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Like all of life’s most interesting phenomenons, there’s even a science behind the drunken munchies. Almost as soon as you imbibe a few drinks, your sense of smell heightens, and according to a recent study, this may help to explain why food is so much more enjoyable when you’re drunk. Anything for science, right?

Just about everything tastes better after you’ve had a few drinks, but what’s the best option for your drunk and hangry self? Here are eight choices you’re sure to enjoy a little too much:

1. Nachos

   Chips and salsa, waffle fries and cheese, bruschetta and mozzarella–the basic combination doesn’t matter all that much. As soon as you pile on the the fixings and toast that messy tray of nachos, you’re basically done for. Any amount of melted cheese and soggy, almost-burnt chips (how does that even happen?) don’t stand a chance of lasting more than a few minutes out of the oven when you’re drunk.

2. Ice Cream

   One of the greatest and most noble American pastimes involves noon drinking on a hot summer day, rounding up your friends, and chasing the ice cream truck down the block after you’ve all had one too many. There’s usually a healthy amount of stumbling and obnoxious screaming involved, but that King Cone or half-melted Scooby Doo pop is totally worth the effort. Ice cream trucks should really consider operating year-round.

3. French Fries

   The quintessential “old reliable,” french fries are practically a necessary component of any self-respecting night out. Plain or otherwise, ketchup or no ketchup, spicy or tossed with minced garlic, french fries require neither utensil nor fanfare.

4. Grilled Cheese

   Just like mom used to make for your after school snack all those years ago–nothing’s more powerful than nostalgia and cheese.

5. Bacon

   If you’re jonesing for “hair of the dog” after a long night and a crippling hangover, make sure you pair your self medication with a few slices of crispy bacon. There’s something almost saintlike about the alliterative (and greasy) combination of beer and bacon, and it’s the quickest way to make you forget you actually swore off alcohol a few hours earlier.

6. Pizza

   After 10:00 pm hits, and the regular, sober customers clear out, most pizza places located strategically within walking distances of a bar crawl hotspot turn the pizza ovens back on, break out of the buffalo chicken and ranch dressing, and prepare for the onslaught of drunken passersby. There are few things in life more satisfying than that one, fully-lit food establishment in the distance, and at 2:00 am on a Friday night, it’s usually a pizza parlor.

7. Fried Chicken

   No night of drunken revelry is quite complete without something fried, and sometimes, chicken is the only thing that fits the proverbial bill. For less than 10 dollars, you can usually get an entire bucket of fried chicken at all hours of the night, and who are you to turn down a delicious opportunity like that?

8. Cheeseburgers

   These days, you don’t even have to rely on a subpar fast food cheeseburger to quell your drunken cravings for ground beef and cheese. Most trendy bars and clubs offer more than a few “artisan” cheeseburgers on their food menu, so enjoy that third beer with a ciabatta roll, sprouts, brie, or even a veggie alternative (if you’re into that sort of thing).