paste is generally used as a seasoning. It tastes best when added to various fresh vegetables or meat. Adding a little shrimp paste to the soup noodles will make it more delicious. It can be eaten raw or steamed as a dish. Shrimp paste is a paste made from shrimp. Seafood sauce is usually made from August to October every year because shrimps are abundant and delicious at this time. When making it, select 10 pounds of dried shrimp (a kind of small shrimp), wash them with clean water, put them in a clean jar, then add 1500 grams of fine salt, pound it lightly with a wooden mallet a few times, then seal the mouth, and pound it again every day. After 15 days of natural fermentation of the shrimp paste, it can be prepared and eaten. Shrimp paste can be made into a variety of flavors. It can be eaten with rice, with scallion dip and corn tortillas, and can also be used as a seasoning for dishes such as shrimp paste tofu, fried shrimp paste chicken wings, etc.

People with chronic illnesses or those who are suffering from a sore throat should not eat shrimps. Elderly people with allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, and recurrent allergic dermatitis should not eat shrimps. Shrimp can cause wind, so people with skin scabies should avoid eating it.

In the above article, we introduced that female friends are prone to some bad symptoms during menstruation. In fact, these symptoms will generally disappear after the menstruation. Female friends should have a light diet during menstruation, so that the pain caused by these symptoms will be reduced. Although the shrimp paste mentioned above is a delicious condiment, it is not suitable for consumption during menstruation.