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Colombia is a country of festivities and happy people and there’s a real danger of partying too hard on your Colombian adventure. But don’t worry, if you wake up feeling sick, there’s hope. Colombia has some very effective and delicious hangover cures to get the pep back in your step. Check out some of the deliciousness below.
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Caldo de Costilla
Get ready for some seriously delicious eats. Caldo de Costilla is essentially a hearty beef broth soup with all the fixings that promises to cure even the heaviest of hangovers. Why? It’s the fatty liquid that helps rehydrate your zapped cells after a night of too much alcohol. Bonus points: The soup is so delicious that even non-drinkers love the soup. So what’s in it? Beef boiled in water, potatoes, spring onions, sweetcorn and fresh spices. Check out this recipe to whip up your own batch.
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Calentado
What has rice and beans with leftovers all over? That would be the famous Colombian breakfast dish and hangover superhero Calentado. Relied on by moms and single men all over Colombia, Calentado is the perfect dish to hide leftovers. It’s essentially rice, beans, sweet plantains and eggs. From there, the leftovers are added and then you get one super sweet meal. So how does it cure the hangover? Carbs, carbs, carbs. The carbs help soak up the alcohol damage from the night before. Check out this recipe to give this Colombian dish a try.
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Changua
This milky egg drop soup is a breakfast staple containing water, milk, eggs, green onions, cilantro, oil and salt with crusty bread served alongside it. Basically, this is the true chicken soup for the soul and it doesn’t even contain chicken. So what makes this elegant brunch soup perfect for getting rid of the nasty headaches the morning after? It’s the simple flavour profile and calming ingredients that makes your stomach happy. Want to try this authentic, creamy Colombian soup? Check out this recipe .
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Arepa de Huevo
OK, OK, there cannot be a hangover cure article without the mention of at least one fried food so of course the Arepa de Huevo has to make the list. Arepas de Huevo or egg-stuffed corn cakes are the perfect hangover dish since they are warm, crispy and essentially carb and protein bombs that soak up some -ahem- questionable and toxic amounts of liquid that may or may not have been ingested the night before. Just make sure to grab the Arepa de Huevo instead of Arepas with other fillings as those can be a bit too greasy and cause adverse reactions. Ready to take a bite out of this crispy, buttery corn cake? Check out this recipe. .
Take a Culinary Adventure
While you can induce a hangover and cook up your own Colombian cure at home, nothing beats experiencing the real deal. Book a trip to Colombia, party hard, and enjoy local, authentic hangover foods at the places that make them best. Uncharted Colombia will point you in the right direction towards the best bars as well as the best places to visit the morning after for these great local bites. So what are you waiting for? Book your custom adventure today!
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