Best Hangover Food?
I love Hump Day Happy Hour, but HATEHATEHATE the aftermath. I find a couple of Egg McMuffins and a good energy drink usually do me right. What about you guys. Imbibers only LOL.
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75 Comments:
Bump. A large bowl of miso soup also works wonders for me as well.
BITTER at 9:08AM on 04/03/08
Pho.
french tart at 9:23AM on 04/03/08
french tart, what is pho? Is it Thai or Vietnamese?
BITTER at 9:47AM on 04/03/08
it's vietnamese, here's a desription on wikipedia, and it's mighty good.
french tart at 9:53AM on 04/03/08
Lots of water before bed, some advil, and something without too much flavor the next day- like pasta with butter, salt and fresh mozzarella or ricotta. Don't forget the coca cola.
I'm a big believer in the fat/ salt/ carb school of hangover cures. I love a good greasy breakfast, but find I end up tasting it all day. Yuck.
Kerosena at 10:07AM on 04/03/08
Around here, we call a hangover "The Mung" and generally, The Mung can vary in terms of what it wants in order to be satiated. Sometimes it wants spicy food. Other times, it wants grease and carbohydrates. I find that making a big batch of jalapeno cheddar grits with a couple of fried eggs tends to fill both requirements. However, if I'm too damaged to actually cook, then it ends up being delivery of cheese enchilladas, chicken tikka masala or basil beef from some local establishments.
Amandarama at 10:16AM on 04/03/08
coca cola from a fountain is the BEST hangover cure...and bacon eggs with franks red hot and toast...at noon...its how i survived sunday mornings in college...
hungrygrl7 at 10:58AM on 04/03/08
I would have to say a couple of breakfast tacos. I would go with some chorizo, potato, and egg ones myself. As well as an ice cold soda.
Dave the Barbarian Chef at 11:04AM on 04/03/08
I'm starving now!
Best hangover food I ever had was in Ann Arbor, the morning after a wedding. It was a "country bowl" or something that was basically browned breakfast potatoes covered in fried eggs and smothered in cheddar cheese, then baked until the cheese browned. All topped off with their special hot sauce. OMG.
bitchincamero at 11:20AM on 04/03/08
Banana, excederin, coffee
chisai at 11:23AM on 04/03/08
Water, water and more water. Oh and eggs, toast, pancakes, potatoes...:)
Hillary
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Chew on That at 11:26AM on 04/03/08
I dont drink much these days, but it used to be lots of water the night before, alcohol dehydrates you, and the next morning a bowl of cream of wheat cooked variety, made with milk. sometimes a bananna if it was a particularly good night. ;)
huney_bumper at 11:30AM on 04/03/08
i very much second a bowl of steaming pho. it's so amazing and certainly does the trick. slurp it down with some advil and lots of water, and you're all set.
betsyg at 11:51AM on 04/03/08
I have two: one mainstay is cold pizza in the morning and the other is something that I used in Malta when I lived there: toasted Maltese bread (really crusty stuff) spread with Laughing Cow cheese, and washed down with plain black tea. Works a trick, really. :)
Traveller at 12:19PM on 04/03/08
Gatorade...its not only for athletes.
bobbob at 12:30PM on 04/03/08
Greasy cheeseburger, onion rings and a root beer. Or egg benedict. I seem to skew to the fat/salt side, haha!
erinlovestoeat at 1:19PM on 04/03/08
The dad had some kind of tomato juice concoction he swore by. And aspirin, I think, but since I can't stand tomato juice and don't take aspirin I've never tried it.
The husband pushes kool aid on me the morning after when I'm complaining about my head feeling 3 sizes too big. Most foods make my stomach churn when I've had too much to drink!
AuntJone at 1:29PM on 04/03/08
diet pepsi or water and some good wonton soup, pot sticker and chinese broccoli with minced garlic. YUM
Or some greasy breakfast.
stickychewygooeyjen at 1:51PM on 04/03/08
I once drank some bad Pinot Grigio and got violently ill. My head hurt so bad the next day, and I had to go to work that night. I was in bed all day until I got enough energy to go and get some Gatorade, bananas and grapes, and was instantly cured. Now I only use Pinot Grigio for cooking.
