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Food for colds

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
I had a really nice dinner last night of seared tuna with garlic, ginger and sweet chilli sauce. But i couldn't taste it cos i've got a stinking summer cold (which make me angry, it's the SUMMER dammit!)

Any suggestions of food that i can make at home which might kickstart my tastebuds tonight? Bonus points if it's easily made for one, as Himself is off gallivanting to Cardiff today and i suspect won't be back till very late.

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    chicken soup? its good for colds as well.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The curry I had from the canteen at lunch tasted fine and I've got a stinking cold too.
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    6 pints of Stella and a chicken tikka vindaloo always sorts me out.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Skive wrote: »
    6 pints of Stella and a chicken tikka vindaloo always sorts me out.

    I think i might pass on the stella, but a hot curry is looking rather appealing at present... maybe a nice prawn puri followed by a madras :chin:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I got a stinking cold the day before I went on holiday. Managed to stave it off with whole cartons of fresh orange juice and the hottest curry I could manage. Plus lots of medicine. But yes, curry.
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Sa-ra-ra-ra wrote: »
    I think i might pass on the stella, but a hot curry is looking rather appealing at present... maybe a nice prawn puri followed by a madras :chin:

    The spices in curry are really good for you.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i find a hottish curry gets the fluids going...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    chili and chicken soup - you want it very hot and very spicey

    I've not had an illness that's defeated this soup.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I had a curry :) It was good. I intend to finish the rest off this evening :D And it appears that my cold is on its way out...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It's not food as such.... but menthol airwaves are AMAZING at curing blocked noses AND sore throats. But yeah, curry is wicked at blowing out a cold. Alcohol makes you feel better in the short term but as soon as you sober up it tends to come back worse :(
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Sa-ra-ra-ra wrote: »
    I had a curry :) It was good. I intend to finish the rest off this evening :D And it appears that my cold is on its way out...

    Good stuff, think I'll follow your curry lead tonight after the pub...
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