Angel was here on work trip recently and upon my mom's request, he helped me brought two bottles of black rice vinegar. Seb and I met up with him and his colleagues and we had a good dinner togather.What is so special about this particular black rice vinegar? Well, Mom insisted that this is the only brand that I must eat during my confinement period. No other brand in Paris Chinatown will do. During the confinement period, it is necessary to eat lots of pig's trotters cooked in vinegar. I am not sure of the taste of this dish but since mom is such a good cook, I am sure I will enjoy it.
So what is confinement? This is something I explained to Seb long ago and recently explained to my mom-in-law and friends. It was never easy explaining and each time, I got bewildered eyes looking at me. Basically, confinement is something Singaporean women practiced for a month right after giving birth. Common practices include: No touching of water, no contact with wind, no heavy works, rest, rest and more rest.
I found two links that explained confinement really well. Mom will be my confinement lady; taking care of me. Since this will be her first time, I will negotiate with her to have showers every day!
http://www.babycenter.com.sg/pregnancy/asian-postnatal-practices/confinement-practices/
http://hubpages.com/hub/Asian-Post-natal-Practice-of-the-Confinement-Month
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Oh well, my M broke almost every rule on the book. She showered, washeh hair, slept air-con room, ate seafood, eggs and chicken (secretly coz supposedly can't eat these coz she went for c-section)and walked ard in shorts.
But Grandma was telling her, 'when you old then you know'.
PS: She LOVED black vinegar trotters
PPS: She found this really simple confinment recipe too, just put chicken and DOM and wolfberries in slow cooker.
Hi Helios,
Thanks for the PPS receipe. How often did your M take black vinegar trotters? I was told not to eat too much (how much is too much?) if breast feeding.
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