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cold cures

  • Cold-Killing Chicken Soup with Ginger, Chili Paste and Soy Sauce

    Cold-Killing Chicken Soup with Ginger, Chili Paste and Soy Sauce

    The first time that I made a really good chicken soup (documented here), it felt like I’d translated an ancient Jewish text–the Dead Soup Scrolls–and that the resulting soup was irrefutable, everlasting, not-to-be-tampered with. Then, over time, I began to realize that the recipe, which is really just a formula for a very concentrated chicken…

  • Battle Cold Cure: Thailand vs. Japan

    Battle Cold Cure: Thailand vs. Japan

    Last week I was suffering from a pretty nasty cold. I sent out my newsletter, as I do every Monday, and mentioned that I was going to Roboto Jinya for ramen to cure myself with intensely porky broth. (This is possibly sacrilegious as any good Jew worth his kosher salt is meant to cure him…