Hangover food

Korean haejang-guk, or hangover soup

A prairie oyster cocktail

Hangover food consists of foods and dishes that have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the hangover.^[1] While recommendations and folk cures for foods and drinks to relieve hangover symptoms abound, hangover foods have not been scientifically proven to function as a remedy or cure for the hangover.^[2][3][4][5]

History

Various folk medicine remedies exist for hangovers. The ancient Romans, on the authority of Pliny the Elder, favored raw owl's eggs or fried canary as a hangover remedy,^[6] while the "prairie oyster" restorative, introduced at the 1878 Paris World Exposition, calls for raw egg yolk mixed with Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper.^[7] By 1938, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel provided a hangover remedy in the form of a mixture of Coca-Cola and milk^[7] (Coca-Cola itself having been invented, by some accounts,^[8] as a hangover remedy). Alcoholic writer Ernest Hemingway relied on tomato juice and beer.^[9]

Other purported hangover cures include cocktails such as Bloody Mary or Black Velvet (consisting of equal parts champagne and stout).^[9] A 1957 survey by an American folklorist found widespread belief in the efficacy of heavy fried foods, tomato juice and sexual activity.^[10]

List of hangover foods

Chicken noodle soup

Coconut water

Bacon sandwich

Fried chicken

A fry up (full breakfast)

Pad kee mao

Sports drinks

A torta ahogada

The following foods and dishes have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the hangover. Hangover foods have not been scientifically proven to function as a remedy or cure for the hangover.^[2][3][4][5]

• Aguadito de pollo – a soup in Peruvian cuisine consisting of chicken, cilantro, vegetables and spices^[11]
• Ajiaco ^[11]
• Asparagus ^[12]
• Bacon sandwich
• Banana ^[12][13][14]
• Bloody mary^[15][9]
• Cassoulet ^[16]
• Ceviche ^[16]
• Chicken noodle soup ^[13]
• Churros ^[17]
• Coconut water ^[18][12][13]
• Coffee
• Congee ^[19]
• Corpse Reviver - a hair of the dog remedy^[15]
• Crackers and honey ^[12][13]
• Cesnecka – A soup in Czech cuisine that is prepared using a significant amount of garlic^[11]
• Dal bhat ^[11]
• Eggs ^[20][12][13]
• Espresso ^[16]
• Fernet – an alcoholic beverage consumed as a drink choice to avoid the hangover^[16]
• Fricasé – A soup in Bolivian cuisine prepared with ribs, hominy and potatoes^[11]
• Fried chicken ^[21][20]
• Fried foods ^[10]
• Fruit juice ^[13]
• Fry up – a British full breakfast^[16]
• Greasy foods ^[4][22]
• Green tea ^[16]
• Grilled cheese sandwich ^[23]
• Guobacai – A snack of strong local flavor in Tianjin cuisine, guobacai is a sort of pancake made of millet and mung bean flour.^[24]
• Haejang-guk – or hangover soup^[25] refers to all kinds of guk or soup eaten as a hangover cure in Korean cuisine.^[11][26] It means "soup to chase a hangover"^[27] and is also called sulguk (Korean: 술국).^[28][29]
• Hair of the dog ^[18][22][30] – in Mongolia, vodka is consumed as a hair of the dog remedy.^[16]
• Hamburger^[20][31]
• Jägerbomb^[15]
• Kishkiyya – a porridge in Iraqi cuisine from the 10th century that was consumed in Baghdad, it was prepared using ground wheat and meat.^[32]
• Kiwifruit ^[13]
• Loco moco ^[11]
• Luwombo – A dish in Ugandan cuisine consisting of meat, peanuts called luwombo and vegetables that is steamed in a banana leaf and typically served with a side dish of plantains.^[11]
• Menudo
• Miso soup ^[13]
• Mustard ^[33]
• Oats and oatmeal^[13][34]
• Omelette ^[35]
• Ostrich egg omelette – consumed as a hangover food in South Africa^[26]
• Pad kee mao – "drunken noodles"^[11][26]
• Peanut butter^[15]
• Pedialyte, an electrolyte replacement drink for children^[36]
• Pickle juice ^[13][26]
• Pizza ^[20]
• Prickly pear ^[12]
• Poutine ^[16][26][37]
• Prairie oyster – a cocktail served as a hangover remedy that consists of raw egg, Worcestershire sauce, tomato juice, vinegar, hot sauce, salt and ground black pepper.^[16]
• Quinoa ^[12]
• Ramen ^[16]
• Revuelto Gramajo – a breakfast hash dish in Argentine cuisine consisting of potatoes, eggs, cheese and vegetables.^[11]
• Shakshuka ^[11]
• Spaghetti ^[23]
• Spinach ^[13]
• Sports drinks ^[22][18][13]
• Sushi ^[20]
• Tea – ginger tea and peppermint tea^[13]
• Toast,^[12] and toast and honey^[13]
• Tomato ^[13]
• Tomato juice ^[12]
• Torta ahogada ^[32]
• Tripe soups
• Underberg - a digestif bitter^[15]
• Water – rehydrating with water before going to bed or during hangover may relieve dehydration-associated symptoms such as thirst, dizziness, dry mouth, and headache.^{[13][22][30][38][39][15]}
• Youtiao ^[40][41]
• Zurek ^[11]

References

Further reading

• Bostedt, Shelbie Lynn (March 9, 2017). "The best St. Patrick's Day hangover foods, according to Chicago's Grubhub orders". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
• Ryzenberg, Jesica (March 1, 2016). "12 Tasty Recipes Sure To Cure Any Hangover". Brit + Co. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
• The Washington Post; Sietsema, Tom (2016). America's Best Food Cities. Diversion Books. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-68230-541-6. Retrieved July 29, 2017.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Orchant, Rebecca (February 13, 2014). "The Best Diner Foods To Cure A Hangover". HuffPost. Retrieved July 29, 2017.

External links

• How to avoid a hangover: Dehydration, chemical build up and nutrient depletion – your body on a hangover (and how to fix it). Healthista.com.