Comments on: Hangover Eats – Your Recommendations Please

By: jensenly

jensenly — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:56:02 +0000

Well, I usually get up because lying in bed just doesn’t seem to be the answer. Convince myself I really don’t feel all that bad. Concoct some sort of greasy egg and cheese thingy. Get a glass of grapefruit or orange juice (if I even have any). Drink HUGE amounts of water. Lay on the couch watching PBS cooking shows. Hmmm. Maybe if I cooked that creamy, cheesy risotto Lidia is whipping up, it might just do the trick. Maybe order a pepperoni pizza for delivery or drive through the closest fast-food hamburger place in my pajamas. Drink a Coke. Lie back down on the couch and mysteriously fall back asleep for 1-2 hours (gee – I thought I was feeling “ok” when I got up). Feel decent by 4 p.m.. Then, I get pissed that it only used to take me until noon to be fully recovered in my youth and now my day was completely wasted.

Great info on “How Stuff Works” regarding hangovers. There’s a video on whether or not mixing your alcohol matters and it appears to be British-produced. And, geez, reading the article really makes drinking alcohol sound suicidal with all of the “poison” and “toxic” talk.

Eh – whatever.

By: Lilly

Lilly — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:54:52 +0000

I think that Indian food as well as miso soup helps.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:15:39 +0000

well said, jj. well said. i think the second paragraph really brought the reality of it all to light. i’m feeling a bit queasy reading it, but it is true!

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:10:44 +0000

mexican food is definitely the way to go..
not only is it great…but you get the spicyness that you need (because your numb tongue can’t taste anything else, really),
but you get something that will rumble your stomach without causing you to puke.

a few hours after a big mexican/post hangover meal, and you’ll hit the toilet and the toxics will scream out of your system in one big rush.

i know, sounds painful (and sometimes it is, mildly), but it pushes it out of your system and after one, big, sweaty rush, you’re back to normal and feeling good

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 11 May 2008 04:12:42 +0000

I just have to add that THAI FOOD is the best for a hangover! I don’t know why, it’s just magical.

By: Blythe

Blythe — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:17:26 +0000

Well, there are different kinds of hangovers. One drink too many can definitely leave one with a hollow feeling in the stomach. The only cure for that is a fat pill….in the form of an English Breakfast (or God forbid) McDonalds…with a sausage mcmuffin (sans egg). Something about grease seems to ease that empty hollow feeling. I have not had a queasy hangover since college. The cure for that is lots of H2O…sleep…and a resolution never to overindulge again.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:11:40 +0000

Thanks for all these great, diverse comments! Sarah, you’re right on with the coke thing. I HATE McDonalds, but when you’re hungover, nothing beats a Mickey D’s coke! NOT DIET. Nuria, I’ll have to try the artichoke remedy one day. Unfortunately, I don’t usually crave veggies when I’m feeling ‘under the weather’… but I trust you on this! And Patrick… Mexican food hits the spot every time. It’s my number one besides Chinese. And, Helen, so cute! I didn’t take that pic… I just thought it was cute! So, no, that wasn’t our cat, but he is totally adorable.

Thanks again, guys, for all your great comments! – Amy

By: foodieguide

foodieguide — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:31:24 +0000

Is your cat a tabby or a Burmilla? I can’t tell as his/her head is upside down! He/she looks a little like ours (plain old tabby, but very sweet). I’ve noticed quite a few ‘foodies’ (thought I had to throw in that word that you love!) own cats…

Fresh miso soup is meant to be good for a hangover!

Helen Yuet Ling

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:28:22 +0000

It has been sometime since I had to take a hangover cure, but my favorite indulgence after too much indulgence was a great big steak burrito refried beans and with of chips with fresh salsa. The combination of fat and spicy always did the trick. Cold pizza also hits a homerun for me.

By: Núria

Núria — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:08:16 +0000

To avoid a hangover, what we do, is take an aspirin just before going to bed. Next day you feel better for sure!
Also I know that artichokes are so good for the liver… and the liver is the one suffering alcohol excess… so eating artichokes or having a puree out of them or a soup should be good