Old ginger (老姜) or mother ginger, is a commonly used ingredient for confinement food dishes, almost dry and spicier than young ginger. Ginger is known for its antioxidants, anti-inflammatory properties and is often used for medicinal purposes. Old ginger is thick in...
Young ginger is pinkish, transparent skin, mildly spicy and slightly warm in nature. It is ginger root that has not yet matured. As such, the flavour of young ginger is not as strong as old ginger. Used in drinks and food, dessert during confinement to detox body and...
Brown rice (糙米) is another type of rice that confinement food catering services would offer besides five grain rice or plain white rice. Unlike white rice, brown rice is whole grain rice where its hull is removed only, keeping the bran and germ. Being wholesome, brown...
Five grains rice (五谷米) is a combination with 5 premium grains or cereals, traditionally dated back to Shennong Ben Cao Jing. The classification of the type of five grains has varied over time. You may find a recipe with rice, sorghum bicolor rice, brown rice,...
Confinement herbs list and ingredients for herbal soup, daily meals are some of the important items that families should research early before confinement. Commonly used herbs for confinement are astragalus, eucommia bark, dang shen, dried longan, red dates, black...
