Two things that you can guarantee about being young and traveling is that you will end up somewhere drinking and waking up the next morning a little sore. Hangovers can ruin your vacation time, so quick cures are a must. The American cure of choice is the Bloody Mary, but when overseas you need to live like a local.
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| Smirnoff Simple Bloody Mary |
MSNBC has an
article about hangover remedies from around the world. Some of remedies are interesting, others are odd, and still others completely weird. For instance, "in Mexico, parts of Central America and Eastern Europe, the weary swear by stews made from tripe (the lining of the cow's stomach) such as menudo or guatitas."
For instance, if your traveling through Germany and have a hangover grab katerfruhstuk or hangover breakfast
of raw pickled herring wrapped around a pickle or onion.
Cross the border into Poland, your hangover cure is going to be shots of sour pickle or sauerkraut juice.
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| Some dude's picture from Flickr |
When I was in Japan, I was told to eat pickled umoboshi plums after a night of hard partying.
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| www.justhungry.com |
Russians, the drinkers of the world, cure their hangovers with kvass, rye bread soaked with sugar and yeast.
In Peru, the article mentions that, "Leche de tigre, the spicy byproduct of ceviche, is imbibed as an elixir by the Peruvians, after a long night out"
Now for the more crazy hangover cures. People who are a little queezy might want to stop now. This is your warning. Beware
While many Italians like to sip espresso, but the old school Sicilians live by the secret of eating dried bull's penis. Say What!
Similarly, travel to the mountainous country of Mongolia and your hangover cure will be sheep eyeballs pickled in tomato juice and fermented milk.
In Southeast Asian country of the Philippines, their hangover cure is balut, a duck embryo that is poached alive an eaten out of the shell (beak and all).
No pictures sorry. If you want to see what this looks like, Google it yourself.
When I travel to other countries, I like to visit the bar scene. Sometimes I go hard and wake up in my hotel room feeling like a tracker trailer rolled over me. When in the States, I try to drink a Gatoraid before going to bed after a night of drinking. However, Gatoraid or Poweraid is not always available where I travel. So from now on, I am going to live like a local and try their hangover cures. Be it sour pickle juice or sheep's eyeballs, I am always up for trying something once!
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