So, does anyone else love this stuff?
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Having recently come off a rather long plane ride where I had one serving too much of airplane food, I wanted to bring up this subject. I'm not a picky eater and I understand that it's nice that they're giving us food at all, but the food on airplanes can be really crappy, at least from my perspective. This might be partly because airplane meals tend to be too small for me and I have a large appetite. But even the stuff they DO serve is not my cup of tea - when it's not tasteless, it usually has some odd flavour. This time, for example, I was quite displeased with a piece of bread with raisins they gave out as a midnight snack - the raisins made me feel rather uncomfortable in the stomach. I also had a very bad tasting omelette for breakfast; even with my cooking skills (or lack thereof), my scrambled eggs taste better. And their fruit is sooo NOT fresh!
Now, I can't say I hate airplane food - "Sparky," "hate," and "food" don't go in the same sentence. It's just not...very good. I mean, I pay $1000+ for a lot of these flights, so you'd think they could give us some better food to eat. Besides, while I don't suffer from sickness or even much jet lag, airplanes aren't the most comfortable place and people are prone to feeling sick. You'd think they could serve some better food when people are in such conditions.
When I got home, I looked up the issue online, and I wondered if I just picked bad airlines...like Continental (and it's always the same things - I could memorise their menu). I looked at pictures of airplane meals other people have had and they look way more appetizing than what I usually get.
So basically, after that speech, it sounds like a lot of people have been on planes on spcnet recently, especially those who live overseas from their native country and have gone back for the summer. Some basic questions I want to ask are:
1) For those who have eaten airplane meals, what is your general opinion on them? Do you think it varies much from airline to airline or is your opinion about airplane food universal?
2) Can you name any airlines with exceptionally good food (I heard that Qantas is decent)?
3) Which airlines have food that you should avoid at all costs (in case I happen to book a flight with any of these, I might want to bring my own)?
4) Do you think airplane food deserves its bad reputation, or do you think other factors, such as the high altitude, influence the taste of it?
5) If anyone has ever flown first class as well as economy, how does the food differ between the two (not that I will be flying first class anytime soon)?