In-flight meals often have a bad reputation.
After all, it's not the airline's fault that food tastes different at 30,000 feet than it does on the ground. Also, it's not all in your head that you suddenly want a ginger ale when the plane takes off.
It's science.
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“It's not what you imagine. Food and drinks taste different up in the air,” the editor-in-chief of travel website The Points Guy told Fox News Digital.
Henderson, who is based in New York, said the combination of low humidity and pressurized cabins causes dehydration, which “means things taste bland.”
Due to the high altitude of the flight, the taste of food and drinks, especially tomato juice, will be different than on the ground. (Rob Kim/Getty Images GQ)
In particular, “salty and sweet taste perceptions are particularly affected. Sour, bitter, and spicy tastes are less affected. This is why food preparation companies use more spices than they use on-site.” “It may explain why,” he added.
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Ginger ale also shows a similar improvement in taste with increasing altitude.
Mr Henderson said loud noise and vibrations in the cabin also played a role in determining taste.
The taste may change due to airplane noise and vibrations. (St. Petersburg)
He noted that research has shown that these factors can influence a person's sense of smell.
For Henderson, this also applies when he gets on a plane.
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“My sense of smell is also affected and the taste of food can change significantly,” he says.
“My sense of smell has been affected and the taste of food can also change significantly.”
When he flies, Henderson says his usual drink order is either a Coke Zero or a combination of cranberry juice and club soda with his meal.
One travel expert (not pictured) advised customers to choose pasta when meal orders are being taken, unless burgers or short ribs are not available on American Airlines. (St. Petersburg)
“American Airlines offers espresso on some of its flagship routes, and I enjoy it, but in-flight coffee is usually not very good,” he said.
And when you're taking your food order, I recommend choosing pasta, unless burgers or short ribs aren't available on American Airlines.
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He said they were his favorite.
One travel expert said coffee on a plane “usually doesn't taste good.” (St. Petersburg)
But pasta, he says, “is usually very good, no matter who serves it.”
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But for those looking to maximize flavor on the plane, Henderson suggested avoiding drinking too many alcoholic beverages.
Pasta is usually safe on airlines, travel experts told Fox News Digital. (St. Petersburg)
This is “not a great idea,” he says.
Alcohol “makes dehydration and hangovers worse,” he says.
