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[ProgenitorCastle]

Hey GAF! A thought just occured to me about certain foods. My mom made stuffed grape leaves for dinner yesterday. But today, after it's been reheated, it actually tasted much better than when it was freshly made. It got mushier and tastier. So are there any foods that are like that, GAF? Foods that taste better the next day or when they're reheated?

 

[Stouffers]

Spaghetti
Chinese

 

[-Arcadia-]

Some pizza tastes weirdly good reheated, but I don’t know if I’ve ever encountered anything that tastes *better*.

Fresh food is the best.

 

[Deleted member 801069]

Spaghetti
Chinese

no to both

 

[GAMETA]

Pizza when heated on a pan or in one of those grill-like toasters (I don't know the name in English)

It gets super crunchy

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Nothing and you are a goddamn liar if you state otherwise.

 

[Ownage]

Italian

Brunswick Stew

 

[xellos2099alpha]

ox tail stew

 

[DrJohnGalt]

Bloomin Onion from Outback. Maybe not better but just as good out the fridge the next day.

 

[Lupingosei]

Vegetable Soup

 

[Aesius]

Chili

 

[HoodWinked]

costco pizza seems like its cooked to the bare minimum so its pretty floppy when you get it. when you re-heat it in a toaster oven it gets crisp.

 

[Rentahamster]

Red Bull

 

[Coolwhhip]

Not salad at least

 

[DragoonKain]

Nothing.

The absolute worst though is french fries. If you don't eat those within 30 minutes of the fryer, they're fucked. They get all fuzzy and gross inside, and even if you reheat them in the oven, they still aren't much better, but the microwave they're fucking gross.

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

Lasagna

 

[belmarduk]

Cajun food always tastes better because it has natural heat.

 

[PSYGN]

Chicken Alfredo gets thicc

 

[lachesis]

A lot of soup and stew of course.

and Mapo Tofu.

For some reason when I make authentic Mapo Tofu, it tastes much better next day - more rounded/balanced with ton of umami flavor, yet just as spicy. Sometimes for some reason, mine tastes a bit acidic - I think I may put a bit too much of garlic and ginger, so I think it mellows out along with other spices.

 

[Can't decide]

Chicken Chow Mein tastes better after sitting in the fridge overnight than hot and fresh.

Sometimes, homemade Bolognese.

 

[Ikutachi]

Cold pizza.

 

[bender]

Nothing and you are a goddamn liar if you state otherwise.

 

[Mistershine.]

Chili

Also curry.

 

[Singular7]

Agreed OP, a food that requires marination tastes better the next day. Sauce based foods, stews, etc.

A steak, asparagus, and bernaise? A salad? Fresh is the only way.

 

[rabbitontherun]

Sarma (rolled cabbage leaves filled with rice and minced meat)

Gulaš

Paprikaš

 

[Windle Poons]

Cold pizza
Pigs in blankets
Cold roast beef

Edit: next day but not reheated.

 

[GeekyDad]

Garam masala lentils, at least how my wife makes 'em. Shit is fucked up amazing!

 

[The Lunch Legend]

Beef Bourguignon, for sure.

 

[UnNamed]

LASAGNE, THE THREAD.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Everything that's cooked in a pot.

 

[Jada]

Chinese food.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I think the only food I like that doesn't really make a difference whether it's hot, sitting on the counter for hours, or I eat leftovers from the fridge either cold or reheated is fried chicken.

 

[Cockles & Whelks]

Green Thai Curry. Gotta let those juices soak into the meat.

 

[and 3 others]

Pizza
Chili
Kraut and P Sausage
Lasagna
Stouffers GET ITT!! We need reinforcements.

 

[farmerboy]

Pasta tastes better the next day. For sure.

 

[QSD]

Green Thai Curry. Gotta let those juices soak into the meat.

any thai curry basically: green, red, yellow, massaman...

 

[Relativ9]

Almost anything eastern european.

 

[Lanrutcon]

ox tail stew

Hell yeah. Especially with some mash.

Breakfast pizza is also the shit.

 

[StonedRider]

Cabbage soup and borscht.

 

[edbrat]

Anything stewed or braised or in a sauce generally tastes better the day after, I recall hearing an Italian restaurant routinely makes their ragu a day ahead because there is nothing else they can do to make it taste better apart from leaving it to sit for a day or so. Curries, chilli, ragu, stewed <insert protein or vegetable>, lots of soups. Anyone who makes a big pot of something to eat over the next few days knows this already.

 

[Uhtred]

Olive Garden

 

[TheMan]

chili
most soups or stews

best if you reheat on the stove though, microwaves just can't heat evenly in the same way

 

[Super Mario]

Cold pizza is not better. It is good, but it not on the same level as fresh, hot, pizza, gtfo.

Buffalo Chicken dip tastes better. It has more time for the flavors to develop.

 

[notseqi]

ragú
stews n soups
roast beef

 

[DogofWar]

Basically all soups and stews.

Nothing else.

 

[INC]

Lasagne and pizza {not cold tho)

 

[DESTROYA]

Nothing, reheated food always has a slightly off taste thats more than a day old.

 

[M1chl]

Basically all soups and stews.

Nothing else.

This

 

[Grinchy]

My homemade spaghetti sauce is better warmed up than fresh off the stove. Same with my homemade Mac and cheese, really.

 

[Mexen]

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