Tom Yum Koong
As the weather starts to cool down it may make people get colds, have nasal obstructions, or coughs with nasal mucus. You need to make the body warm: sip warm water or water at room temperature. Reducing high fat foods will help you keep away from getting a cold or help make a fast recovery if you have one. But when you get cold, the thing you should always do is to eat hot soup in the morning, especially soup made from heated herbs (Yang), which helps to prevent colds and relieve cold symptoms. Many spicy soups do that, and help you to breathe easier and gain energy. The author would like to share a recipe for Tom Yum Goong (Sour prawn soup) that is simple to cook in easy steps, and suitable for when a cold begins. Ingredients: Banana shrimp (peeled and deveined) 8 shrimps Lemongrass (smashed and sliced 1” long) 2 pieces Kaffir lime leaves (torn in half) 3-4 leaves Galangal root...