New Year’s resolutions are sometimes best started on the 2nd of January, especially if your resolution involves reducing your calorie-per-meal ratio. Of course, if you’re starting the new year off with a bang, you may wake up feeling… less fresh than intended. With that in mind we’ve compiled some of the best hangover cures from around the world – complete with recipes. All that’s left for you to do is recover!
Burger with the Lot (Australian Style)
Origin
Australia, also found in New Zealand and England
The Magic
Juicy pineapple, egg over easy, fresh beetroot slices, and thick, chewy bacon
How To
We’ve broken down each and every critical ingredient for you right here in our Ultimate Australian “The Lot” Burger infographic. If that’s not enough then check out Food and Wine’s take on the Lot burger with their Burgers the Down-Under Way.
Anti-Hangover Fruit & Veg Smoothie
Origin
Worldwide, but often found in places like Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia where fruit is fresh and readily available
The Magic
Fresh fruits like strawberry, banana, kiwi, and superfoods like blueberries and carrots make this a healthy, filling pick me up that will help to counteract the poison you ingested en masse the night before.
How To
Take a look at this so-simple-you-can-make-it-while-downing-painkillers strawberry oat smoothie bowl by Golubka Kitchen.
Kasekrainer (sausages with cheese filling)
Origin
Austria, but you can find other similar great sausages in Germany too
The Magic
They are pork sausages, with a tasty oozing cheese filling…need I say more? If a kasekrainer sounds up your alley then I also suggest you check out “Berner Wurstel” – sausages literally wrapped in bacon.
How To
Not for the inexperienced chef, you can try making your very own kasekrainer and other Austrian sausages by following Button Soup’s recipes.
Fresh Coconut
Origin
Islands worldwide, particularly Thailand, Vietnam and the Pacific Islands
The Magic
Once you’ve drunk the insides, refill it with water and put it back in your fridge, and then eat the flesh out of the coconut with a spoon. Who doesn’t love a drink you can enjoy twice in one go?
How To
To enjoy the maximum benefits you should definitely use a fresh young coconut, but if you can’t get your hands on one a Sports Drink or plain old grocery store coconut water will do. Just ask personal trainer Jonno Hook, who will enlighten you on the health benefits of the coconut.
Smashed Avo on Toast
Origin
Hipster areas of St Kilda (Melbourne) and Newtown (Sydney) in Australia, now also found in other hipster districts like Silver Lake in Los Angeles, or Shoreditch in London.
The Magic
Toast that is crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, combined with soft and flavoursome avocado that mashes easily together for the perfect combination of salty and savory.
How To
Recreating this beautiful hangover cure is simple: all you need is harissa, smashed avocado, a poached egg on toast with goat cheese, drizzled with honey. Read the easy-to-follow steps by Halfbaked Harvest here.
Breakfast Bagel
From
Originally from Jewish communities in Poland, but now famously popular in New York
The Magic
A bagel cooked right is essential to taking this breakfast experience to the next level. If you get it right you can expect to enjoy delicious firm dough, contrasting fillings and the pure uninhibited joy of eating around the hole in the middle of the bagel.
How To
We scoured the web for the best recipe for the corned beef hash patty breakfast bagel and found this one by The Kitchen Whisperer.
Full English Breakfast
From
England and other parts of the United Kingdom
The Magic
This one has everything you need to soak up the alcohol: eggs, bacon, sausages, fried tomatoes, and hashbrowns. While individually none of these ingredients are especially remarkable, the famous phrase “stronger together” now takes on a whole new meaning.
How To
Follow the recipe by The Culinary Ginger and enjoy a traditional full English breakfast.
