EXCLUSIVE: As the festive season approaches, new research has found what Britain’s favourite way to shake off a hangover is after getting loud and merry drinking
The full English breakfast is the UK’s No1 hangover cure. A study found Brits reckon a fry-up is the best remedy for getting over the after-effects of boozing.
The greasy feast, which typically includes eggs, bacon, sausages and other fried titbits, featured most in Brits’ online posts on bouncing back from a big night out. While online discussions relating to the full English as a hangover cure are up by 37% year-on-year.
It comes after the brekkie blowout topped previous polls as our hangover go-to, suggesting boozy Brits rely on trusted morning-after antidotes rather than trendy newcomers like smashed avocado on rye. The sausage sarnie came second, with almost 30% more interest than a year ago, followed by bubble and squeak, Peperami and Pot Noodle.
While the top 10 is rounded off by vodka and tomato juice cocktail, the Bloody Mary, alcohol-free beer, wine or gin, ginger beer, pineapple juice or coconut water. A spokeswoman for consumer intelligence platform Tastewise, which analysed web data, said: ” Christmas holiday hangovers are inevitable.
“With Christmas party season about to kick off, millions of Brits are gearing up for late nights, bad decisions and even worse hangovers. Tastewise, a consumer intelligence platform, scraped through trillions of social media posts and online recipes to unveil the most sure-fire hangover foods Britons swear by to bounce back after the big night out.”
She added: “The full English breakfast tops the list, remaining Britain’s undisputed hangover remedy. The meal is up 37% year-on-year in consumer discussions because nothing sorts you out faster than a plate that looks like it could power a small village.”
Brits’ top 10 hangover cures:
- Full English breakfast
- Sausage sandwich
- Bubble and squeak
- Peperami
- Pot Noodle
- Bloody Mary
- Alcohol-free beer, wine or gin
- Ginger beer
- Pineapple juice
- Coconut water
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