BITTER at 1:57PM on 04/03/08
Plenty of water, freshly squeezed citrus juice (orange or grapefruit or both) and breakfast foods (eggs, toast, pancakes, etc). If it's a particularly bad morning (luckily, I haven't had those since my uni days:-)), then it's just water and plain bagel/roll.
brooke29 at 2:01PM on 04/03/08
A lot of people I know go straight for gatorade or pedialyte (the rehydration stuff for kids). For me, it's going to be a bowl of pho or chicken soup.
missginsu at 2:05PM on 04/03/08
a couplea cold beers.....kinda a hair of the dog that bit ya thingy
onepercent99 at 2:11PM on 04/03/08
I like a big, greasy breakfast....with really greasy home fries & onions. Barring that...a big cheeseburger is always great for a hangover too. I agree with the asprin & water too...BEFORE you go to bed....then more water when you get up.
mepolo at 2:44PM on 04/03/08
I'm part of the carb heavy, salty, greasy group. I only desire fried eggs when hung over, otherwise I hate them. Orange juice is also key. Other favorites: biscuits, hash browns, cheesy foods.
This is a great post because I'm going out drinking tonight (hey, it's been 2 weeks since I last consumed alcohol) and I know exactly what I'm having for breakfast tomorrow...
stumbler02 at 4:22PM on 04/03/08
@Bitter - I forgot about Gatorade! That stuff rocks when you're hungover. It should be, for me, banana, gatorade, excederin. The body absorbes the fluids more easily with Gatorade than plain water. They don't make my favorite anymore, which I think was called Ice., but the lemonade or the classic lemon-lime are fine also.
chisai at 4:36PM on 04/03/08
I have to have an all-fruit smoothie. I never want to eat, but I feel dehydrated and water seem gross, so a smoothie has been my cure for several years. I used to live off of St. Charles Ave in New Orleans and Smoothie King was three blocks away.
http://nujoikitchendiary.blogspot.com/
NuJoi at 4:45PM on 04/03/08
I was never much prone to getting hangovers (I tend to get sleepy before I can get that drunk), but they definitely did occur. Of course, now that I'm old, don't have co-workers, don't go out partying much, don't go clubbing at all, and mostly limit my drinking to wine (built-in limits by virtue of two people and one bottle), I can't remember the last time I had a hangover.
Well. Wait. That's not entirely true. But I know it's been a really long time. Anyway. When it was a more normal occurrence, my cure was all about salt, grease and protein. It was better if accompanied by a sugary Coke, but it could only be a real Coca-Cola... not diet... not Pepsi... preferably fountain style... from a fast food drive-thru. Yes, I'm weird. A burger and fries often did the trick. Eggs sometimes, but usually that didn't settle well. Grilled cheese and Fritos also worked. Spam and rice is good, too.
LoCo at 4:49PM on 04/03/08
Oh. I like this one. Chinese Buffet. But I always eat the "un-Chinese food" like the sushi (I know, not good stuff but who wants to waste good sushi on a hangover), kimchi (the buffet is in a very Korean part of Denver), Wonton soup, lo mein and whatever else has some sort of fish or shellfish in it and one of those fried sugar covered dough things. And lots of Ice Tea with lemon and sweet n low. It still meets the greasy, protein and carb categories but for some reason this is lighter to me and I can go to the gym about 3 hours later.
sqtip at 5:03PM on 04/03/08
Coke in a glass bottle.
coolname at 6:06PM on 04/03/08
I always gravitate towards the combo of carb, fat, and caffeine -- think toast or a bagel with cream cheese alongside a big glass of iced tea or coffee.
Lorena at 7:31PM on 04/03/08
Grilled cheese sandwich, or a greasy spoon breakfast.
PeanutButter at 9:44PM on 04/03/08
i second pedialyte and fountain coke
goodbyeohio at 10:43PM on 04/03/08
Dim sum for sure. Nothing helps soak up the alcohol like the magical combination of pork fat, rice noodles, and fried pockets of dough.
Jj6407 at 11:01PM on 04/03/08
psssshhhhh.....double cheese and a large fry from MickeyD's.
ChelleyD01 at 11:06PM on 04/03/08
shumai and miso soup
vanilla ice cream
bacon egg and cheese on a roll at a sketchy corner bodega/deli
anything egg and hashbrown related at the diner, oh and french toast
sustarz at 11:12PM on 04/03/08
whopper with cheese.
sw8t at 3:32AM on 04/04/08
This.
Susquehanna at 7:06AM on 04/04/08
susquehanna, that looks yummy! i'd eat one now.
french tart at 7:38AM on 04/04/08
Oooh, I forgot about grilled cheese and french fries from a diner. The combo works wonders.
