Why does leftover spaghetti always taste better?

[MX2]

I actually look forward to the day after I have made it and it has sat in the fridge overnight.

Anyone else with me?

 

[spidey07]

tomato sauce needs time to develop to work out the acidity/sweetness, that's why you cook it all day long. You're probably also running into the pasta has taken on the flavor of the sauce a huge amount.

 

[Riceball]

Pasta never last until the next day at my hosue.

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: spidey07
tomato sauce needs time to develop to work out the acidity/sweetness, that's why you cook it all day long. You're probably also running into the pasta has taken on the flavor of the sauce a huge amount.

I would agree. Chili's always better the next day, too.

 

[Fritzo]

With pasta, the sauce absorbs into the pasta, then condenses...making it more flavorful.

Same deal with chili and soup- less water = stronger taste.

 

[Evadman]

less water makes it taste better

 

[TheGizmo]

i prefer fresh pasta. shrug.. i do enjoy it the next day but not as much... same with pizza.. but the next day it has to be cold pizza breakfast

 

[pontifex]

no way. left over spaghetti tastes horrible.

 

[CKent]

I prefer it fresh

 

[sandorski]

Spaghetti sauce(without noodles mxed in godamnit!) just ages very well(for a limited time). Just because it gets chilled in the friidge doesn't mean stuff isn't still going on. Same goes for chilli and many other foods.

 

[chrisms]

I don't like leftover spaghetti. You are strange and need to stop liking it immediately.

 

[Atheus]

Spaghetti? Nah, fresh.

Bolognese sauce? Defiantly.

 

[touchmyichi]

yeah, fresh is way better

 

[Zenmervolt]

I never have leftover noodles. But I agree that the sauce needs to age before it's best.

ZV

 

[Staples]

It always tastes better fresh but it can taste almost as good if it has been in the fridge contained right.

Whenever I cook spaghetti, I always cook 2-3 pounds of noodles so I will have left overs the next day. I am a lazy cook.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Hmmm. That's what my wife is making right now.

 

[Juno]

canned pasta = leftover pasta???

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: Juno
canned pasta = leftover pasta???

No way. I am talking about making sauce from scratch simmered all day in the crock, those kind of leftovers

 

[tranceport]

The sauce does need age.

The noodles should be fresh though.

I would store the two separately.

 

[mrzed]

Originally posted by: Atheus
Spaghetti? Nah, fresh.

Bolognese sauce? Defiantly.

Concur, it's about the style of the sauce. Ragout-type sauces are slow cooked, and extra time to develop can be good. Some other sauces are much better fresh. IMO, the pasta itself is always better fresh.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: sixone

Originally posted by: spidey07
tomato sauce needs time to develop to work out the acidity/sweetness, that's why you cook it all day long. You're probably also running into the pasta has taken on the flavor of the sauce a huge amount.

I would agree. Chili's always better the next day, too.

Day two chili is the best.

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

Flying Spaghetti Monster comes at night and blesses it.

 

[Kirby]

Gumbo is alot better after the first day. Actually, we don't even eat it right after we cook it.

 

[userman]

The good food fairy comes in your house at night and laces the spaghetti with LDS at night.

 

[Adam8281]

I totally agree. I like spaghetti all right, but the next day, MAN, I love it, especially the sauce. I could eat day-old refrigerated spaghetti sauce with a spoon for a meal; it's so much better than the night before.