I have a sushi restaurant to thank for my best hangover remedy. Years ago, a waitress suggested I order, in addition to burdock kinpira and avocado nori, ume shiso nori. The delicate rolls looked like cherry blossoms with their pink and green centers of tart umeboshi plum paste and minty shiso leafs. When she served them, she mentioned that the umeboshi plum was the Japanese cure for hangovers…