A little secret: If you come into my office and see me eating an american cheese sandwich on white bread with mayo, you can safely bet that I was having a good time the night before. It's my weekday hangover helper.
Kerosena at 8:59AM on 04/04/08
I've never experienced the dreaded hangover, but I've always been sure to chug lots of water during the time and after I am drinking. My boyfriend tends to need a huge, greasy breakfast from the local Waffle House though.
Ash at 9:46AM on 04/04/08
Water and Aleve the night before, then more water, gatorade, and a big glass of oj in the morning. Although the best hangover cure, if you can draaaaggg yourself to do it, is getting a good old-fashioned sweat on.
Mnemosyne at 10:38AM on 04/04/08
Totally agree about the grilled cheese, but add a bowl of Campbell's tomato soup with melted cheddar cheese, a pickle, some Lay's potato chips and some ginger ale and you got yourself the perfect hangover meal.
embolini9 at 10:41AM on 04/04/08
When you reach a certain stage in life, you may have the morning after the night before just from staying up too late. Alcohol is a very slim factor in the equation. It's just stinkin' SAD. ;'(
PerkyMac at 10:42AM on 04/04/08
Toasted bagel with butter AND cream cheese... (It can be done. Let the butter melt and sink in, then slather on the cream cheese.) with strawberry jam on the side. Cold milk with ice cubes in it.
elizabethw at 11:29AM on 04/04/08
A really charred cheeseburger will do the trick.
soirees at 11:54AM on 04/04/08
While you're still smashed and headed off to your spinning bed, take a BC Powder. Does everyone know what that is? Then when you wake up, take another BC powder and drink a huge glass of ice water. In about twenty minutes your tummy and your head are perfectly fine and you can go about your day your normal self.
PumpkinBear at 8:33PM on 04/04/08
Oh- I forgot the food part! Menudo! Us Mexicans swear by the stuff as the ultimate hangover curing food.
PumpkinBear at 8:33PM on 04/04/08
AMEN Perky Age is not for the wimpy!
huney_bumper at 9:33PM on 04/04/08
no one can beat Quebec for a hangover cure.... POUTINE!!!
(if you don't know what this is, it's a huge pile of thick-cut, greasy french fries, smothered in delicious gravy and topped with melty cheese curds. mmmmm)
dithie at 3:17PM on 04/06/08
Drink 16 oz. of Gatorade or Pedialyte. Rest for half an hour. Drink 16 oz of water with a piece of bread and take a multi-vitamin, heavy on b and c, and a potassium supplement. In another half an hour, you should feel better.
PommeDG at 6:04PM on 04/06/08
I'm for sure in the diner/greasy spoon school of hangover cures. Anything with hashbrowns and runny eggs does it for me. A breakfast burrito with hashbrowns or refried beans is even better.
My bf says lukewarm chili is his cure. ew.
thegirliscrafty at 6:06PM on 04/06/08
Breakfast burrito, gatorade, and plain old alka-seltzer. If I'm feeling particularly bad, then I opt for some hair of the dog: Cold beers or bloody marys.
sarahlynn at 8:01PM on 04/06/08
Susquehanna, Primantis is a staple in GETTING the hangover!!! :) with an iron city!
hungrygrl7 at 11:12AM on 04/07/08
Anything that is bad for you with grease and salt: A&W teens. poutine (yay dithie), burritos, fried porogies, ... that's the stuff. Mmmm...
hungrychristel at 12:10PM on 04/07/08
This is going to sound sick, but nothing beats (for me, at least) a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich from waffle house with hashbrowns with chili and cheese.
jcrisco at 12:50PM on 04/07/08
College taught me a very important lesson: Sausage, egg and cheese sandwich with salt, pepper and ketchup. A Gatorade to wash it all down.
jennben24 at 2:44PM on 04/07/08
Pancakes and hashbrowns. Yum.
pbisNOTmyname at 3:23PM on 04/07/08
A Big Boy Slim Jim sandwich and a chocolate shake. (wish i was hungover right now!)
ThatGirl153 at 3:26PM on 04/07/08
@ThatGirl153..........."wish i was hungover right now!" goes on my list of funnyiest things I've heard people say. LOL and thanks for the laugh!
PerkyMac at 3:35PM on 04/07/08
Hair of the dog lightweights.
