篇名 | 米酒的藥性探討-以臺北都會區坐月飲食爲例 |
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卷期 | 5:2 |
並列篇名 | Rice Wine as Medicine for Postnatal Women in Metropolitan Taipei |
作者 | 陳韻帆 |
頁次 | 087-128 |
關鍵字 | 產後飲食 、 坐月子 、 米酒 、 飲酒習俗 、 postnatal food 、 doing the month 、 zuo yuezi 、 rice wine 、 drinking customs 、 THCI 、 THCI Core |
出刊日期 | 200907 |
坐月,是漢人產婦於分娩後實行的習俗,內容以進補、不碰水、不出門爲主。民間咸信,遵守習俗與禁忌的女性,產後三十日便能恢復健康、改善體質、母子均安,習俗內對「米酒」的使用甚廣,是饋贈產婦的重要禮物,入菜也入藥,是食材亦爲藥引,稀釋後可作爲產婦的擦澡水﹔現代女性產後仍保有坐月的習俗,習俗的內容與遵行方式或有更改,坐月期間仍舊大量地使用米酒。本文以當代臺灣漢人坐月習俗爲觀察,藉由坐月飲食近年來的變化,探討「米酒」的文化意涵,與正在改變的飲食意象。
This study investigates changes in postnatal food choices among the Taiwanese-Han women in contemporary urban Taipei. The traditional ways of 'doing the month' food are rice-wine-based, and associated with food taboos. Recent changes in postnatal care in contemporary urban Taipei, as influenced by the prevailing western system of medical science, have led to a process of medicalization of 'doing the month' that not only challenges traditional food taboos by emphasizing a balanced diet but also introduces commercialized alcohol phobia. As a result, various body experiences are brought to the patient, and sometimes conflicts arise among the family members. In this study, I argue that, while the hot-cold dichotomy in traditional food classification still dominates, it is the increasing level of female self-awareness that controls what postnatal food is prepared and how. Through a variety of uses of rice wine, postnatal foods not only provide the patient with comfort and enjoyment, but also contribute to changes in self-identification.