Red Date Tea ???

During confinement, according to Chinese beliefs, new mothers are not supposed to drink water, but should take in fluids in other forms, such as soups or infusions. There are 2 main types of infusions that most new mothers drink, one is the rice tea and the next of course is red date tea.Which is tastier? Definitely the latter.With experience from previous confinement, this time I pre packed the red dates tea ingredients for my confinement lady (CL),...

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Hasma with Red Dates Sweet Soup ?????

Hasma, as said in Wikipedia is Asiatic Grass Frog's fallopian tubes, a part of the female's reproductive system. Therefore, I don't think any man should be taking this. Just like you wouldn't see a woman taking deer penis soup. Chinese likes to eat whichever part to rejuvenate the same part of the human. Just like if u have poor memory, u are advised to take pork brains... kekeke. There goes the saying, pork head.My confinement lady prepared this...

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Chicken Essence ???

The Chinese comsume a lot of chicken during confinement, most of it going into soups and herbal concoctions.It's one kampung chicken a day! Yup! One chicken to prepare only one serving.Well, kampung chickens are the local variety of forest chickens that runs around freely. Let's say, it's a free range chicken that is not prized for it's meat, but for its qualities. It is believed that soup made from this type of chicken is more nutricious compared...

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Pork Trotters in Black Vinegar ???

Tomorrow will be Lyanne's 12th morning.Today is just the 11th day, we're making it a day earlier so that there will be more people eating it. Tomorrow's Sunday, and Mike's shop's closed, that's why there's less people around.I'm a Cantonese, and according to Cantonese traditions, on the 12th day, we're supposed to eat Pork Trotters in Black Vinegar. Some even give this dish away to relatives and friends as gifts.It's not confined just as a confinement...

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Lyanne's Home!

I didn't get to be induced on 29th... I had stiff neck that day, so it was postponed to 31st, 7am.31st dec, 4.30am, I woke up, feeling an urge to poo... It feels like it...After 3 poo-like contractions and no poo coming out, I knew it... OMG!Went out and check the clock. 5 mins apart! Oh no..... better be quick.Woke Mike up and he quickly got ready.Thank God Lydia is spending the night with Nanny cos I was supposed to be induced that morning and...

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