What is the best food to eat as leftovers?

A few dishes lose everything overnight. Others quietly improve, and one gets eaten cold standing at the fridge.

1. 1
   Pizza

   The one dish a large share of people prefer cold, eaten standing at the fridge door.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Lasagna

   Sets overnight into neat slices that hold their shape better than they did on day one.
   600pts
3. 3
   Fried chicken

   Cold from the fridge, the crust turns from crisp to dense and the seasoning comes forward.
   551pts
4. 4
   Beef stew

   The classic argument for cooking too much on purpose.
   551pts
5. 5
   Chili

   Widely held to improve on the second day as the spices settle into the beans.
   494pts
6. 6
   Shepherd's pie

   A tray dish designed to be cut into squares and reheated for as long as it lasts.
   494pts
7. 7
   Lo mein

   Takeout noodles that reheat unevenly and are still eaten straight from the carton.
   350pts
8. 8
   Spaghetti bolognese

   The sauce gains; the pasta loses. Most households accept the trade.
   350pts
9. 9
   Enchiladas

   Tortillas that have absorbed the sauce completely, which is either the best or worst outcome.
   350pts
10. 10
    Mac and cheese

    Reheats into something denser and browner, which a substantial minority prefer.
    350pts
11. 11
    Roast chicken

    Two more meals hide on the carcass, plus stock if anyone can be bothered.
    257pts
12. 12
    Pulled pork

    Keeps its moisture for days and turns into tacos, sandwiches or a fried hash.
    257pts
13. 13
    Brisket

    Smoked for twelve hours and sliced cold the next day without losing much at all.
    257pts
14. 14
    Fried rice

    The dish that exists because of leftovers, and works best when the rice is a day old.
    257pts
15. 15
    Curry

    A sauce that keeps thickening and deepening for as long as it sits.
    143pts
16. 16
    Meatloaf

    Its second life is a sandwich, which most people consider the point of making it.
    143pts
17. 17
    Pot roast

    Beef and vegetables that fall apart further every time the pot goes back on the heat.
    143pts