White Radish Honey Water

Why people make this drink

Nourilo was teaching cooking classes several days in a row, overused his voice, and started waking in the night with a dry, persistent cough. He did not have a cold — just the kind of throat irritation that builds up with constant talking. He tried simple honey water for a couple of days with only partial relief, then cut up a white radish, coated the pieces in honey, and let them sit for five hours. What came out was a small bowl of naturally drawn radish juice — fragrant, mildly sweet, and surprisingly effective. Two cups later, the coughing stopped through the night. By the next day it was gone. This is the recipe he now recommends whenever readers ask about cough that is not linked to an active infection.