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Default does it really Taste Better the next day?

marco wrote:
> I often read at the end of a recipe,
> or an opinion about a recipe,
> that a food dish tastes better the next day.
>
> I wonder if this is [many times] a fallacy?
> Not in all cases of course.
>
> I believe, that most of the time,
> it may be physiological [I think that's the word].
>
> For example, a cup of coffe,
> made the same way, can taste different,
> from day to day.
>
> The first time I tasted strawberry rhubarb pie,
> I couldn't belive how good it tasted.
> But later, after I had had it a few times,
> it just didn't live up to my expectations.
>
> marc


I don't think anyone says pies are better the next day. Soups,
stews, and things like that are frequently better though.

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