My Bottom Five: Leftover Foods

I‘m a man that doesn't enjoy leftovers in general, but there are at least ten foods that just don't do it for me once they've reached those frigid, refrigerated temperatures.

5: MEATLOAF - Notice that I don't say meatloaf sandwich. I enjoy nuking a piece of last night's meatloaf and putting it between toast with some mayo, but just the thought of cold, slimy ketchup over the baked-in, caked-on greasiness of beef loaf makes me shiver.

4: PORK FRIED RICE - Now, I love Chinese food. I sometimes eat it twice a week if I'm really in the mood for some. But the almost uncooked texture and overall unpleasant day-old flavor of leftover fried rice that just doesn't appeal to my taste buds. One can use leftover white rice to make a great fried rice stir-fry, but once it's fried, it's hard to bring it back to life.

3: CERTAIN NACHOS - Not that they're terrible a day or two later, but there are certain types of nachos that don't keep well in the refrigerator. This is especially true of the shredded cheese and barbecue pork nachos they serve at Buddy's. Overall, nachos are better when they've just been prepared.

2: SPAGHETTI - I guess it's okay if you can get past the unchewably dry bits that form after the chilling process.

1: TACO BELL - This one is just sickening to think about it. A taco shell that's too chewy, beef that's dripping with grease because the microwaving process has somehow perfected a way to squeeze the most fat out of leftover meat as possible and runny sour cream that is trying desperately to not become completely liquid. I'm sure we've all tried this hoping that it would be a good idea, but it's just not meant to be.

Eat well.

Sean Webb can be contacted at webb195@marshall.edu.