>>938020192
Seems a large part of your problem is your habitual drinking to excess. You gotta either cut that out or learn moderation.
I'm making char siu. I made it the other day for the first time, it was pretty good, but it could be better so I'm gonna tinker with it some more. It requires at least a full day of marinating. Loss of appetite is sort of where I'm at, only now I'm in craving mode where I only want to eat one specific thing. The last few weeks it was nothing but curry. I made and ate gallons of the stuff. If you are tired of the simple stuff start making not so simple stuff. If you want, I can give you a couple of easy recipes to follow.
What kind of garlic? And be careful when canning/jarring. You can easily mess it up and the food will become infected with botulism.
I love spice, I love spiciness. I can never do without it.