I was eating leftovers with my aunt for lunch one day. She saw me eating cold french fries. She really, REALLY didn't want me eating cold french fries, so she took them and heated them up.
We had the usual discussion of "how can you DO that to yourself" and "it's OK, I eat everything", but this reminded me of a similar situation with my mom. Years earlier, we had soup and dumplings from our favorite take-out Chinese restaurant. The next day, I was still in the mood for those same dumplings. My mom asked me if she should heat them up and, being the ravenous creature that I am, replied "no - I'll have them cold".
To which she called me a "heathen" and threw my dumplings in the microwave for two agonizing minutes.
I understand the parental instinct to want to provide the best for your kids and relatives. While the majority may think that cold french fries suck regardless, I'm of the opinion that trying to reheat day-old french fries is an act of futility. I think the french fried potato is food's version of a zombie - you may be able to resurrect it, but it's just a lumbering, brainless shadow of its former self.
But thank you, Aunt Sue, for heating up the fries and mom for heating up the dumplings. They were still delicious.
Man, I'm hungry - I wonder what's in the fridge?
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