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Default does it really Taste Better the next day?

On 3/1/2012 2:08 PM, Jean B. wrote:
> 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.
>

Cold blueberry and apple pies are excellent, IMHO and last several days
in the fridge (unless I get to hear about them :-)

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