Thai soup all the way too. Load the bowl up with lashings of fresh coriander, chilis and fish sauce and those nasal passages will be thanking you within minutes. That kind of food always energises me too, gives a sudden energy kick. Mash is perhaps more comforting, but soporific enough to sometimes tip you over the edge when you're under the weather...
<whispers it quietly> Some of the tom yum pastes you can get from oriental supermarkets are actually pretty decent, good enough for a lazy weekday supper.
<whispers it quietly> Some of the tom yum pastes you can get from oriental supermarkets are actually pretty decent, good enough for a lazy weekday supper.