What makes me feel better is a large bowl of Beef Pho or Chicken Pho. Settles my body and allow me to sleep and recover. But as I recover I will make a pot of Chinese four herb soup with pork bones.
But anything hot will comfort you.
With a cold and exhausted beyond belief yet my stomach is ok i make my now signature āiām sick and feel like $hitā soup- stupid easy, super fast, and ingredients can be found at any nyc corner bodega: one 20oz container original v8, half a can of drained rinsed white beans or chickpeas, juice of one lemon, and grated fresh ginger (always in my freezer), heat together and blend or not.
I also make and drink lots of miso broth for both a cold and upset stomach.
+1 for the hot tea lemon honey rum combo
My rather odd yet soothing craving when sick that reminds me of childhood is making a packet of instant brown sugar oatmeal but with lots of extra water which i then sip from a mug for a fragrant kind of oatmeal broth soup thingā¦
Ginger seems to have a settling effect on the stomach. My mom would pour it in a glass and let some of the fizz dissipate before she gave it to us. Now I prefer it with a little Canadian Club 
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I usually donāt keep ginger ale in the house. Does ginger beer have the same comforting effect?
Good question! I think it would for me
This reminded me that when I was little my mom would make some sort of warm drink with a packet of Jell-O. I loved it at the time, but now Iām not sure I could stomach it.
Here ya go:
thanks for the link - good read, Iām going to give it a try this winter!
I remember this subject coming up on the other board.
My answer is the same.
Pastina w/ butter and cheese.
Although, if Iām really stuffed up, a nice spicy Mexican meal with strong margaritas helps clear me up too.
