Better the next day
I'm not a fan of leftovers but some things definitely taste better the next day, like quiche. What else do you think tastes better the next day?
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28 Comments:
Lasagne and all things with tomato sauce. Chili. Potato salad. Bread pudding. Pumpkin pie.
JerzeeTomato at 12:01AM on 04/07/07
Stew.
pbisNOTmyname at 2:16AM on 04/07/07
Gingerbread and shepherds pie.
caley at 7:51AM on 04/07/07
Cold sesame noodles.
ronfrankl at 9:18AM on 04/07/07
Lasagna and chili, definitely.
corycm at 10:22AM on 04/07/07
Macaroni salad. I tried for years to match my aunt's results and it was only until I had to prepare a quantity of salad in advance that I discovered the letting it sit overnight was the missing step.
Barbara Hanson at 10:30AM on 04/07/07
Any Indian curry dish.
Alaina Browne at 10:44AM on 04/07/07
Brisket.
mdp at 5:59PM on 04/07/07
Another lasagna here. Also, I've found that many dishes that contain a mix of bold spices and/or herbs really come into their own the next day. There's a vegetable couscous I love, for example...haven't made it for ages, but I include as big an assortment of vegetables as possible, raisins, almonds, dried mint, curry, cinnamon. (Need to check my notes. I adapted a Moosewood recipe.) This is so much better after the flavors meld for 24 hours.
baboo at 6:37PM on 04/07/07
I am a big fan of leftovers and think most foods that taste great the first time, taste better the second!
Guess it depends on your tastes...bold seasonings like I prefer age well.
tgchi at 8:58PM on 04/07/07
short ribs (except Korean BBQ style, or any other grilled style)
peekpoke at 6:38AM on 04/08/07
pie.
for breakfast.
grubgirl at 10:57AM on 04/08/07
Leftover Chinese food is the best breakfast. As the food sits in the fridge overnight something magical happens and dumplings, white rice, moo shu, and sesame beef turn into the perfect thing to toss into a hot pan and crack an egg over.
Megalodon at 1:23PM on 04/08/07
Definitely leftover Christmas dinner (would that be Thanksgiving dinner in the US?). Bubble and squeak made with leftover roast spuds, veg and (essential) bread sauce, served with cold turkey and chestnut stuffing - knocks spots off the original hot meal. Cheers from your greatest UK fan!
zee at 3:04PM on 04/08/07
Pie for breakfast, Amen. Brisket, chili, chicken soup, and pizza I don't even put in the fridge. I just put it on our cake plate, and then heat it in my toaster oven the next morning. All right, it doesn't taste as good as it does right out of the oven, but it's still damn fine.
Ed Levine at 5:01PM on 04/08/07
banana bread
JEP at 7:33PM on 04/08/07
Potato salad, macaroni salad, tuna salad, lasagna, stews, split pea soup, most cakes and pizza toppings taste better, but the crust suffers.
I think Thanksgiving leftovers are better than the original dinner, too. While I'm eating my turkey dinner I'm wishing it was a turkey sandwich.
Calichef at 9:00PM on 04/08/07
Chili and everything that I make in my slow cooker. I know some people think this is wrong, but I love leftover fried chicken straight out of the fridge!
bylime at 9:15PM on 04/08/07
Meatloaf. I usually cook it, let it cool and throw it in the fridge. Next day cut a thick cold slice and put it in a hot non-stick pan and fry it up quick with cheese and make a sandwich with it. whew....that is the best way to eat it.
goingsouth at 8:40AM on 04/09/07
Spaghetti.....covered in sauce and fried in a liberal amount of butter in a cast iron frying pan the next day.....best lunch in the world!
mepolo at 8:57AM on 04/09/07
Cold roast chicken. On a crusty baguette with lots of mayo.
Jules at 11:34AM on 04/09/07
i second the curry.
ambienttra at 12:47PM on 04/09/07
Pizza
sjz at 1:47PM on 04/09/07
frozen pizza is just butter cold
grubsessiondotcom at 11:16PM on 04/09/07
Tuna casserole, chili, most soups.
Clare K at 2:01AM on 04/10/07
My special recipe for black bean-white corn salad (dressed with olive oil, lime juice, cumin, pepper, scallions, etc)...it must marinate overnight to taste juuuust right.
à la mode at 2:52PM on 04/10/07
I find that Chinese food tastes fantastic the next day. Expecially the fried rice! Sometime if you heat it right, pizza can always taste better, but you have to heat it in the oven so the crust will get toasty as opposed to putting it in the microwave for soggy crust.
Sarah P. at 4:36PM on 04/10/07
Jules, your cold roast chicken and mayo baguette is even better than my Christmas leftovers. Totally sublime!
zee at 4:51PM on 04/10/07