Sesame oil and minced ginger fried rice

What the tradition says

The tradition holds that this is 護心活血、驅風驅寒、行氣活血, and that 麻油 is warming (暖宮) in the confinement kitchen.

After a caesarean

開刀視情況而定. Ginger is the most disputed ingredient in caesarean confinement. If the household version is cooked with rice wine, the caesarean wine delay of 7 to 10 days applies as well.

Ingredientsserves 2

Method

1. Fry the minced ginger in black sesame oil.
2. Add the rice and salt and work the ginger and oil through.

Also cooked then

Two-bean roasted rice tea, and the four-colour version 四色炒米茶Stir-fried diced salmon with pine nutsChestnut, snow fungus and crucian carp soup

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