Soups after a birth › Around the first week
Brown-sugar millet congee; longan congee (桂圓粥); fish maw and red rice congee (花膠紅米粥)
紅糖小米粥
“No rush to build you up. Slowly does it.”
What the tradition says
The tradition holds that this is 暖胃、補中、易消化、補血.
Ingredientsserves 2
Millet½ cup (about 100 g)
Brown/raw sugar2 tbsp
Fish maw (dried swim bladder)soaked, 1 pc (about 50 g)
Red rice2 tbsp
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