“Full English” tops UK hangover-cure survey
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Lesser known aspect - it's totally OK to have a pint of beer with your full english breakfast. I would consider that very traditional, and it's also an extra helper against a hangover, somehow.
Most places I've been, breakfast seems to be a bit of an after-thought, and lunch is the main event. A lot of places tend to be along the lines of "coffee and a croissant", which I find really hard to adapt to as I often eat a heavier breakfast and a lighter lunch.
Aside: I have a friend in France who was introduced to a kettle and how to make cups of tea, and it resulted in an interesting French/English hybrid breakfast where we dipped some sort of French breakfast cake into a bowl of tea (only thing bigger than a coffee cup he had) :D
Makes me wonder what we ate before potatoes were introduced to Europe, I have no idea really.
There is a very interesting book [1] on this subject, and it's title is slightly misleading: the cuisine of the Netherlands of course means you're going to be talking about European cuisine in general, and the effects of trade routes opening up (middle and central Asia first, north Africa, later east Asia and the Americas).
Highly recommended if Dutch/European history of cuisine interests you.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Kleine-geschiedenis-van-Nederlandse-k...
It is traditional and there's nothing wrong with it every now and then. I'd caution against allowing it to become a habit though.
I think the thought behind "hair of the dog" remedies like a beer with breakfast is either A) getting a little drunk again helps you ignore the hangover or B) Drinking alcohol again causes your body to produce enzymes that process acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde is a byproduct of our bodies processing alcohol and is thought to contribute to the hangover, along with the well-known effects of dehydration.
[0] https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh22-1/54-60.pdf
The sauce is more savoury, less sweet than standard and there are, er, 5 types of beans.
IMHO a much better experience overall than your common or garden backed bean, although others might disagree[1].
Also don't forget black pudding.
1. ...but they are wrong!
0. https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-five-...
Also, Full English is pretty damn good too...
Big fan of Prince Polos and other Polish sweets. Also kabanos.
Cheers guys.
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
As for me, you can pry my leftover pizza slices from my cold, dead hand.
WTF is this English people?
- the rest of Europe.
Before going on to the Metaphysical Hangover, I will, for completeness’s sake, mention three supposed hangover cures, all described as infallible by those who told me about them, though I have not tried any of them. The first two are hard to come by.
• Go down the mine on the early-morning shift at the coal-face.
• Go up for half an hour in an open aeroplane (needless to say, with a non-hungover person at the controls).
• Known as Donald Watt’s Jolt, this consists of a tumbler of some sweet liqueur, Benedictine or Grand Marnier, taken in lieu of breakfast. Its inventor told me that with one of them inside him, he once spent three-quarters of an hour at a freezing bus-stop ‘without turning a hair’. It is true that the sugar in the drink will give you energy and the alcohol alcohol.