Do you have a special cold remedy which works for you? The most comforting cold remedy for people in western countries might be a bowl of chicken soup. Don't you wonder what Japanese people eat or drink when they caught a cold? When I am getting a cold, I eat a special miso soup with lots of ginger and chopped green onion before I go to bed. It works for me if my cold is not severe. Negi (green onion) and ginger are often used for cold remedies in Japan. Sprinkle extra chopped green onion and grated ginger in miso soup if you would like. Basically, food or liquid which keeps our bodies warm is said to be good. Here are some home cold remedies, which are very common in Japan: tamago-zake (egg and sake rice wine), shoga-yu (hot ginger drink) and o-kayu (rice porridge).