"For the first month after a birth, it's our custom in Tainan to feed the mother a sesame-oil chicken hotpot every day," says a Mrs. K'o. And the chicken is always sent over by the mother's family, perhaps because people feared their daughters would suffer from neglect.
「說起坐月子，我們台南人的習俗是一天一隻麻油雞」，一位柯太太說，而且雞都是由娘家送來，可能是從前母親怕女兒被虐待所形成的風俗。