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Double-boiled fish maw with yam, goji and longan (also 花膠燉鮮奶 and 花膠紅米粥)

Double-boiled fish maw with yam, goji and longan (also 花膠燉鮮奶 and 花膠紅米粥)

淮山杞子桂圓燉花膠
Dishlater after a caesareanLater in the month

“Now we cook you something good.”

What the tradition says

Practitioners state that this is 補充膠原蛋白、改善產後皮膚鬆弛、乾燥.

After a caesarean

No entry-specific caesarean rule is published. The general stage-3 rule applies: 剖腹產的婦女甚至需待二十天後才可進補.

Ingredientsserves 2

百子櫃Fish maw (dried swim bladder)soaked, 2 pcs (about 150 g)
百子櫃Dried Chinese yam40 g
百子櫃Dried longan flesh11 g
街市Fresh milk250 ml
百子櫃Red rice2 tbsp

Method

  1. Soak the fish maw.
  2. Double-boil (燉) with the yam, goji and longan, with chicken or milk depending on the version.

Also cooked then

Information only. This page records a food tradition and is not medical advice. Recovery differs for everyone. If you are breastfeeding, recovering from a caesarean, taking medication, or feeling unwell, speak to your doctor, midwife or a registered practitioner first. Full statement