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Pork kidney stir-fried in black sesame oil
The tradition usually waits until about day 8
“Getting your appetite back is what matters.”
What the tradition says
The tradition holds that this is 益腎補血、消除水腫、強化腰膝, that it benefits the kidney, supplements blood, clears oedema and strengthens the lower back and knees. The kidney-eats-kidney reasoning is doctrine of signatures; no mechanism was located.
After a caesarean
Sesame-oil-and-wine dishes are said to inflame a caesarean wound. Sources advise delaying 米酒 by 7 to 10 days and state 產後7天內傷口若有紅腫、疼痛時，禁止吃麻油酒煮食物.
Ingredientsserves 2
Method
- Butterfly and score the kidney, soak it in water and blanch it.
- Fry ginger in black sesame oil, then flash-fry the kidney on high heat.
- Add the wine if using, season and take it off the heat immediately.
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