Cure that party hangover

Have the effects of last night’s partying caught up with you? If so, banish the splitting headache with these traditional —and quirky— remedies from around the globe.

Have the effects of last night’s partying caught up with you? If so, banish the splitting headache with these traditional —and quirky— remedies from around the globe

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Sour power: The Poles believe in a full-blown ‘sour’ attack on the stomach to cure the morning-after woes. They’ve two interesting remedies — the first, drinking a glassful of soured milk, and the second, having pungent pickle brine.

Umeboshi: The Japanese have a sour and salty recipe, too — pickled ume. These fruits are extremely high in citric content and have traditionally been used as cures for indigestion, nausea and hangovers.

Rollmops: These sour German snacks are made with pickled or marinated herring fillets rolled around pieces of gherkin and onion.

Ciorba de potroace: A sour soup that Romanians swear by. It is made of chicken giblets boiled together with carrots, onion, rice, parsley and borsch.

A hearty breakfast: In many countries, lining the stomach with a hearty, greasy breakfast full of proteins, minerals and vitamins is seen as a surefire remedy.

Hair of the dog that bit you: Beat like with like — that is, have alcohol to blot symptoms of the previous night’s bingeing — is what this remedy calls for. The drink of choice is Bloody Mary — vodka, tomato juice and Tabasco sauce. But the relief is only temporary, because now your liver has more alcohol to deal with!

Prairie oyster: All you need is a raw egg, salt, pepper and a dash of Tabasco or Worcestershire sauce. Put it all in a glass and down it in one go, making sure the yolk doesn’t break. If that doesn’t work, nothing will.