On 5/17/2015 7:34 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 2:51:03 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "JRStern" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sun, 17 May 2015 12:45:38 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Just like a lot of Chinese food really *is* better the next day, it
>>>>> benefits in many ways from the time it takes the ingredients to
>>>>> interact.
>>> ...
>>>> In this part of the world, Chinese food just turns icky soon after it's
>>>> served.
>>>
>>> Really? I thought it was general consensus that the leftover stuff is
>>> really good the next day or two, assuming you get it in the fridge not
>>> that long after it's made and served, and in sealed containers, and
>>> it's usually also best eaten cold, I've never found a consistent way
>>> to reheat it and still have it taste good.
>>
>> There are many dishes under the umbrella of Chinese food. I would think
>> that a steamed Hum Bow would not be so good the day after. A baked one
>> probably wouldn't be as good as fresh either but would be better than the
>> steamed. And anything that is supposed to be crisp would be less so upon
>> reheating.
>>>
>>> Fried rice, twice cooked pork, chicken in black bean sauce, eggplant,
>>> bok choi and black mushrooms, shrimp and veggies, honey walnut shrimp,
>>> kung pao whatever, mu shu whatever, all do great ... OK the egg fu
>>> yung (sp) I tried recently wasn't good cold, but it wasn't good hot
>>> either. Sweet and sour pork/chicken might not do as well with the
>>> breading.
>>>
>>> Probably better if it's not too oily or salty to begin with, but it's
>>> probably better if it's not too oil or salty to begin with.
>>
>> Yes. Alas at most of the restaurants here, they tend to Americanize the
>> food. Most things are made breaded and fried. I wonder how much authentic
>> Chinese food is made that way? Probably not a lot.
>
> My thinking is that foods that have been steamed or fried quickly don't take well to reheating. I don't care much for refrigerated rice. That's just me. I don't want to discourage people from eating days old Chinese food.
>

1 day old = breakfast.

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