Top ten hangover cures from around the world
Just in time for the weekend, dealchecker has released a list of the top hangover cures from the ten most popular tourism destinations of 2018!
And they recruited medical nutritionist Dr Sarah Brewer to rank them based on how effective they would be in taking the edge off your blinders.
We knew science was good for something.
Anyway, good news guys! Australia won!
The results are in and vegemite on toast is the best cure for a big night out.
The mix of salt and B vitamins will help you back on your feet in no time!
#1: Australia’s Vegemite and grilled cheese
#2: The French hearty cassoulet
“J’ai la gueule de bois“, which translates to “I’ve got a wooden mouth” is how the French exclaim their sorry state the next day. What’s their saving grace then for a dry mouth? Their labour of love, the cassoulet, of course.
It’s stuffed with red meat and white beans, which are great sources of protein. Add some coconut water as an excellent way to rehydrate too, as this provides minerals and electrolytes, helping you beat this hangover once and for all.
#3: Canada’s poutine: chips, cheese curd and gravy
Poutine is probably the most well-known and loved foods of the Canadians, and luckily for us, now a trendy street-food snack in Aus. Even better, it also sneaked into our top three hangover cures!
Tasty and effective—winner! Why does it make the cut? Well, excess alcohol causes our glucose levels to dip during the night and morning as the liver is too busy metabolising alcohol. Luckily the potatoes provide plenty of comforting carbohydrates as a quick source of energy.
#4: Churros and chocolate sauce: the Spanish remedy
The name for a hangover in the Spanish language is resaca, literally translated as ‘backwash’. Not a pleasant image, we must say, but we’ve all been there.
You’ll be glad to hear that it’s best to serve your churros with plenty of dark chocolate sauce, and this is very likely to bring you back to normality! Make sure you are eating while you drink — the Spanish try to prevent their hangover by eating tapas, as it may make you feel less intoxicated!
#5: Turkey’s protein-filled tripe soup
Kalıntı, meaning ‘carcass’ or ‘ruins’, is the visceral name with which the Turkish refer to their hangovers. If you feel ‘ruined’, a warm bowl of soup with a chunk of brown bread served with plenty of mineral water might just bring you back to life.
If you’re feeling up to the challenge, add a generous portion of chilli, sit back and sweat out last night’s sins.
#6: America’s cocktail of egg and Tabasco: The Prairie Oyster
Not a million miles away from the renowned Bloody Mary, the Prairie Oyster is not only drunk as America’s hangover remedy, but it’s also touted as a cure for hiccups!
This cocktail of raw egg, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, salt and pepper and vodka is another fine example of the hair of the dog tactic that we’ve all tried, but unfortunately, it’s not as helpful as we’d have hoped. Dr. Sarah Brewer thinks that it may just increase your nausea, especially when you add vodka to it. Best miss this one out!
#7: Germany’s Katerfrühstück: raw pickled herring and gherkins
‘Ich habe einen Kater’. Loosely translated, this means ‘I have a tomcat’, though it likely derives from Katarrh, which is a flu-like symptom.
If last night’s drinks have you feeling under the weather, Germany’s answer to this may not be the best cure. The salt could make you more dehydrated, and stomach irritation and indigestion could be worsened. Plus let’s not even mention the stench.
#8: Japanese umeboshi: salty pickled plums and green tea
The Japanese call a hangover “two-days drunk”: Futsuka-yoi shiteru, which might be why their go-to cure includes more alcohol.
Though the potassium in the salty pickled plums is a beneficial electrolyte, much like the herring the salt will increase cell dehydration. If combined with the alcohol shouchuu, it’s more likely you’ll be in for a third day drunk too…
#9: Argentina’s fernet
Fernet is a traditional drink in Argentina but originated in Italy. It’s a bitter drink made from herbs and spices and contains 40% alcohol, so may well be the reason they got in this mess in the first place.
As much as we’d like to believe that hair of the dog is a legitimate strategy, Dr. Sarah Brewer tells us straight when she points out that ‘we’re only prolonging our misery’. This is because your liver stops processing alcohol already in your system so the level of acetaldehyde and formic acid temporarily drops—until they rise again as the new alcohol metabolites kick in.
#10: Sicily’s dried bull penis
‘I’d do anything to get rid of this hangover’ we’ve whined a million times to our colleagues, mum and anyone who will listen, but would we go as far as to eat a dry bull’s penis?
Hmm, if it restored us to full health, it’s worth a shot, right? No, it 100% is not.
Dr. Sarah Brewer explains there is absolutely no nutritional benefit to the dried bull penis, as it contains very marginal muscle, so there isn’t even any protein. If you’re looking for your meat fix, maybe stick to salami…
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