airline food
Cabin meal service
Airline food is the meals and snacks served to passengers during flights.
The term often carries dismissive or comedic connotations—airline food became a staple of stand-up comedy in the late 20th century, shorthand for bland, unappetizing institutional fare: What's the deal with airline food?
The quality varies dramatically by airline and cabin class.
- trayShallow portable platform
- plasticCapable of being molded
- foilDefeat a plan
- lukewarmMildly warm temperature
- rubberyElastic and resilient
mystery meat · chicken · pasta · turbulence · cart · attendant · peanuts · pretzels · beverage · tomato juice · cramped · reheated · bland · salt · microwave · economy · business class · first-class
- bland thingsbland, dull, flat, plain, tasteless
- airline mealsmeal tray, meal service, hot meal, breakfast tray, beverage cart
- travel diningin-flight dining, meal service, dining cars, meal trays, galley
airline foodgourmet cuisine
Expertly prepared refined food
fine dining · farm-to-table · haute cuisine · cordon bleu · delicacy
airline foodomakase
Diner yields to chef
candlelit dinner · banquet · dinner party · Sunday roast · romantic dinner
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