Perhaps the hardest thing about the late-night beer-drinking sprees with friends is not getting drunk but how to cope with your hangover. This is especially true when you need to rush for work the next day. The splitting headache, the feeling of a beat-up body, and the haggard look of your face will be more than enough for you to consider just lie down and pass up the chance of doing something really important.

Fortunately, there are many ways on how you can get rid of your hangover, and you don’t need to limit yourself with several conventions. Here are some of the strange—but surprisingly effective—means to get rid of your hangover:

1. Be a Starbucks buddy. Who says only coffee drinkers need to come by a coffee shop? Drunkards do. Coffee can basically give you the relief that you need for your headache so you can think clearly and start to sober up. A very strong cup of brewed coffee will already do the trick. Nevertheless, you may have to pair your coffee with a decent breakfast meal if you don’t want to end up suffering from dehydration instead.

2. Mix your Bloody Mary. The wisdom that you need to drink beer today to get rid of the hangover of drinking bottles of it the other night is completely absurd, but hey, it does really work for a few. However, obviously, the effect will only be temporary since you’re still going to feel the hangover after drinking. To just reduce the possible effects of drinking, you can concoct a Bloody Mary instead. You should be extremely careful, though. You don’t want to end up being a regular attendee of Alcoholics Anonymous very soon.

3. Chow down on bitter almonds. This supposed hangover cure isn’t really anything new. As a matter of fact, this has been practiced since the Middle Ages. Nobody has a good explanation why bitter almonds are used, though it could be because of the fact that eating it will completely remove your mind from the feeling of hangover. To make it even stranger, bitter almonds are best paired with eels.

4. Drink a lovely mixture of tomato juice. Surely, you’d feel sophisticated even with your hangover when you’re going to drink up your tomato juice. But don’t be easily comfortable with the idea. If you’re going to follow the tradition of those who are in Outer Mongolia you may have to look for a sheep’s eye, mixed with pickles, and then combine it with your tomato juice.

5. Do what the Romans do. The Romans weren’t just mere conquerors, but they were also well-known for their sleepless merrymaking, which could even include the entire empire. So how do they stay up so late and still wake up feeling refreshed? The secret lies on the cabbage leaves. They would just chow on the leaves or drink their water. They may also cook some fried canaries, which actually make excellent breakfast fried meal for them, along with the cabbage.