darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 hours agoELI5: If vampires don't eat garlic, how do they survive winter?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up116
arrow-up116message-squareELI5: If vampires don't eat garlic, how do they survive winter?darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 hours agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squarequickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·17 hours 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-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up20·17 hours 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.