Stiv61 at 7:56AM on 04/08/08
LMAO - the alkies on this board - LOVE it.
BITTER at 9:42AM on 04/09/08
@hungrygrl7: Not just Coke from a fountain, but McDonald's fountain Coke. That is the ultimate solution. If I have the energy to make breakfast, a plate of chilaquiles takes care of it too. I can't imagine how good I'd feel if I had the two together.
@Stiv61: Okay, THAT is actually the ultimate solution. A couple of early drinks usually settles things right down.
worldcupfever at 12:03PM on 05/20/08
Water and ibuprofen before going to bed.
Water and ibuprofen in the morning.
Drive through Hardees or McD for bacon egg and cheese biscuits, hashbrowns, coke. Drive through Starbucks for coffee.
If I don't have to work, then I go out for pho and go back to bed.
If I'm so hungover I can't even leave the house, then it has to be Sapporo Ichiban beef flavored ramen with two eggs. then back to bed.
wookie at 12:36PM on 05/20/08
the best way to avoid a hangover after a night of heavy drinking is a waffles house steak and eggs with smothered, covered hashbrowns, sex and then sleep. (and in that exact order, unless you want to get a little creative with #1 and #2)
olddad at 3:28PM on 05/20/08
finally! someone mentioned sex so i didn't have to first. i am new around here after all and you know what they say about first impressions :)
justicetassie at 4:35PM on 05/20/08
Ohhhhh I'm the Dr. on this one....hmmmm where do I start?
No. 1 Fav. Bloodymary
No. 2 Hair or the dog (beer) just a couple to ease the edge.
No. 3 Menundo
No. 4 Lots of H2o
pjracz10 at 12:15PM on 07/29/08
I go for salt and vinegar potato chips every time. preferably the Dirty brand. My sister's new favorite thing to do/place to eat to remedy a hangover is the Russian Baths, for you NYC folk. (http://mousebouche.blogspot.com/2008/07/for-what-ails-you.html)
The Mouse at 12:30PM on 07/29/08
Try to eat a big bowl of cheesy, buttery rice before you go to bed. Eat more in the morning with cold cola.
robincat at 12:32PM on 07/29/08
A nice bloody mary, a greasy burger, and a nap!
aungeinphx at 12:54PM on 07/29/08
After a HEAVY night of drinking nothing settles in my stomach better than a nice bowl of pho, all that liquid is the only thing that my stomach can handle !!! Sometimes if I can't have that then I go for the all out fatty like a big mac but what I really need is that pho to cure the hangover blues.
ruckus at 9:02AM on 09/18/08
it all depends on my level of sickness! :)
1. egg and cheese on a bagel with tons of ketchup (if i'm motivated to go out and get it)
2. oatmeal or ramen noodles (if i can't bear to leave the house - i keep a stash in the pantry!)
3. thai (crab rangoon (for the grease) and chicken w broccoli and brown rice (for protein and carbs))
4. a pina colada or margarita (it's true - the hair of the dog really works!)
amaher40 at 10:49AM on 09/18/08
RAMEN! and greasy meaty breakfast food
ll2014 at 10:50PM on 12/27/08
well, i'm hungover right now and all those foods make my stomach hurt to even THINK about eating. other than miso soup... i might go get some... DEFINITELY "try" to remember taking ibuprofen and a few tums with a big glass of water before bed. my advice, lay out the meds beside your bed before you go out..
spunky711 at 8:46AM on 07/15/09
Last night I drank a bunch of beers and some shots. I was so drunk I was hitting on a lady who was twice my age, so thats about how drunk I was. Went home and fell asleep as soon as I hit the pillow, woke up fully clothed shoes and all --- I was HUNG OVER. But there's a Pho diner around the corner. I went over there and got some of that vietnamese noodle soup and ate that whole thing. Went straight home and fell right back asleep again until later on in the afternoon. When I woke up, the hangover was completely gone.
graystranger at 5:08PM on 08/01/09
for some reason, i actually embrace my hangovers; it means that there's a ton to discuss with my girlfriends the next morning! we'll typically cruise over to a local burger joint and get their saturday special (huge greasy cheeseburger, thick-cut fries, and a large soda... i always opt for water instead of the soda). if they're not around, i'll brew some coffee, and then pick up a huge plate of pad thai, which is so big that i'll snack on it throughout the day.
cheers!!
katkatkat at 12:18PM on 08/22/09