I agree 100%, however if by some strange quirk of nature and possibly due to the fact that your mate has consumed to much falling down water and crashes out, dead to the world, absolutely fucking sparko, about 5 mins before the curry bloke delivers what can you do?
In the morning he’s still out cold and I can hardly detect a pulse I’m left with no alternative but to eat his curry as a mark of respect.
I’m certain a fellow North Westerner would do the same for any of his mates.
I’m weird. There’s really nothing that is usually served hot that I prefer in its cold state. Never been a fan of cold pizza, the thought of a cold baked potato is actually making me kind of gag. Nope, the only foods I eat cold are things that work just fine either hot or cold…turkey leftovers in a sandwich (but never cold with gravy or anything like a ‘proper’ turkey meal), ham, which is served pretty equally hot or cold.
I’ll second baked beans. Not just room temperature, but *refrigerated *cold is my preferred serving temp. I’m always running to save a scoop for myself before Mom heats the rest of the crock up for everyone else.
Fried chicken and pizza are both awesome cold, but I also like them warm. Just depends on my mood.
I also like cold hot dogs, sans bun and condiments. They’re precooked, so they don’t *need *to be heated. They taste very different - close to bologna.
Sausages, both of the breakfast and the whatever-wurst category. Obviously, cooked, but I like eating them cold. I can’t really say as to why, either, but… shrug there you are.
Desserts that are normally served warm or hot, like most fruit pies or bread pudding, are better cold, in my opinion. The temperature has a major effect on both the flavor and texture.
Fried fish. It’s similar to left over fried chicken, mentioned three times already. It’s best if it’s thin catfish with a cornmeal breading. Also makes a great sammich with a touch of mayo and a slice of onion. Yum!
I often get a fried seafood platter for supper that is just waaaay too much to eat in one sitting. I eat the leftovers stone cold from the fridge the next morning for breakfast. I love cold shrimp (and flounder).
I realize now that I liked cold chicken for a -very- short time. When I was a senior in high school I rather liked it, but then I got a job working in the local chicken-based-fast-food-place, and while I don’t have any horror stories (at least, not about the food), I did see / handle / eat enough chicken there to make me sort-of ‘numb’ to poultry, unless it’s fresh, hot, and spicy.