Chicken soup is prescribed for the common cold, but, despite its ingredients, this magnificently named broth from the Forgotten Perfume restaurant in Beijing’s Shimao Mall somehow manages to cure hepatosplenomegaly and “tuberculosis embolism.” Yes, “strong Tibetan sheep placenta nourishing soup AIDS” (a.k.a. “a fish sex”) is the lost miracule cure that’s been right under our collective nose. Science could learn a lot from dubious translation.
[Spotted on Asia Obscura]
