On Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:40:58 -0800 (PST), 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

Across the board, I don't believe that anything tastes better the next
day. Yuck! Any development of flavor that is necessary to enhance
the dish can be achieved on the day that it is made. This is an old
wives' tale meant to improve the image of leftovers.
Janet US