Poll: Foods that taste better when eaten as leftovers

[NezumiiroKitsune]

Calzones; I never eat the whole thing, Raja makes them monolithic. Cold donner meat and roasted tikka chicken with cheese, onions and jalapenos in ready made sandwich form ^_^

Albeit I usually order them when I'm pretty darn hammered

 

[jhlip]

Leftover pizza when you are drunk or hungover becomes the equivalence of ambrosia.

 

[captainwolfos]

I'm not really one to waste, but I'd say that some foods do, others don't.

Chinese food is a brilliant example of food that tastes better as leftovers.

 

[Ailia]

I actually like pizza better fresh, but most foods taste just as good nuked than not.

 

[elvor0]

Curry! Seriously curry gets better every day you don't eat it. When I have a curry I always cook it the day before I want it, leave it to marinade over a day then it's utterly sublime. When I get a stakeout, I eat half and have the other half for breakfast; amazing. Although not that I do that much anymore, I have a nasty habit of smoking a few spliffs after I eat the first half and then wolfing down the second half. Damn you munches! *shakes fist*

I fucking love curry.

Curries, with the exception of lentil curry which tastes best fresh but is very nice the following day on toast with cheese.

I do love me some day old chicken in a sandwich with mayonaise and salad.

Curry on toast? Madness! But I am intrigued to try it.

Pizza and mac? I guess, I like ti fresh personally.

Though chilli and funeral potatoes taste great the day after they're made. (funeral potatoes for those who don't know what they are, are basically cut/sliced/diced/etc. potatoes smothered in some kind of cheese mixture with crumbeled chips/bread/etc. on top. It is a heart attack in the form of food but it is delicious.)

Hah hah, I was reading that and thinking "funeral potatoes? This guy's messed up" before you explained what they were.

 

[headphonegirl]

Special Fried Rice from a chinese take away always tastes better after bing re-heated the next day.

 

[Hashime]

Chili, soups, and stew. I always find them better after they have aged a bit.

 

[nicholaxxx]

anything you put into a bowl aside from cereal, pizza, pizza pops, nachos, and Chinese takeout.

 

[jonyboy13]

Well, I don't know what kind of crappy pizza are you eating but mine is better straight out of the oven. I agree it does have a good diffrent taste but not better.

Anyway, Pasta leftover is pretty good, depending on the sauce.

 

[Stammer]

I find that some food like spaghetti or a kind of casserole dish ALWAYS get better the next day. But some food like bread or barbequed chicken taste much better fresh.

 

[EradiusLore]

hands down pizza, nothing quite like pizza for breakfast

 

[Uzbekistan]

Lo mein.
And pizza left sitting out at night. Not in te fridge, just off to the side.
Homemade pizza doesn't taste so good like that.

 

[Togs]

spag bol, chilli, pizza (but not order in ones), brownies, most curries, big hearty stews

 

[Skoosh]

Homemade spaghetti especially. Chili is too. Pizza is okay as leftover, but only if you heat it up in a covered pan on the stove. Cold pizza isn't as good. And leftover mac n cheese is terrible, why does everyone keep saying it's good in this thread? It's dried out and doesn't taste as cheesy, bleh.

 

[Jodah]

Nothing in particular that hasn't been mentioned. However, there is nothing like something greasy and cold to help with a hangover the next morning!

 

[jpoon]

Some foods do taste better after sitting, I believe this actually is due to the chemical compounds breaking down and/or merging further into others. Don't quote me on that but I could sweat I've heard Alton Brown talk about it before, the guys a fuckin' genious!

 

[Leadfinger]

Lasagne! Lasagne is great fresh from the oven, but even better when re-heated.