Why is food on the plane often so bad?

Why is the taste of food on the plane so bad? The answer may surprise you.

If you are a frequent flyer in Vietnam, surely you will not be alien to this specialty on our flights: Bread. Although Vietnamese bread is considered one of the world's best sidewalk dishes, in the cabin, it is still a disaster.

This is my feeling after enjoying this dish many times: Cold bread, both dry and hard to eat . falling teeth. In short, nightmares.

But blame the bread. If you look at other international airlines, you will also see that Vietnamese airlines are not alone, most airlines rarely leave a good impression with passengers about the quality of food.

Regardless of whether it is bread, Italian, or high-end food, their taste is always worse - more - very much compared to food on the ground.

Above 35,000 feet, the first thing that disappears is the taste.

Some people believe that because the quality of food is strictly controlled and preserved. However, the reality is not so.

Grant Mickels, the chef who serves dishes on the plane, offers a surprisingly unexpected answer. That's what the theme is not about food, it's about you.

" Above 35,000 feet, the first thing that disappears is the taste, " Mickels explains. He said that food quality as well as food is not a problem, the main problem lies in the fact that we are eating in a place too high.

The Fraunhofer Institute of Germany conducted the test in a fake cabin and the results showed that the delicious fish dish in a luxurious restaurant, unexpectedly taste "super horrible" in the air. Obviously when changing the environment conditions, our taste buds also begin to change.

The fake cabin test showed that the pressure change at altitudes above 8,000 feet, combined with the cool dry air similar to the interior of a real aircraft cabin made "your taste buds much worse. It's almost like you eat when you're having a cold, ' Mickels said.

In fact, our perception of salty and sweet tastes has decreased by about 30% at this altitude. In addition, the low humidity of the cabin will cause your nose to dry out, greatly affecting your feelings with the taste of the dish. Even if the ingredients and cooking are kept 100% the same as the ground, you will still find the dish more boring.

Even if the ingredients and cooking are kept 100% the same as the ground, you will still find the dish more boring.

Because your nose is almost . deaf, airlines don't lose their direct processing on the plane for danger.

Instead, all pre-prepared food is grounded, cooled and stored, loaded onto trucks to be transferred to the aircraft, and finally brought to the passenger (usually several hours later). .

When meat or fish is reheated, they will be dry and harder to eat, no matter how you do it. Your taste is inferior, food is worse.