Why is there a saying that "dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat on the ground"?

Eating has always been the pride of China people. As far as delicious food is concerned, the whole world can't compare with it. Today, let's talk about a peerless delicacy.

When I was very young, I heard the phrase "dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground" and took donkey meat to the sky, completely surpassing pigs, cattle and sheep. It's a bit exaggerated, but it makes sense.

Why is there such a statement? Let's have a look.

Modern nutrition research shows that donkey meat contains 8 kinds of essential amino acids and 10 kinds of non-essential amino acids, which are very rich. Its amino acid content is higher than pork and beef that people often eat. What's more, the content of umami amino acids (Tianmen radon and glutamic acid) which affect the freshness and sweetness of meat is 2 or 3 percentage points higher than that of pork. So donkey meat tastes better than pigs, cattle and sheep.

In donkey meat, the content of unsaturated fatty acids accounts for 77.2% of the total higher fatty acids, which is much higher than that of beef (53.5%) and pork (62.6%). The total content of linoleic acid and linolenic acid is 26.9%, which is twice that of lean pork (13.8%) and four times that of beef (5.7%). Linoleic acid and linolenic acid have good health care effects on arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease and hypertension. Obviously, eating donkey meat is healthier than eating pork and beef.

Compendium of Materia Medica also records that donkey meat tastes sweet, cool and non-toxic. Has the effects of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, nourishing yin, strengthening yang, calming nerves and relieving vexation.

Obviously, donkey meat, as a kind of meat with high protein, low fat and low cholesterol, should be eaten regularly.