Roasted rice tea with aged tangerine peel

What the tradition says

Practitioners state that this is 開胃健脾、暖胃祛寒、加強新陳代謝. The wider tradition holds 產婦坐月時不可飲開水而要飲炒米茶, that a confinement mother must not drink plain water because 生產後脾胃虛弱 leads to 胃脹、尿頻、便秘、腳腫. The belief that plain water causes oedema is folk belief; no mechanism or evidence was located and it inverts normal physiology.

After a caesarean

順產媽媽生產後可立即飲用炒米茶，而剖腹產媽媽則要醫生準許後才可開始飲, vaginal-birth mothers may start immediately, caesarean mothers only once the doctor permits. This point travels with the entry wherever it goes.

Ingredientsserves 1

Method

1. Dry-fry the rice and peel over low heat to pale golden only. 炒焦的米比較溫燥，令產後媽媽喝後容易「上火」喉嚨痛.
2. Cool and store in glass.
3. Steep 1 tablespoon in a vacuum flask for 30 to 45 minutes.

Also cooked then

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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