In Flight Meals - Do you eat them?

[anat0l]

Have a look at a Lufthansa F class menu ex-FRA sometime if you want linguistic marvels. I've seen a few doozies...

I have seen a few and they don't tend to puzzle me as to what they offer at face value, but reflecting on some of the flavour combinations you do wonder how it ever (if it does) work...

A lot more modern Western cooking is trying to borrow from foreign (non-English) cooking techniques, flavours or food items, so sometimes if you're unfamiliar with those dishes then it can get confusing. A good example is that I didn't know what beignets were when they were on a menu (in a restaurant on the ground - haven't seen them in the air). I guess one could just call them "French fritters" or "choux fritters" instead, or even just "French doughnuts" in some cases.

But putting aside the movement into adopting foreign ideas for Western food, the rest of the techniques of cooking in Western (or globally common) cuisine are virtually exhausted, so there is almost nothing from a technique point of view (often the crucial part of a menu item that must be "decoded") that many people should find all that surprising or bizarre.

 

[BAM1748]

Meals in first and business have been plated in the galley for over 10 years. Unlike a restaurant though crew always use gloves to handle food.

I certainly remember seeing limited cooking happening in first back in the 90's, Hostesses with aprons using a fry pan to finish off some eggs over the pacific. Does anyone here remember United serving cooked on board Maccas? It was on 747 flights only and I think only domestic, but at the time it was possibly better than the opposition was serving as food.

I'd just like airlines to do simple things well.

Matt

 

[TomVexille]

I certainly remember seeing limited cooking happening in first back in the 90's, Hostesses with aprons using a fry pan to finish off some eggs over the pacific. Does anyone here remember United serving cooked on board Maccas? It was on 747 flights only and I think only domestic, but at the time it was possibly better than the opposition was serving as food.

I'd just like airlines to do simple things well.

Matt

I do remember Maccas on board. I had a few Happy Meals as a kid. IIRC it wasn't limited to 747s though.

 

[Buzzard]

I certainly ate my EK J meal on Sunday (Salmon entree followed by a delicious chicken dish) as did Mrs B who reported a steak to die for.

 

[jasonking]

I see wine glass not filled.
How to char the steak?

PS. Hopefully my first newbie post. 9 to go for my probie.

 

[wanderer_au]

Most of my flights are day trips between Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra. It depends on the time of day and what is on offer. If it's a redeye, I'll be grateful for a breakfast on the plane. If it's an inane little snack box on the flight between Sydney and Canberra, I'll pass. Domestic flights around the 1 hour mark are perfect for a cat nap. Yes, I can sleep anywhere, at any time, more or less on demand. I'd rather sleep than eat, most of the time.

International is different, I think. Eating breaks up the flight.