Kingdom of Knuffel

you're not alone light, i'm not able to speak to the chinese food culture discussion much either

Well you can talk about what kind of food culture tips you’ve heard of, not necessarily chinese. XD for me, talking about chinese food culture is easier because i lived/living it. XD

Every culture has interesting food culture!

I remember when I first came to Canada, I was really surprised by the common cold remedy of ginger ale and crackers? Like, how does soda help a cold? But some of my white friends swear by it LOL

Are you sure they weren't walking about an upset stomach instead of a cold?

Because ginger is helpful for that. And saltines are plain so they can also help with settling an upset stomach. I would say the same for plain rice or porridge.

I'm not completely sure tbh :O But the upset stomach thing does sound very logical! Though for me drinking any carbonated thing isn't great for my stomach, I don't think I'd dare to drink any soda when I'm feeling unwell /D;;;

I think ginger ale is just a very easily acquired version of ginger.

Because ginger tea will also work. But it takes forever to steep.
Mint helps with nausea.
I have lots of issues with nausea and stuff too.

I usually just boil fresh ginger with red sugar to help :D

When my stomach doesn't feel good I have to drink hot things

Red sugar?

Yeah, ginger tea is just boiled ginger. it takes a little while to steep properly though.

I think that's just the Chinese name for brown sugar. There might be some differences in the canes or ingredients used but I'm not too sure @x@;