Customers going on holiday are often served bleak and unappealing meals,
even if they pay a premium.
A gallery of images of food horrors collected by members of
Which?
suggests that airlines are struggling very little to offer food that looks appealing as well as tasty.
The consumer group said that some of the dishes seem really made to turn the stomach, adding: "We're talking about everything from sloppy chicken to pastries that
could work as a brick
."
The consumer group said that some of the dishes seem really made to turn the stomach.
And they add: "And it would be a mistake to assume that taking a higher category of passage will save you from a culinary nightmare."
The airlines claim that they go to great lengths,
sometimes hiring celebrity chefs
, to produce good-quality meals in difficult circumstances.
There is some evidence to suggest that conditions on board an airplane, such as
air pressure and temperature,
change the taste of food and drinks.
A gallery of images of food horrors suggests that airlines do little to offer food that looks appealing as well as tasty.
Interestingly, science indicates that
even cabin engine noise
can change the way people taste food.
inedible meals
Photos of certain meals shown by passengers suggest that these dishes
could not be eaten even if they were served on a silver tray
in one of the world's finest hotels, overlooking a blue sea.
Ryanair
passenger
Billy Shearer made the mistake of ordering the Irish breakfast for a morning flight based on the company's description as
"the perfect option to fill you up and start your day".
Ryanair passenger Billy Shearer spent $11 on this Irish breakfast.
He paid $11
for what the photo in the company magazine showed: two pieces of bacon, two hot dogs, hash browns, white pudding, a tomato, and a few slices of whole wheat bread.
However, the unfortunate diner cried as he opened the wrapper: a monstrosity of
watery potato wedges, dried mushrooms, and a piece of frozen white pudding.
Ryanair
was the worst performing airline in the food survey.
It was the only one that received a terrible one-star rating.
The cake had an indecipherable taste.
disgusting foods
In fact, the carriers seem to have a particular problem with breakfast.
The BA company included a portion of scrambled eggs that was virtually unrecognizable due to
its strange color and consistency
, along with watery mushrooms.
David Ball flew business class with
British Airways
from London to Mauritius and paid a higher fare for a luxury experience.
However, those hopes quickly died when he was presented with the food: "What you see in the photo is a
piece of dry chicken, a piece of burnt cauliflower,
a tablespoon of dirt and cooked rice.
Awful".
"What you see in the photo is a piece of dry chicken, a piece of burnt cauliflower, a spoonful of dirt and cooked rice. Horrible," said the passenger.
His return trip on
World Traveler Plus
, which is a premium economy, fared no better when he was served an "omelette" for breakfast:
"Tasted exactly as pictured, disgusting,"
he said.
They served him an "omelette" for breakfast: "It tasted exactly the same as it appears in the photo, disgusting," he said.
Grease and cardboard taste
Another BA
premium economy traveler
was disappointed with his meal.
He described his meat with roasted vegetables and mashed potatoes as "overcooked and burnt around the edges."
A Norwegian
passenger
was dismayed to find
her chicken and mash swimming in grease
in a meal she described as "sloppy."
A Norwegian passenger was dismayed to find her chicken and mashed potatoes swimming in grease.
A turkey ham and swiss cheese "baguette" was equally disappointing and
lacking in filling.
A turkey ham and swiss cheese "baguette" was equally disappointing and lacking in filling.
Etihad
customer
Richard Cooney was shocked by the "poor quality" of the food on his flight from Bangkok to Abu Dhabi.
He described the sweet corn, beans and rice dish as "cold and unseasoned", while the cake
was so "dry and hard it was like a brick".
The passenger described the sweet corn, beans and rice dish as "cold and unseasoned", while the cake was so "dry and hard it was like a brick".
David Cann had a memorable dining experience aboard the little-known
Uzbekistan Airways
: "I was told it was chicken with aubergines and pasta, which sounded promising, but it
all tasted like cardboard."
Those with special dietary requirements may find their in
-flight options even more limited and unpleasant.
A BA
celiac passenger
requested a gluten-free option just to receive a vegetarian meal:
"How did that taste? Disgusting. Inedible."
Yannis Psomadakis, who has a complex set of dietary requirements, suffers from "being held captive on long-haul flights."
He had a horrible experience with a low lactose option of cod with spinach and beans.
In closing,
BA
traveler Yannis Psomadakis, who has a complex set of dietary requirements, suffers from "being held captive on long-haul flights."
He had a horrible experience with a
low lactose option of cod with spinach and beans.
And no dessert.
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GML
