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Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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The first snow has already fallen, which means that winter has become a full-fledged mistress. It is better to enjoy the winter fairy tale in good health, rather than to treat a cold, sighing heavily with a stuffy nose. Ilive wants to share with its readers a list of miracle dishes and drinks that will quickly and deliciously get you back on your feet and will not let you get sick before the New Year holidays.
Hot and sour soup
Chicken noodle soup is a very healthy dish for colds. It contains minerals important for strengthening the body's defenses - phosphorus and selenium. This is a great home remedy for relieving cold symptoms. But for those who like spicy and sour, we have another recipe. Popular in China, hot and sour soup will easily eliminate any swelling of the mucous membrane and cleanse the bronchi. Why hot and sour soup? All because it contains ginger, garlic, rice vinegar and hot pepper.
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Pho
Pho is also a soup, but its homeland is Vietnam. It is not surprising that Pho is included in our list of "anti-cold" food. Just imagine, in Vietnam there are even special cafes where nothing else is cooked except this soup. Sometimes the recipes for cooking are slightly different, but the basic components remain unchanged - this is a strong beef broth, ginger, anise, noodles and beef tenderloin.
Rosehip Soup or Nyponsoppa
In Sweden, they like to make soup from rose hips. In the cold season, this dish is irreplaceable, because rose hips are an excellent source of vitamins. In fact, this soup can be prepared both as a first course and a dessert. To prepare the first course, you will need rose hips, beets, garlic, chili pepper and ginger. You can’t tell it from Ukrainian borscht by its color. But the dessert is prepared on the basis of rose hips, potato starch and sugar.
Hot punch
A wonderful, and most importantly natural and tasty cure for colds, and especially for a sore throat. The ingredients of this drink have healing properties. Punch is made from fruit juice or fresh fruit, lemon juice, spices, honey, and also includes cognac, rum, wine or whiskey. In winter, this drink will warm you up perfectly and help get rid of such an unpleasant condition as a cold. Punch has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, and the honey included in its composition has an antibacterial effect. The tasty drink has a calming effect, tones and gives strength.
Ginger tea
Ginger is a good helper, an immunostimulant that helps fight colds. It relieves symptoms well and helps fight viruses. You can make aromatic and tasty tea based on ginger root. However, it is better not to drink such a drink before bedtime, because ginger has a tonic property, so instead of a quiet rest, a person can start vigorous activity. If you are suffering from a cough, then make yourself a drink that includes ginger, cardamom and cloves. It is also useful to drink it for pneumonia and bronchitis.
Ilive wishes you health and bon appetit!