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The Hangover Cure Cabinet

Every culture has a morning-after soup. These are the best ones — rich bone broths, spicy stews, and gentle porridges from across Asia, each one a time-tested remedy for the night before.

17 recipes

Haejangguk (Pork Bone Hangover Soup) — A deeply restorative Korean soup of pork bones, napa cabbage, and doenjang — the morning-after remedy that actually works

Haejangguk (Pork Bone Hangover Soup)

Kongnamul Guk (Soybean Sprout Soup) — A light, clean Korean soup of soybean sprouts in anchovy broth, ready in fifteen minutes

Kongnamul Guk (Soybean Sprout Soup)

Beef Pho (Phở Bò) — Vietnamese beef noodle soup with charred aromatics, warm spices, and rice noodles

Beef Pho (Phở Bò)

Congee (Chinese Rice Porridge) — The simplest, most comforting food in the Chinese kitchen, slow-simmered until creamy and silky

Congee (Chinese Rice Porridge)

Miso Shiru (Japanese Miso Soup) — A clean, warming bowl of dashi broth and fermented soybean paste with silken tofu and wakame

Miso Shiru (Japanese Miso Soup)

Tom Yum Goong — Hot and sour shrimp soup with lemongrass, galangal, and makrut lime

Tom Yum Goong

Seolleongtang (Ox Bone Soup) — A milky white beef bone broth simmered for hours until the marrow dissolves into something deeply satisfying

Seolleongtang (Ox Bone Soup)

Gamjatang (Pork Bone Soup) — A robust, spicy soup of tender pork neck bones simmered until the meat falls away at the touch of chopsticks

Gamjatang (Pork Bone Soup)

Bak Kut Teh (Pork Bone Tea) — Herbal pork rib soup simmered with Chinese medicinal herbs, garlic, and white pepper

Bak Kut Teh (Pork Bone Tea)

Khichdi — The Ancient One-Pot Meal of Rice and Lentils

Khichdi

Tonkotsu Ramen (Pork Bone Broth Ramen) — A milky, collagen-rich pork bone broth ladled over springy noodles, built in layers from cold-brew dashi and hidden seasonings

Tonkotsu Ramen (Pork Bone Broth Ramen)

Jok (Thai Rice Congee with Pork Meatballs) — A creamy, slow-simmered Thai rice porridge with seasoned pork meatballs, a soft egg, and bright ginger and white pepper toppings

Jok (Thai Rice Congee with Pork Meatballs)

Ch\u00e1o G\u00e0 (Vietnamese Chicken Rice Porridge) — A gentle, ginger-laced chicken porridge topped with hand-shredded meat and fried shallots, simmered low and slow until the rice dissolves into silk

Ch\u00e1o G\u00e0 (Vietnamese Chicken Rice Porridge)

Yukgaejang (Spicy Beef and Vegetable Soup) — A fiery, deeply flavored beef soup loaded with shredded meat, fernbrakes, bean sprouts, and scallions in a chili-red broth

Yukgaejang (Spicy Beef and Vegetable Soup)

Suan La Tang (Hot and Sour Soup) — A glossy, tangy broth loaded with mushrooms, tofu, and silky egg ribbons

Suan La Tang (Hot and Sour Soup)

Udon Noodle Soup (Kake Udon) — Thick wheat noodles in a clear, gently sweet dashi broth, finished with nothing more than scallions and a wisp of steam

Udon Noodle Soup (Kake Udon)

Bubur Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Rice Porridge) — A turmeric-gold chicken porridge crowned with crispy shallots, fried garlic, sliced scallions, and a drizzle of kecap manis, served the way street vendors do across Java

Bubur Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Rice Porridge)

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