Foods That You Like As Well Or Better When Cold

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I know the obvious answer is going to be cold pizza. I actually never saw the attraction. I always heated it up.

My Mom, when we invariably went on long trips in the car, used to pack cold hard boiled eggs and fried chicken, along with whatever else.

I cannot exclude nor forget that cold fried chicken. It was really good. I was a kid, and I get that hot fried chicken from the best place that makes it in your area is golden, but cold fried chicken is pretty damn good too.

What foods have you eaten in this way that were originally served hot and sent along in a picnic, a road trip or just as leftovers that you enjoyed?

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I heat up my leftover pizza too. My favorite local independent — La Nonna Rosa — makes such good pizza I feel obliged to treat it with the utmost respect.

I love making pan-fried chicken once in a while, and I ALWAYS let it cool to room temp before setting to. I’m no southerner, but I don’t think you’re traditionally SUPPOSED to serve it hot. This is why I don’t ever order it in restaurants. While I wait for it to settle, the chicken drains on brown paper bags and I make the pan gravy, mashed potatoes, and other sides.

I’ve been enjoying leftover pasta cold since I was a kid. Spagooch with meatballs and/or sausage…chicken Tetrazzini…Greek pastitsio.

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Cake - I know a lot of people like iced layer cake slightly warm or room temp, but I love it second day out of the fridge.

Macaroni and cheese - the cheap boxed kind. Leftovers stored in the fridge are usually eaten cold the next day.

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prime rib, EBT grocery store fried chicken, potatoes au gratin, bacon, most pies

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Fried chicken, definitely.

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Cold meatballs or cold meatloaf can make a pretty good sandwich on a buttered roll.

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I used to pull frozen hot dogs out of the, uh, freezer and just bite into that frozen wiener. It was a real snack for me.

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Sausages, a cold sausage sandwich in particular.

Cooked pumpkin (butternut squash for Americans I guess). I just cooked some now - cubed, steamed, tossed in butter and dukkah briefly in a frying pan and stored in the fridge for use in salads over the next couple of days.

I also did a batch of sous vide 65° eggs that are in the fridge for eating cold.

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Winner! Except I like my meatloaf on sourdough with some mayo and pickles.

I also like cold lumpia.

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BLECH@!$!@

Do you still like them now?

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Now a cold meatloaf sammy I can get behind. My favorite meatloaf sandwhich EVER was the one that the Boston Market franchise used to sell, with hickory smoked BBQ ketchup on it and on grainy wheat bread. They don’t exist anymore, but cold, Colibri?

I mean, the concept doesn’t sound bad, but the execution does. Never done that, can’t be sure.

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If you’ll accept the reverse, unfrozen/melted French vanilla ice cream – the good stuff – with a little bit of nutmeg makes a very nice substitute for eggnog.

And I have a shameful fondness for cold spaghetti and meatballs

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I can’t believe this thread has managed to get to 11 replies without a single mention of leftover Chinese food. (Or, rather, leftover standard American Chinese takeout food.)

Cold leftover Ethiopian is awesome, too. I especially recommend the spice-and-butter-soaked injera that was already delicious hot. It’s also quite yummy cold.

If I’ve put leftover spaghetti with olive oil in the fridge, I’d be happy to eat that right out of the fridge.

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Chinese food EXCEPT for fried rice: that is never the same the next day.

Cold pizza is the breakfast of champions.

Home-made sausage rolls are a dream when cold.

Any roasted meat with a good chutney is da bomb.

Cold cauliflower in cheese sauce is better cold too.

I could go on, but shit, I’m hungry now and going to raid the fridge for leftovers. :smiley:

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Not just cold fried chicken. Even cold roasted or grocery store rotisserie chicken is great. The leg and thigh is best, though.

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Cold Chinese food I can definitely see (or eat) and probably have. Now I’m thinking of cold, slippery Udon noodles with Szechuan seasoning…damn you guys!

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Fried rice. For breakfast, cold or room temp. With chilli sauce. Mmmmmm!

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Ice cream.

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And poured over chocolate cake or apple pie it makes a respectable replacement for cerme anglaise.

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That’s a good one. I was drawing a blank until I read your post.