# Foods that taste better as leftovers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 8, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391 "2003-06-08T03:09:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Necromancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@Necromancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necromancer)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/21 "2003-06-08T06:29:05Z")
I love curries the day after and spaghetti is another dish that’s a fave. I intentionally cook too much so that there’s plenty left for the next day. ---
**Author:** ![SnugTheJoiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@SnugTheJoiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnugTheJoiner)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/22 "2003-06-08T06:33:08Z")
Spice cakes and certain coffee cakes are better the day after they’re baked. Leftover chicken casserole, too. Mmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/23 "2003-06-08T07:10:56Z")
Any home-made vegie soup or curry is better the next day, no matter how many hours it has been brewing the day before. And pastitso is brilliant after a day of curing. Cut it up in slices and cook it gently in butter until both sides are browned. Mmmmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/24 "2003-06-08T09:45:54Z")
Moussaka Lasagna Turkey Sundowner Curry (traditional Boxing day dinner in my house, usually eaten warm for lunch the next day too.) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/25 "2003-06-08T12:17:02Z")
Jambalaya, definitely. Also, red beans and rice. Yum Nur. Black bean soup. Basically, anything that is a conglomeration of many ingredients and seasonings and spices. Something about sitting in the fridge overnight, so all the flavors can take their time getting to know one another and intermingling. Maybe that’s why the Spanish and Philipinos cook pallella for hours and hours and hours… ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/26 "2003-06-08T13:20:58Z")
My beef stew and spaghetti sauce are absolutely wonderful after they have a night to think about it. And my stuffed cabbage becomes food of the gods after a night in the fridge. Same for my cucumber and onion salad. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/27 "2003-06-08T13:24:39Z")
Cold pizza is by far my favorite breakfast, and maybe my favorite food, period. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/28 "2003-06-08T18:14:42Z")
My mom’s pot roast. Yummmmmm! One of the lasagne recipes I use frequently. Chili. ---
**Author:** ![hybrid\_dogfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a587f6/32.png) [@hybrid\_dogfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hybrid_dogfish)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/29 "2003-06-28T12:02:34Z")
leftover takeaway curry reheated, or cold takeaway pizza are the best hangover cures i have ever come across. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/30 "2003-06-28T16:08:54Z")
Irish Stew Beef Barley Soup Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes (fried) Tuna Salad Meatballs Tartar Sauce Blue Cheese Dressing Doro Wat My Double Cream Cherry Cheesecake ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/31 "2003-06-28T16:13:40Z")
Generally speaking I don’t like leftovers or cold food BUT Lasagna Spaghetti and Meatballs in sauce mmmm. My two year old hangs with the cold pizza for breakfast crowd. He’s a scrappy little guy. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/32 "2003-06-28T16:54:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Salem \* > … My two year old hangs with the cold pizza for breakfast crowd. He’s a scrappy little guy. Isn’t two years old a bit early to be preparing your child for college? ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/33 "2003-06-28T16:55:09Z")
Three things come to mind, one is Pizza , the second is chili and the third (and only fast food on the list), is KFC. I actually prefer to buy it and stick it in the fridge and eat it the next day. Keith ---
**Author:** ![thatDDperson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@thatDDperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatDDperson)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/34 "2003-06-28T18:06:47Z")
Enchiladas. Specifically, chicken enchilada casserole. Hot, cold, whatever. And most cajun foods. When I cook red beans and rice for an event (generally enough to serve at least a hundred people as solo entree, or 200 as one part of an extended menu) I ALWAYS keep some to eat the next day. Ditto duck and andouille gumbo. I make my seafood gumbo base 2 days before I need it, then add the fresh seafood shortly before serving. Best of both worlds. Yummy gumbo, fresh seafood. I need another refrigerator. ---
**Author:** ![shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391/35 "2003-06-28T21:16:52Z")
Green beans. I don’t know why, but good green beans (out of my mother’s garden or Allen’s if you must have canned) taste better to me the day after being cooked. Reheat them on the stove or in the microwave, and I can eat 'em up. And fried chicken, obviously. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-taste-better-as-leftovers/180391.md?page=1)