Chinese confinement recipe

Chinese Confinement (Zuo Yue Zi - Sitting The Moon). Everything you need to know about Chinese confinement or known as zuo yue zi, confinement food/meal and its practice. Also frequently asked questions and myths and facts about Chinese confinement.

What is Confinement? It is a postnatal practice aimed at helping a new mum recover from pregnancy, labour and birth. It also means the new mum and baby

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Pig's Trotter in Vinegar, also called 猪脚醋 or 'ter ka cho' (Hokkien) among the Chinese community, or pork knuckles in black sweet vinegar, is a common postpartum dish for postnatal mums during the 'confinement period'. ​The perfect pig’s trotters in vinegar will have very tender and succulent pork trotter meat that can be easily torn apart, and jelly-like chewy skin that almost melts in the mouth.​

Confinement is a traditional practice of postpartum care given to mothers after the birth of a new baby. Many cultures in Asia believe that during the month immediately following the birth of a child, the body is prone to certain ailments and must be given special care to ensure a full recovery. Read more here. #chineseconfinement #confinement #postpartum #TraditionalChineseMedicine #chinesefood #chinesesoups #postbirth #pregnancy #givebirth #baby #mother #confinementRecipes #confinementlady

Chinese herbs for steamed herbal chicken: angelica root (Chinese: 当归 - dang gui), American (yellow) ginseng (Chinese: 花旗参 - hua qi shen), red dates/jujube (Chinese: 红枣 - hong zao), goji berries (Chinese: 枸杞 - gou qi), codonopsis root (Chinese: 党参 - dang shen ), and shiitake mushrooms (Chinese: 香菇 - xiang gu).

If you've never tried this soup... Please do. Seriously. It has just become my favorite Chinese soup! It's a classic confinement tonic for women who just gave birth, but confinement or not...I love this soup! Plus, unlike other type of slow cooked soup which takes forever to make...this takes less than one hour to whip up! Fast, easy, delicious & warming for this cooler days....perfect! Recipe - Half a chicken, chopped into pieces - a handful of red dates - wood ear fungus, soaked in water…

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In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), millet porridge is regarded as a healing food for postpartum and digestive health.

Chinese-style chicken herbal soup is well-known for its health benefits. You may equate it to vitamins supplements, but it also a delicious meal by itself. What you need is a chicken and a packet of mixed herbs, plus some salt to taste.

This chicken congee is silky smooth, richly flavored, and deeply comforting. It’s perfect for recovering your energy, but tasty and easy enough for any occasion. My recipe uses common ingredients to create authentic Chinese flavor, and you can even make it in your Instant Pot. {Gluten-Free Adaptable}To make this dish gluten-free, use dry sherry instead of Shaoxing wine.

I’m doing this post for a dear secondary school friend of mine who is expecting, and will possibly have to have husband (or someone else) prepare all these dishes after the little one comes along. I think a lot of mums this year end up having their little ones without their parents around, so maybe [...]

What to eat during confinement period is a frequently asked questions among mothers. What is the recommended list of confinement food after childbirth? Let us first understand the importance of confinement meals and the food to avoid during confinement.

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Chinese Confinement Food Recipes UK

Instead of the usual lengthy process, my recipe introduces a quick method to cook chicken & mushroom congee. Vegetarian/vegan adaptation is included.

Home cooked confinement food is a set of nutritional meals for mum’s postpartum period. We provide confinement food delivery services to home including CNY.