Sunday 10 January 2016

*Home Made Confinement Dishes* at No. 2, O Cafe, Ipoh.

One day, my friends and I were so taken up with our chit chatting when it suddenly dawn on us that we have not taken our lunch yet. Looking at the clock, it was past 1.30 pm. We had no idea where to go or what to eat.

Then someone suggested that we go to a place where they serve "confinement" and home made dishes. Confinement dishes are dishes served to women after the deliverance of their babies to give warmth and nourishment to their bodies. The confinement period is usually 30 days from the day of birth of baby.
 Decorations on the wall near where we were seated.
The frame up consists of matchsticks boxes.
 Interior of No. 2, O Cafe.

If you are interested, the address is at:
No 2, Jalan Raja Kam, Taman Canning, Ipoh.
Tel: 014-3393796, 012-5841097.
Close on Fridays.
Black Vinegar Oink Oink Trotters with one hard boiled egg.
Chicken cooked in wine, wood fungus and lots of pounded ginger.
We finished off every drop of the wine and ginger soup.
Each dish comes with a plate of brown rice as a set.
A plate of dwarf milk cabbage or nai pak choy.
The 2 rice portion were big portion.
We asked for an empty plate and 3 of us shared the 2 portion of rice.
 2 glasses of pineapple juice. So refreshing on a hot, sweaty afternoon!
I can't recall the price of our lunch.

Haven't you yet learned that
your body is the home of the Holy Spirit God gave you,
and that He lives within you?
Your own body does not belong to you.
For God has bought you with a great price.
So use every part of your body
to give glory back to God because He owns it.
(1 Corinthians 6:19-20, TLB)

56 comments:

  1. Nancy, confinement food is so tasty that even if we are not in confinement, we also want to eat it hah..hah...

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    1. Phong Hong, you are right. Once in a while I crave for confinement dishes. So tasty, so yummy!

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  2. Hello Nancy, the food does look tasty! I like the decorations on the wall. Happy Sunday, enjoy your new week!

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    1. Thank you, Eileen. Have a blessed Sunday and enjoy your new week too!

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  3. Nice & tasty confinemet dishes. Confinement or not, we can cook it whenever we feel like having it. Over in Kuching, kacang ma is our main confinement dish whereas at your end, it is the black vinegar oink oink trotter. I hope I get it right, hahaha.

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    1. Thank you, Irene. You are right with the black vinegar oink oink trotter being our main confinement dish. The other one is the chicken ginger wine.

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  4. I must do some research on confinement dishes for when my 2 daughters deliver their babies. That might be a nice idea to take some food when I visit.

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    1. That would be a great idea to check out on the recipes. Have a blessed Sunday!

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  5. Love confinement food... Yummmsss!!!

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    1. Me too! Ha ha even though we are not in confinement! Ha ha...

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  6. That pineapple juice looks delicious!!!

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    1. Thank you, Stephanie. It is very, very delicious!

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  7. I am a big fan of confinement food. It is comfort food. ^.^

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    1. Hi Sharon, you can count me in too! I seem to enjoy these food out of confinement.

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  8. "Confinement" dishes, that a new one for me.

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    1. Ha ha..Tom, women after giving birth go into confinement for 30 days.

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  9. wow...Hardly have this kind of shop at Sabah which serve confinement food, i'm not the kind who can eat this kind of food but my sister like it very much.

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    1. Hi Catherine. Surprisingly, I didn't quite like it during my confinement but now I crave the food.

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  10. I like to eat wine chicken and vinegar lean pork meat, so yums! When I was young and my mother was having confinement food after having my younger brothers, I would often eat her food as well.

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    1. Hi Mun, I actually get to enjoy and appreciate these food out of my confinement. Now, even at this age I still enjoy them.

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  11. Delucious confinement food..I like the oink oink black vinegar especially :)

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    1. Ha ha yes, yes, we can finish it to the last drop!

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  12. interesting comfort food...i assume anyone can dine there??? even if you did not just give birth??? that sure would limit their customer base!!!

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    1. Thank you, Debbie. The cafe is open to all, everyone is free to enjoy the meal there.

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  13. I had never heard of confinement food for women who have given birth until I saw it on your blog. It might be what we call comfort food. It must have made the women feel good to be treated extra special after giving birth.

    Hugs,
    JB

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    1. Hi Julia, the confinement food is to give nourishment and health to the women after giving birth and also to be able to provide sufficient milk. The confinement food is also to take away wind from the women's bodies.

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  14. I love pineapple juice! It looks so delicious and refreshing.

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    1. Thank you, Linda. Pineapple juice also increase appetite.

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  15. Confinement food is a new term to me.

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    1. Thank you, William. Have a blessed new week!

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  16. I'll take the A plate of dwarf milk cabbage or nai pak choy.
    The 2 rice portion were big portion. and the pineapple drink please.

    have a blessed day
    A plate of dwarf milk cabbage or nai pak choy.
    The 2 rice portion were big portion.

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    1. Thank you, Rhapsody. They will on their way to you. Lol!

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  17. When I was a young child, my mom used to sometimes buy cans of pineapple orange juice and I so loved it...I bet this in your blog tastes a million times better.

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    1. Hi Rose, oh yes, I too loved the can ones when I was a young child. This is much, much tastier.

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  18. The first time I heard of confinement was here in Malaysia after my neighbour had her baby. She is local and her husband is from Europe so there were some interesting 'conversations' about the do's and don'ts after birth. :-)

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    1. Every race here practiced their confinement differently and their confinement dishes can be very different too.

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  19. Confinement food i have heard of, thinking it's what we would call an old fashioned idea. No offense meant :) looks very nice food..

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    1. Hi Margaret, don't worry because I am not offended. Yes, in today's society and to most modern people, many considered this confinement thing to be old fashioned. Yes, there are many things we have done without but these dishes remained a favourite for both in confinement and for normal people.

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    1. Hi Gosia, that I love too. Have a lovely day!

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  21. Yes.. I would love to have my lunch/dinner here, especially my favorite dish --> chicken cooked in wine

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    1. Thank you, Lay Hoon. I want to learn to cook the chicken wine dish because it is also my favourite.

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  22. Hehe didn't know there's such a place. Well lots of people like 'confinement food' so why not!

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    1. Yes Stacy, even at my age, I still love confinement food!

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  23. healthy body, sound mind and peaceful soul... all through delicious meal :)

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  24. Hi Nancy, what an informative and interesting post. I had not heard of confinement food. All looks delicious. You always take the best food photos. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. xo

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    1. Thank you, Celestina. I am glad you enjoyed my food photos. Have a great day too!

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  25. Looks delicious! I wish they had places like that around here. Alas...

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    1. Thank you, Crystal. I am sure you also have very interesting food places over there. Have a lovely day!

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  26. This is the first I've heard of confinement dishes. Interesting!

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  27. In Russian culture we also have confinement dishes and then some restrictions with food while breast feeding. It's very good that you have places which serve home made confinement food, makes it so convenient for many women.

    Tanya
    www.StripesNVibes.com
    BlogLovin

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    1. In modern days, most of the restrictions have been relaxed and only a few remained. Have a wonderful day!

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