# Foods That You Like As Well Or Better When Cold **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561 "2018-01-27T01:01:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![biometricks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@biometricks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biometricks)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/21 "2018-01-27T13:48:46Z")
> [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](#): > > 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. That reminds me of a kid I grew up with. He refused to cook hot dogs any other way than on the bbq. If that wasn’t an available option he would eat them straight out of the package. It was rough to watch and one of the most illogical things I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/22 "2018-01-27T14:14:16Z")
I absolutely was going to go with pizza, but it depends on the pizza. There are some that are absolutely terrible cold, and others that are somehow even better than when hot. (Just a few weeks ago I had a rather mediocre pizza, but, in the morning, it just tasted fantastic! The general rule I’ve found is if the pizza is so-so hot, it’s often better cold, and if it’s it’s great hot, it’s only so-so cold. I also find this rule tends to work best on Chicago/Midwestern style thin crust pizza, as opposed to New York or Neapolitan styles. Those I generally don’t like cold.) Not a fan of cold fried chicken or Chinese food, though (snotty goop, blech). Meatloaf is the one I look forward to more for the sandwiches than the meat itself. Roast beef is about equally good hot or cold. While I generally like turkey warm, turkey breast I also tend to prefer as sandwich meat. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/23 "2018-01-27T15:46:08Z")
My favorite would have to be cold meatloaf in a sandwich. Like **Chefguy** , sourdough bread, but I want some mustard with the mayo, and some cheese (pickles are assumed). Cold leftover Kraft boxed Mac ‘n’ Cheese is a real winner with me. I usually simply put the saucepan I made it in into the fridge, and then pull that out the next day and consume. Probably with something in the way of a condiment (mayo, sour cream, ranch, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/24 "2018-01-27T17:46:42Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > My favorite would have to be cold meatloaf in a sandwich. Like **Chefguy** , sourdough bread, but I want some mustard with the mayo, and some cheese (pickles are assumed). > > Cold leftover Kraft boxed Mac ‘n’ Cheese is a real winner with me. I usually simply put the saucepan I made it in into the fridge, and then pull that out the next day and consume. Probably with something in the way of a condiment (mayo, sour cream, ranch, etc.) I’ll concede the mustard, but no cheese for me. Maybe some lettuce for crunch. Forgot about cold turkey sandwiches, with cold stuffing, mayo and cranberry sauce. Cold salmon and cream cheese on a bagel. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/25 "2018-01-27T18:23:09Z")
Cold pizza, of course. Soft, warm butter. I’d like to keep butter out of the fridge, but Mrs. Shark insists I’ll die if it’s not refrigerated (my family never kept butter cold, none of us have died from it nor raw cookie dough made with softened butter. At least not yet). I prefer most Greek food cold as well as many Asian foods. And I like my wimmen hot. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/26 "2018-01-27T20:19:50Z")
Frozen summer sausage always had a certain appeal to me. Not just cold, _frozen_. Made for nice gnawing, it did. I’m over it, mostly. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/27 "2018-01-27T20:42:31Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > 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. I love cake after it’s been in the fridge! ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/28 "2018-01-27T20:45:05Z")
> [@Scribble](#): > > 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. Yes, how could I forget cold lo mein. We ordered last night and it was good and hot, but I love the cold leftovers. Lots of posts about cold chicken, I’m all over that, too. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/29 "2018-01-27T20:59:53Z")
Green beans. Not cooked and leftover cold (bleah), but raw and crisp-crunchy fresh, just to eat the way you’d eat a raw carrot. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/30 "2018-01-28T01:15:54Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Cold salmon and cream cheese on a bagel. Does anyone eat smoked salmon hot? :eek: Back to the meatloaf sandwich: it’s funny, but that is one sandwich I simply can’t stand with more “crunch” to it than the pickles provide. It’s like it should be alll soft and tender. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/31 "2018-01-28T01:19:29Z")
My local market has a smoker going every day. One of their items is smoked salmon. They sell it in their hot case and it’s good hot. Now it’s hot smoked, not cold smoked like lox. GaryM ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/32 "2018-01-28T18:36:18Z")
Second on hot dogs. Back when I could indulge in such salty stuff, half the package would be snacked on cold. After all, they’re fully cooked, so that makes them just cylindrical lunch meat, right? yum ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/33 "2018-01-28T19:23:28Z")
_Is it good cold?_ is my test for good leftover Chinese food, especially sweet and sour chicken. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/34 "2018-01-28T21:08:48Z")
Fried chicken! I have so many good memories of picnics that featured cold fried chicken that we bought at Popeye’s the previous night! Nom nom nom! ---
**Author:** ![BuckChongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@BuckChongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckChongo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/35 "2018-01-29T00:36:55Z")
Cold steak, and I love to culturally appropriate cold Mexican food excepting those danged greasy redhots. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/36 "2018-01-29T06:34:23Z")
Another vote for cold meatloaf on good bread. Just ketchup and lettuce, thanks. I also like cold roast beef cut real thick and eaten by itself. When us brothers were younger we called it “slab”. Add salt and fresh ground pepper to taste. Roll it up if desired. And just as good on a sandwich, although then I add catsup. Cold cake for me too. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/37 "2018-01-29T15:06:17Z")
Pizza Chicken - fried, baked, BBQ’d, rotisseried - sandwich or just eat with lots of salt Roast beef - sandwich ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/38 "2018-01-29T15:20:11Z")
Brownie batter. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561/39 "2018-01-29T16:44:06Z")
Hard-boiled eggs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-you-like-as-well-or-better-when-cold/807561.md?page=1)