AIBU or is saving curry a bit weird

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Never known anyone to keep leftover takeaway for the next day until DP - always thought it was a one night treat. Think it's a bit odd - is it?

What's he suppose to do - eat it all even if he's full??
I always keep half my takeaway for the next day when I get one. A starter and a main and rice is so much food - it's two portions.

Yabvvvu, next day curry is treat of kings.

There’s always a lengthy negotiation over the leftover curry in this house. It’s amazing, try it!

Why wouldn't you save any leftover food? Why throw it away? Leftover curry is brilliant.

What?! Why waste perfectly good and delicious food?! Chinese the next day is even better!

Our favourite takeaway does massive portions, DH gets two nights out of his (and he has a big appetite) and I get three! It'd be such a waste to throw it away but we'd never eat it all in one go. I love that a takeaway provides quick and easy meals for several nights, feels better value for money too.

We never have leftovers. If we did I'd save it.

What are you on about? Of course you save leftover curry for the next day! Why on earth would you throw it away?

Totally normal here.

Put in the fridge as soon as it is cool, eat as a midnight snack or next day for lunch.

Sorry OP, you are the odd one! Saved curry is great

Ohhh haha! I think the OP has her answer.

Is it just the curry part you find odd, OP, or are you generally not a big leftover person?

Probably YANBU if the latter, but if the former YAdefinitelyBU. Curry's great the next day!

Just finished a chickpea curry with potato cakes - going in the freezer when I wash up.

S

Always have a Chinese mash-up breakfast here. Must mix all dishes into the pan and serve with leftover rice!

You are the odd one.

Your DP has it right.

This didn't go the way you expected, but you'll thank us tomorrow when you are having leftover curry

80% of the reason I get curry is to have the leftovers the next day!

Of course it's not weird

I love leftover curry for breakfast. I also reheat rice and have never had food poisoning.

Love leftover curry for brunch - yum!

Sorry OP, it's seems you are the weird one

We always have leftover chinese, goes in fridge for hungry teenager who eats at weird hours. I admit to saving the FR for the dogs who love it on their nuts the next day.

Yabu, it's normal to save some for the next day.

What is weird however is what an ex boyfriend of mine used to do. Which was to pile all of the curry, rice, naan on a plate. Eat half, then put the plate on the floor (not in the fridge), overnight, then eat the leftovers that hadn't been in the fridge cold off the floor for breakfast.

how he never got food poisoning I don't know.

YABVVVVVU

We usually eat the meats or paneer or kofta from the curry on the first day, and then on the second day, we medium boil up some eggs from our backyard flock and then cook them gently in the leftover curry sauces. Food of the gods! Egg curry is common enough in India, but not done on too many menus elsewhere, so it's a nice refresh of a previous evening meal.

I always buy extra so I can have leftovers another day.
Yum. 😋