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I'm coughing my guts out and blowing my brains out... Okay I'm exaggerating for effect, but I have a nasty cough and I'm producing thick snot non-stop.
I've been making my favourite masala tea to soothe my throat:
Lots of slices of ginger
A chili
A bunch of black and white peppercorns
A bunch of all-spice berries
A black cardamom pod
A few cloves
A anise star
A cinnamon stick
Some Szechuan peppercorns
Some mustard powder (because I don't have wasabi)
Simmer in a litre of water for 30 minutes. Add a teaspoon of black tea leaves 5 minutes before the end. Serve with warmed soymilk and sugar. Makes three large mugs.
You're supposed to make this with honey but I don't like honey, and maple syrup doesn't quite work for me here.
I've also been eating a bit of raw garlic, taking cold/flu medicine, and extra cough syrup, just because. Judging by how today is as bad as yesterday, the effects have been mostly superficial :P
Third time I've been this sick this year. I hate this. I need to sleep fuller nights, because there are few worst things to weaken an immune system...
(Of course two previous COVID infections didn't help. This isn't COVID though.)
I've been making my favourite masala tea to soothe my throat:
Lots of slices of ginger
A chili
A bunch of black and white peppercorns
A bunch of all-spice berries
A black cardamom pod
A few cloves
A anise star
A cinnamon stick
Some Szechuan peppercorns
Some mustard powder (because I don't have wasabi)
Simmer in a litre of water for 30 minutes. Add a teaspoon of black tea leaves 5 minutes before the end. Serve with warmed soymilk and sugar. Makes three large mugs.
You're supposed to make this with honey but I don't like honey, and maple syrup doesn't quite work for me here.
I've also been eating a bit of raw garlic, taking cold/flu medicine, and extra cough syrup, just because. Judging by how today is as bad as yesterday, the effects have been mostly superficial :P
Third time I've been this sick this year. I hate this. I need to sleep fuller nights, because there are few worst things to weaken an immune system...
(Of course two previous COVID infections didn't help. This isn't COVID though.)