I found the cure for a cold - spicy food

[HEyHEY]

I ate nothing but spicy food all weekend and my cold is much better. Next time screw the dristan, it's hot salsa for me, baby!

[Critters2]

1. Actually, there's something to this.

Capsaicin, the ingredient that gives peppers their heat, does have medicinal properties.

[harmonicon]

2. and on top of that, it just clears the sinuses - all of that sneezing.

It's always a good idea to eat spicy food when you have a cold.

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Yes it does, and what a pleasant way to self-medicate it is.

Thai Tod Yum soup is really good for a cold. In fact, anything combining hot pepper and citrus juice does wonders for me.

[fortyfeetunder]

4. My favorite is Healthy Choice chicken noodle soup

doctored with garlic, parsley, and hot pepper. Viva hot pepper!

[FloridaJudy]

5. That was always my grandmother's cure

She claimed there wasn't a head cold in the world that was a match for horseradish and garlic.

I'm feeling a little stuffy. Hmm, where did I put that wasabi....

[Jamastiene]

6. Garlic...

It helps drain the sinuses and makes you feel generally better. That always helps too.

[krispos42]

7. I used to eat Salse Verde-flavored Doritos to clear my sinuses...

... then they stopped making them :-(

[yellowdogintexas]

8. hot and sour soup, really hot Hunan or Szechuan chinese

good Indian Curry or a nice pho with fresh jalapeno peppers are all wonderful when you have a bad cold, chest congestion or sinusitis.

I take an envelope of ramen noodles, add hot peppers, and some frozen mixed veggies and then you have a sort of ersatz (sp) pho that is just great.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

9. Yes, nothing like a little horseradish

to clear the nasal passages.

The "real" horseradish, of course, not the packaged horse-radishy white sauce.



But, my favorite "cold remedy" is still a good hot toddy.

:hi:

[TZ]

10. Only if your cold is a head cold....

You wouldn't want to do that for a stomach bug. Spicy food has SOME medicinal properties, but its not a cure all.

[Runcible Spoon]

11. yep I get chronic sinus congestion and spicy food does the trick..

but since moving to Buenos Aires I have to be creative about finding spicy foods. Can't find any chili peppers that aren't from a wimpy strain and I went out to some very expensive sushi the other night solely to get a decent dose of wasabi but alas was foiled again :cry: