Why does food always taste better re-heated the next day ?

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,732]

I am surprised to see so many hate reheated pizza. I actually love it, though pizza is better when fresh and I just love pizza beyond belief, so that could be the reason. XD 

 

There actually is one type of food that I do actually think is better when reheated or even cold; Chinese food. Something about it being chilled and not as hot as before makes it more appealing to me. Can't pinpoint an exact reason though. 

[CuriousPony 157]

I like reheated foods cuz they get softer. But french fries just get all dry, so they don't really do well when reheated. :s

[碇 シンジン 27,433]

I actually don't eat meals at all they are not piping hot so I reheat them sometimes like 3-4times 

[smk.png 181]

Depends on the food. .

[SharpWit 2,708]

I like to eat most things cold. At my second to last job I was known for eating half frozen hot pockets. Is that an oxymoron? I love steak, best 5 to 10 minutes right off the grill but if there's left overs I'll never reheat it. Dries out the meat. Same for smoked brisket. Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, really good cold the next day. I don't reheat bacon, had some cold chicken noodle soup yesterday. I often ate my parents leftovers but they were cold by the time I got to them. Whenever I order a hot chocolate I normally let it cool down to room temperature. Rather than wait for cookies to cool down I just skip the cooking process and eat the raw dough. I know a good recipe that doesn't require eggs. Pastries and burgers I won't reheat, pizza is great not only cold but for breakfast. I do reheat things like pancakes and waffles but that's because they often absorb moisture when stored in Tupperware, and having it warm will melt the butter nicely. Honestly this is just rambling. For me most food doesn't taste better when reheated. Cooked vegetables which I rarely have might be the one thing I would reheat every time, particularly mashed potatoes. this isn't reheating, but sometimes I like to microwave my apples. I do it whole, makes them juicier in my opinion. be careful to not leave them in too long. Don't want to burn your mouth or clean up exploded bits.

[Pr0m4NV14 839]

You know how when you make a Sandvich, it doesn’t taste as good as when someone else makes the Sandvich for you? That’s because when you make a Sandvich yourself, you already have an idea of what it is gonna taste like, but if someone else makes you a Sandvich, it tastes better because you aren’t expecting the flavour. This also applies to reheating soup, in a way.

[Phosphor 11,532]

I find some leftovers taste better cold instead of re-heated. Pizza and turkey come to mind. Seems like some foods just lose flavor once they're reheated. 

[RDDash 19,203]

I do prefer hot food been cold on the second day, sometimes I do reheat it . I guess pizza is the best example of that.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,315]

On 12/9/2015 at 5:31 PM, Bogrick Grey Mane said:

 

 

A good home made soup, or stew, does actually taste much better if left overnight and then re headed the next day, ya should try it  

Exactly! It somehow gives the flavors time to combine and enrich.

[Midnight Solace 5,132]

It does? When I reheat my pizza it tastes way worse than before. 

[EpicEnergy 23,224]

To me food normally tastes worse when it is re-heated the next day.

[applesjck 5,602]

Normally food doesn't taste that good to me once it's reheated.

Although stew is an exception.

[DubWolf 17,364]

Not sure what you’re talking about . Almost anything I try later isn’t as great.

[Lucky Bolt 35,085]

Not spaghetti. Have you ever reheated spaghetti the next day? Yuck it’s disgusting 

[DixonTheAdversary 1,632]

There's only a few foods that work when re-heated, otherwise, I usually find it is worse when re-heated.