Friday, 08 January 2010
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Boiled Ginger Lemon Coke: Keeps the Doctor Away
When I was young, my mom would always boil coke, lemon, and ginger together and serve it to me when I get sick. I haven't had boiled coke in years, but today in the midst of my fever, I remembered this old wives' remedy and decided to make it again to try to clear my sinuses.
I'm not sure how it works medicinally, but this delicious concoction did wonders. After my first few sips of hot boiled coke, my head cleared out and I was starting to feel better.
From what I recall, this remedy is most commonly used in Hong Kong (where my parents are from) and you can order hot coke from a lot of street cafes.
Ingredients:
- 1 can of coke
- 2-3 slices of ginger
- 4 slices of lemon
Directions: Pour everything into a pot and simmer for 8 - 10 minutes. You make choose to squeeze lemon juice instead of adding the lemon slices directly into the pot because the skin can be bitter if they sit in the mixture for too long. Or you can place lemon slices in the cup then pour the hot coke over it. I usually eat the ginger soaked in coke too, but that's up to you.
Enjoy!
Has anybody else tried this remedy?
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Comments (48)
I've had hot coke with lemon in it, but I haven't tried it with ginger. I will the next time I get sick, or sooner because it sounds delicious!
Interesting, I've never even seen this before.
I'm ... disturbed. This must be a cultural thing... how does it clear out your sinuses, though?
Makes sense. I should try it sometime.
It looks great. I must try it someday. I know some people boil red wine with lemon and ginger when they get cold.
my parents make that too! but i never tried it because i don't like ginger >i think the ginger clears out your head and the lemon makes you more awake. its clears out sinuses because its very strong just smelling ginger wakes u up. and the coke is for sweetener and to make it taste good xD
and yep my parents are from HK too yay!!
YES I HAVE ! :) nobody understood it :X
boiled coke? isn't it bad enough already? or do you mean like sniff-sniff coke?
interesting... so is the coke now de-carbonated? i might try that for fun.
Intriguing. I've never heard of anyone boiling coke before. Now lemon and coke I have heard... I'm half tempted to try this sometime, but the only ginger I got is pickled... which simply won't do! Bleh!
I've tried coke with those chinese dried sour plums in it.
Oh yes, it does tastes good.
I must try this. This is flipping my mind btw.
@MissPixieGlitter@xanga - yeah the coke loses all its fizziness and becomes decarbonated :)
I have definitely had this! I love ginger, I love lemon, and I love Coke, so I love this!
I find this very much to be a viet/chinese thing. It kind of scares me.
I don't understand how any form of coca cola can improve your health o.O
I've tried that. My mom still makes it for me when I'm sick haha. I don't notice if it helps me, but it's still good.
i am running to the store this moment. i just got my first cold of the winter. i hope this works!
i have never heard of this, but i am catching a cold now... i may try it out.
It's mostly the warmth and smell of the drink that clears out your sinuses. When you drink something, it doesn't go up your nose or into your head, so it has to be the heat that allows your blood vessels to flow more freely and the vapors that soothe your mucus membranes.
im from hong kong but i didnt know about it.
<3 ! always drink this when i get sick . tastes so good !
cool. i'm gonna try it out!
I've never heard of this! I'll have to try it! :)
My parents used to give this to me too. They're not from HK, one's from Taiwan and the other Singapore.
Thanks for the memories.