@darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 1 month agoELI5: If vampires don't eat garlic, how do they survive winter?message-square22fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down124
arrow-up1-6arrow-down1message-squareELI5: If vampires don't eat garlic, how do they survive winter?@darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 1 month agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-square@quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink17•1 month agodon’t know about other countries, but in US and Japan, garlic is not traditionally mentioned as a winter/immunity support food. a more likely recommendation is oranges or citrus in general, for vitamin C. either way, humans usually survive common colds and regular influenza (in rich countries at least), so why wouldn’t vampires survive it?
minus-square@Lumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilink22•1 month agoNor is it in Germany. I’m very confused why garlic would be necessary to survive cold weather.
don’t know about other countries, but in US and Japan, garlic is not traditionally mentioned as a winter/immunity support food.
a more likely recommendation is oranges or citrus in general, for vitamin C.
either way, humans usually survive common colds and regular influenza (in rich countries at least), so why wouldn’t vampires survive it?
Nor is it in Germany. I’m very confused why garlic would be necessary to survive cold weather.