Airline Food

PowerPoint Show by Andrew

Unidentifiable meat, soggy pasta and stale bread rolls: Airline food from around the world revealed (but not ALL of it is unappetizing)

India's now defunct Kingfisher Airlines serves an in-flight meal of curried chicken and Indian-style bread, roti on the side. There is also a spinach and paneer (Indian cottage cheese) tart and a creamy rice pudding for dessert.

Japanese flavors from America's Delta Airlines: A starter of salmon sashimi and pasta shells, followed by vegetable salad of peppers, lettuce, carrot and purple cabbage, and an anemic-looking roll. The main course is rice with brocolli and teriyaki beef or chicken. A slice of cake completes the meal.

Healthy food on Korean Air: A vegetarian offering of peas and beans served with what appears to be rice-stuffed marrow and a side of couscous. here is some fruit, a pickled vegetable salad and a bread roll as well.

TransAsia Airways: Business class snack of two types of breads, a fruit plate of kiwi, rock melon, pineapple and watermelon, and yogurt.

Singapore Airlines economy class Chinese meal of noodles cooked with mushrooms and vegetables and topped with three slices of roast chicken. Also on the tray are pickled green chillies, one bread roll and fruit salad.

Economy breakfast on a Delta Airlines flight from London to New York of scrambled eggs, wedges, sausage, fruit salad and orange juice.

Iberia Airlines: Is that Jamón ibérico on the breakfast plate? It seems only apt that the Spanish airlines serves a selection of hams with its omelette, toast and and fruit on the London to Barajas flight.

An inflight meal of rice topped with beef for Japan Airlines and served with a side of shichimi (seven-flavored spice) pickled vegetables.

Kingfisher Airlines, which has suspended all future bookings until further notice, served an Indian street food snack, Ragda patties (made from potato and chickpea flour) on its economy flight from Delhi to Bombay.

DrukAir 's economy meal  doesn't fare too badly. Bhutan's national carrier serves spicy tofu and vegetable noodles, with dragonfruit, melon and pineapple on the side, a yoghurt pot, a croissant and a muffin.

This mishmash of cuisines comes courtesy of an American Airlines flight from New York to Tokyo. Passengers are offered a green salad, and two pieces of sushi with pickled ginger.  The main course is meat in a brown sauce with a side of mash potato and what seems to be sweet corn and red pepper stew.

Air France's main comprising a cheese and vegetable tart to start and a pasta dish of chicken and yellow capsicum. The tray also holds two baguettes, two bottles of red wine and a bottle of water. Dessert seems to be a berry and white chocolate mousse.

Garish plastic cutlery from Virgin Atlantic's economy flight meal sits uneasily next to an unidentifiable stew served with rice. There is also a salad with mayonnaise dressing and a bread roll. The saving grace comes in the form of the Gu chocolate dessert.

Taiwan's EVA Airways Hello Kitty jet serves an adorable business breakfast set of tofu, miso soup, tomato and vegetable salad, tamagoyaki (Japanese omelette), rice, pickles, and prawns with broccoli and mushrooms.

The inflight business class meal from TransAsia Airways offers rice with vegetable and stir-fried beef and a salad of leaves, tomatoes and asparagus as well two bread rolls.

Lufthansa's elegant business class hors d'oeuvres is stuffed free-range chicken with Sel rose, a type of curing salt, accompanied with a creamy kohlrabi salad with blueberries and rocket. A glass of white wine and two bread rolls are on the side.

Aero Mexico's Clase Premier breakfast is a serving of a bread roll, traditional huevos rancheros with ham and a side of fruit salad with mango, honeydew, watermelon and a single grape. End the meal with a sweet muffin. Note the crystal salt and pepper shakers as well the napkin-wrapped cutlery.

Drukair, the national carrier of Bhutan serves a sizeable meal for its business class passengers of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and shrimps, and a poppy seed roll. Orange juice or water to drink as well as a serving of fruit salad and creamy yoghurt.

A meal served on a Vietnam Airlines flight from Taoyuan, Taiwan to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A serving of yogurt, three slices of fruit and what appears to be salmon en croute served with tomato and broccoli, and a bread roll is on offer for economy passengers.

Clean flavors: Turkish Airlines' business class breakfast from Istanbul to Zurich is a simple offering of ham, a bread roll, feta, cucumber and tomato salad with cheese and olives. There is also a fruit salad and a serving of yogurt as well as a small pot of sour cream.

Air Canada's London to Toronto economy flight passengers were served this overcooked cheese omelet, watery spinach and crusty tomato sauce. An insipid fruit salad plus yogurt pot and oddly-shaped roll completed their meal.

Cathay Pacific's business class breakfast is an exercise in minimalism. A neatly folded omelet is served with a single slice of ham, one chicken sausage, a lone tomato and three broccoli florets. A soft croissant,  a small salad and a mug of coffee completes this airline's simple repast.

Aero Mexico's New York to Mexico City repast of ham and cheese sandwiches, salad, chocolate cake and bread roll, all which come wrapped in plastic.

This Air France economy meal is yet another variation of chicken and pasta, served with a bread roll for a double carb hit. There is also what appears to be a tart for dessert.