But being ill you still need to eat, my mum always make Congee (tuk), a white rice porridge when i'm ill. You can say a form of therapy, or comfort food. Just rice and water leaving it to boil/simmer and turn to mush, and some salt. if you want you can put mince pork, chicken or fish, so simple. Its like english equivalent to chicken soup, yet my gran, parents all said... its a good way to clean out your system. So keeping it simple, and bare basics is always the best way for a good recovery.
Like tonight i made fishball (yue peen) congee, with bit of ginger, it tasted comforting. I made shrimp-noodles just stirred with oyster sauce to go with the tuk, but i had no appetite for it.
