13 Airline Meals You'll Actually Look Forward To Eating

If you've ever flown for more than two hours by airplane and were subject to an entree that was more military ration than home-cooked meal, then you too understand why the $6 slice of cheese pizza sold out of a kiosk prior to boarding your flight may not be a bad deal after all.

Part of it is the difference in air pressure. Once we start gaining altitude, our olfactory senses are the first to go, and our tastebuds with them. The combination of cool, dry air in the cabin and the lower air pressure essentially numb our taste buds, and cause us to experience the exact same meal that could be quite tasty on the ground in a less than ideal manner.

Pay enough for your plane ticket however, and the chefs in charge of keeping you satiated a few dozen thousand feet off the ground will adjust their recipe to compensate for your lack of taste.

 

"The lunch on Turkish Airlines" #food #cooking #delicious pic.twitter.com/k2G2iVN9RH

— Delicious_Feed (@Delicious_Feed) November 2, 2016

 

Next level airplane food #ana #tokyo #inflight #kaiseki #latergram by vosschick pic.twitter.com/4N8B3n9mYB

— Tanat Tonguthaisri (@gastronomy) December 12, 2015

 

american airlines food is ?
(no that's not wine dw) pic.twitter.com/QgxbQw1ACT

— tati (@sailoutbbg) December 17, 2016

 

Proper breakfast.Smooth silky scram eggs,Quality sausage, bacon etc. Fruit (Tea a bit cool). Airline food as it should be @British_Airways pic.twitter.com/dz2fZW9k5U

— Jeremy Clark (@Trayset) December 19, 2016

 

"@skift: Cathay Pacific Tries to Set a New Standard for Business Class Food http://t.co/pzuSflBJCo pic.twitter.com/OlRJ7ykv3w"

— nunovargas (@nunovargas) March 8, 2015

 

Who says airplane food is disgusting? #delicious #premiumeconomy @AirCanada #dreamliner #christmasvacation from #YYZ to #LHR pic.twitter.com/NkaAgAZo2B

— David Figs (@david_figs) December 18, 2016

 

#Breakfast aboard #Qantas. #firstclass #planefood #qantasfood #luxurytravel #livetheadventure #lifewelltravelled pic.twitter.com/yPQdYkAGa1

— Peter (@PeterLoh) October 3, 2016

 

I will take Hawaiian Airlines plane food over the hale kehau dining hall a n y d a y pic.twitter.com/RDeEzd9xuR

— Mikhaila (@Mikhailasayss) March 30, 2015

 

Air New Zealand Asian #Vegetarian Meals out of LAX http://t.co/IfU3oEvCr7 #food #travel http://t.co/7Ghj9zVl3E pic.twitter.com/QfnLqpyteW

— Paula Sillars (@paula_from_nz) July 24, 2015

 

As airline food goes, not too bad for dinner at 11pm. @Lufthansa_USA #LH421 pic.twitter.com/MIyXmVAun6

— newsbellzürich (@newsbellzurich) October 8, 2016

 

I mean, how does one even eat that miniature crab while on the plane? ??✈️? #airplane #food #ANA #kaiseki #HND #NH8… pic.twitter.com/dpbp5Cfqrp

— Sashimi Galore (@SashimiGalore) May 23, 2016

 

Best airplane food I ever had and nicest crew #ANA airlines #japan pic.twitter.com/0XtXgLNtHH

— Afra J.Mashhadi (@Afrafrafra_j) May 22, 2016

 

Some pretty tasty airline food. Chicken was moist and salad fresh! Gracias @Aeromexico @GolfDigest @LosCabosTourism pic.twitter.com/3iZVvrwU9y

— Ming Tsai (@mingtsai) August 3, 2016

Call me when Taco Bell decides to open up shop in the sky.

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