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Expert shares foods you should avoid on planes – and best dish to pick
Expert shares foods you should avoid on planes – and best dish to pick,A food pro has explained that some foods are better than others when you're at 35,000ft – he recommends avoiding the pasta and choosing the stew instead

Expert shares foods you should avoid on planes – and best dish to pick

Plane food is not usually praised by passengers for being gourmet – though some business seat dishes may be expertly created.

For those of us who always sit in economy the options are often pasta, a sandwich or maybe a risotto if you’re lucky.

However, they’re often fairly bland or even unhealthy due to the pressure of the cabin affecting how we taste things.

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A flight attendant explained: “Most of us aren't aware of this, but when we are at cruise, the air pressure in an airliner is equal to about 8,000 feet above sea level."

“In addition to making your ears pop, it causes our taste buds and sense of smell to go partially numb, compared to on ground.

“Because of this phenomenon, airline catering adds lots of salt, spices, and fat to make food taste less bland."

But, a food expert has claimed that its not taste that the airlines focus on most.

Flight attendant holding food tray
Flight attendants often won't eat the food on board (Image: Getty Images)