This post has nothing to do with Japan, except that I have the tendency to fall sick during long Japanese holidays like year end and golden week. So with weak Japanese medicine not working, and even with kiwis and lemon honey drink all failing, I resorted to my friend's advice: coke and ginger . It sounded unusual so I googled and found the recipe. Amazingly, many people swear that it works wonder to cure their coughs and sore throats, so I decided to try out of desperation because I had already been coughing for four days and four nights. Preparation: Put a can of coke (around 350ml) and sliced ginger into a pot and bring to boil, simmer for 10 mins. You can either add lemon when it was simmering or squeezed lemon juice after you pour into your mug. *I couldn't get old ginger from my Japanese supermarket so I used young ginger that was not so spicy. Verdict: I couldn't believe it, but it tasted rather good! Even my friend who disliked ginger said this remedy taste...
I don't have ANY equivalent to that smell of Natto, it is just like very smelly feet. So if Durian is worst I just can´t imagine the SMELL...god, I don't think that the most rotten cheese can get to that smell...or can it?
ReplyDeleteI think it can XDDDD
DeleteDoes your country has such exciting food too? XD
Dear Creepo,
DeleteI have eaten and enjoyed both, but all natto I tasted so far where but very gentle flavours compared to the extreme scent of Durian. Durian is so powerful that it is not allowed to be transported in planes, as some people may not handle it physically (faint, or worse).
Angelos: Have you eaten durian? It's very sweet :P~
DeleteI am trying to pick my brain and find such a smelly food. I mean we have some nasty stuff but not necesarilly smelly
ReplyDeleteI don't find natto smelly...but the taste... eeewwww~~~~
DeleteHe-he, word "durian" is prononsing similar to russian word "fool"
ReplyDeleteDoes it taste good?
ewww...
Tastes great! XD But I can't eat too much because it has a high sugar content and will give me a bad sorethroat ;)
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