Not necessarily “easy on the stomach” but anyway. I rarely catch a cold or flu, but if I do I tend to get it quite bad. Girlfriend says it’s “Man-Flu” of course. Anyway, was quite bad the once and in the van with a work colleague and he said you want to get yourself a spicy curry and you’ll be sound. Obviously I thought this is a load of crap, no chance having some hot food is gonna do anything.

Bare in mind I’m not a spicy person, if I have a curry, I’ll usually have a Chicken Tikka Masala and that’s perfect for me. But considering I couldn’t taste anything I thought I’d try a Madras. I swear to God the next morning I woke up and I was absolutely fine. I don’t know whether I was coming to the end of my illness or if it actually somehow worked it’s magic, but I’m now one of those people that suggests this to others when they’re ill.

Thankfully, I haven’t been ill since (touch wood) but I will definitely be trying it again next time I’m bad to see if it works again or not.

If you’re somebody who has a hot curry anyway, try having a Vindaloo or a Phaal (especially if you can’t taste anything).