A cold, while seldom fatal, can be pretty miserable while it lasts...and some of them seem to last and last and last. Although there really is, as of yet, no real cure for the common cold, there are certain things you can do to treat one and make yourself feel a bit less wretched. If you do not care for pills and you just can't swallow one more spoonful of cough syrup, who not cook up one of these tasty soups or teas from around the world? Read on to learn treat colds.
Instructions
1. Try some Tom Yum. This Thai favorite, made with chicken stock, coconut milk, garlic, lemon grass and hot chiles, is a much spicier version than Grandma's chicken soup (unless, of course, your Granny's from Thailand), but those spices can help penetrate that fog in your head and wake up those numb tastebuds.
2. Enjoy another chicken soup variation, this one from the Philippines. The Filipino version, called tinola, is made with green papaya along with onion, garlic, ginger, chiles and fish sauce.
3. Slice up some chile peppers, garlic and onions, then fry them in olive oil and eat them up. This is a traditional cold remedy from the United Arab Emirates. In Morocco they cure colds with an omelet made with garlic, black pepper and olives.
4. Open a jar of kimchi for a classic Korean cold remedy. Green tea with lemon is also used for colds in Korea.
5. Sip some tea made from crushed ginger steeped with sugar in boiling water for 30 minutes. This Chinese folk remedy will help to improve your circulation as well as clearing your head. In Mexico, a medicinal tea is made from honey, lemon and cinnamon.
6. Boil some turmeric in milk with a little sugar for a Pakistani folk remedy, flavoring it with a little ghee (clarified butter) if desired. Butter (or lamb fat) is also used in a beverage made from hot milk mixed with honey that is a popular cold remedy in Uzbekistan.
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