I don't get it and some people have tried explaining but it seems to ultimately boil down to "I just don't like/want to" which to me is incredibly insufficient. These people would rather throw away perfect food even when they made it themselves. Leaving out certain exceptions that don't keep well, many dishes can even taste better as leftovers while others can be combined to form entirely new dishes.

Edit: to those asking, this is about several people in my life who throw out a lot of food because they don't leftovers and when I've asked them about it I've felt that they don't really give good answers. These are people who afaik don't have eating disorders since they eat normally but will not do takeaway at restaurants or save extra portions of a meal they've cooked.

  • sofia_commie [she/her,comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    I usually make food with the purpose of eating later (i worked in professional kitchens b4) but i know people like my dad will absolutely not eat day old food and demand his mom wife make his own fresh food. Yes he is an anti-feminist far right fascist. And yes i do have dad issues, how did you know?

    • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      There's a concept in Ayurvedic medicine called "Tamas", which translates to anything that dulls or tires you out. One of the so-called Tamasic foods is "any sort of leftovers, food that isn't freshly prepared"

      I can imagine people taking and running with that, without considering those texts were written in various areas of India over 2000 years before refrigeration was invented, where a few hours in 85 degree heat would actually spoil your lunch.

      • sofia_commie [she/her,comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        I feel like anyone who says that kind of stuff also has lots of crystals and dream catchers scattered around their homes and a printed tapestry of horses or an hindu god hanging in their living room