There is nothing like zosui (rice porridge) to soothe a year of overeating + drinking. Recipe here.

The other morning I woke up with the worst hangover I’ve had in two years. I remember drinking shochu the night before like I was drinking water. I clearly ended up mixing up the two halfway through the night because they both looked the same, yet the shochu tasted better. The upside is that I am only a little drowsy and I don’t have a pounding headache like a red wine hangover.

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