I just had some of my mom’s leftover spaghetti, and I realized that it always has a slightly more bitter taste in the morning after being reheated. What causes this kind of reaction?

Question

It happens both when stored in pyrex or tupperware.
Ingredients aren’t anything unusual; onions, garlic, hamburger, tomato paste, etc.
Tastes sweeter when fresh off of the stove, but has a more bitter taste when reheated as leftovers.

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Answer 1

I now have a… Phobia’s a strong word but reticence to try anyone’s “Bolognese” for exactly this reason, after growing up with my mom’s which had the same bitter problem. And again, only the spaghetti.

I think with hers it was an issue with fresh as well.