Drinking is fun, until you wake up the following day with a throbbing headache, parched mouth, and sore throat.
It's a worldwide dilemma, and each country has its own quick fixes that can help combat the effects of a hangover. Some are okay, but there are some that you will find really strange. Here are some of the hangover cures around the world:
Pickled herring, Germany. Raw fish is not the first thing that would come to mind for a hangover cure, but to Germans, they are effective. Raw strips of the herring are pickled around slices of gherkins and then served in a Katerfrühstück (hangover breakfast). This meal is guaranteed to replenish back your lost electrolytes to get the day started again.
Irn-Bru Soda, Scotland. This kind of soft drink is usually seen the day after you go drinking the night with your Scottish friends. It got small traces of Iron, and it has the similar effects of drinking coffee. It's quite popular in Scotland, with some locals calling it their "other national drink."
Tomato juice and raw eggs, USA. Basically, Americans drink a large glass of tomato juice after a bad hangover, along with a couple of raw eggs, Worcestershire sauce and a pinch of black pepper.
Haejangguk, South Korea. In English, Haejangguk means "hangover soup". But Koreans doesn't usually wait the morning after a drink to consume this -- some immediately go to a haejangguk stand after drinking soju with friends. It's hot and tasty and made of rich ox-bone broth with raw napa cabbage, soybean paste, and congealed ox blood.
Pickled plums, Japan. This pickled ume fruit is a favorite hangover fix by the Japanese. It's really sour with a hint of saltiness, and they say that it's guaranteed to wake you up and fix that throbbing pain in your head. In Japanese, they are called "umeboshi."
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