Ginger, Scallion and Sugar Broth

Why people make this broth

Summer rain can catch you out — sunny one minute, soaked the next, then back into an air-conditioned office, and a chill sets in. Nourilo’s go-to is simple: get home, drink a hot bowl of ginger-scallion-sugar broth, bundle under a blanket, rest, and let a light sweat break. It is one of the oldest, gentlest folk remedies for the very first shivery stage of a cold.