Man reveals the world’s most delicious airplane meals from Cajun spiced salmon to ricotta-filled ravioli
Food blogger Nikos Loukas believes you can find tasty grub at 35,000 feet
NIKOS Loukas is a keen foodstagrammer, but his culinary interests are different than most.
Rather than snap fancy fare or exotic delicacies during his travels, this frequent flyer prefers to turn the camera on his in-flight meals — a kind of food that is generally considered the gastronomic lowlight of any trip abroad.
But Nikos reckons there’s great grub to be found at 35,000 feet — if you know what to order and which airline to fly with.
“I travel a fair bit for work and for pleasure so I wanted to start keeping a log of all my airline food experiences. Instagram is great for that.
“Generally I find [airline food] OK — sometimes it’s horrible, and other times it’s like dining in a fine restaurant, even in economy class.”
Nikos said the airlines dishing up the best meals were Turkish Airlines, Aegean Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines and “any Japanese airline, as they are so meticulous about everything”.
He said the most impressive meal he’d eaten was with Singapore Airlines.
“The Japanese Kyo-Kayseki meal in first class, or the Lobster Thermidor. Amazing,” he said.
“Sure, it’s first class, but I’ve had similar experiences in economy class with airlines in Europe.”
As for one of the worst? Nikos said a gloop of mystery meat on a Ukraine International Airlines flight lurched dangerously close to a culinary horror.
Having taken an estimated 400 flights, Nikos has become somewhat of an expert in knowing what to order and what to avoid in any travel class.
“If there is a curry available on the menu, choose it,” he said. “It tends to travel quite well and retain its flavour at 35,000 feet.
"We tend to lose up to 30 per cent of our sense of taste and smell when travelling up in the air, so that has a lot to do with why your meal might not taste the best.
“If you want to avoid being bloated try to stick to salads and cold dishes only, and drink lots of water.
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