Various foods, dishes, and medicines have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms of a hangover.
List of hangover foods
Scientific
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Asparagus:
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Foods that contain:
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Drinking water
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Pyrus communis
Folk cures
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.
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Alcohol – hair of the dog remedy
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Water rich foods:
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Fruits
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Drinks
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Caffeinated drinks: No significant correlation between caffeine use and hangover severity has been found.
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Electrolyte replacement drinks
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Juices
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Coconut water
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Hangover drinks in South Korea – Mass-produced hangover drinks based on Traditional Korean medicine.
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Vegetables
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Soups
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Aguadito de pollo – a soup in Peruvian cuisine consisting of chicken, cilantro, vegetables and spices
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Aguadito – a chunky Peruvian soup made with cilantro, carrot, peas and potatoes
[Barrell , Ryan (March 13, 2017). "13 Hangover Cures the World Swears By". Paste. Retrieved July 30, 2017.]
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Ajiaco
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Cesnecka – A soup in Czech cuisine that is prepared using a significant amount of garlic
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Chicken noodle soup
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Fricasé – A soup in Bolivian cuisine prepared with ribs, hominy and potatoes
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Haejang-guk – or hangover soup
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Khash
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Menudo
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Miso soup
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Zurek
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Tripe soups
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Eggs.
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Greasy foods
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Staple food
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Cassoulet
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Ceviche
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Congee
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Dal bhat
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Drunken noodles
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Honey
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Kishkiyya – a porridge in Iraqi cuisine from the 10th century that was consumed in Baghdad, it was prepared using ground wheat and meat.
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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 Cooking banana.
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Mustard
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Sushi
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Guobacai – A snack of strong local flavor in Tianjin cuisine, guobacai is a sort of pancake made of millet and mung bean flour.
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Torta ahogada
Criticism
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.
In a review assessing eight randomised controlled trials of propranolol, tropisetron, tolfenamic acid, fructose/glucose, a yeast preparation and supplements containing Borago officinalis, Cynara scolymus and Opuntia ficus-indica, researchers concluded that "no compelling evidence exists to suggest that any conventional or complementary intervention is effective for preventing or treating alcohol hangover."
Medicines
Ineffective
History
Various folk medicine remedies exist for
. The ancient
Ancient Rome, on the authority of Pliny the Elder, favored raw
owl's eggs or fried
Atlantic canary as a hangover remedy,
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.
By 1938, the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel provided a hangover remedy in the form of a mixture of
Coca-Cola and milk
(Coca-Cola itself having been invented, by some accounts,
as a hangover remedy). Alcoholic writer
Ernest Hemingway relied on tomato juice and beer.
Other purported hangover cures includes more alcohol, for example cocktails such as Bloody Mary or Black Velvet (consisting of equal parts champagne and stout).
A 1957 survey by an American Folkloristics found widespread belief in the efficacy of heavy fried foods, tomato juice and sexual activity.
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