The American Airlines Recipe Book

United Airlines also sells a recipe booklet, called the The United Polaris® Cookbook. Usually cost is $29.99, current sale price is $15.00. Here's a link:

https://unitedshop.summitmg.com/unitedshopr/product.asp?pf_id=UAL1345CUST&dept_id=10000

I remember when Northwest Airlines was bought out by the "super kids" who had bought out and completely turned the Mariott hotel chain around. I had just started working for them, and the new owners wanted to bring some zing to the menu. So they got some of the best hotel chefs around, had a contest for the best recipes and had the winning chefs supervise the kitchens in making it properly. It still tasted bland, dry, and nothing special. It turns out that at the altitude jets fly, the in cabin atmospheric pressure is turned down, and that affects the taste of food. So that was a bit of a bust. But the recipes when prepared on the ground, were delicious!

Comparing foodstuffs from various flights, I have found that the meals served on the return flights from Europe have more flavorful ingredients. The flights from France usually come with more cheese and bread, which suits my taste after a week of snacking on those during my vacation. The low pressure in a cabin may dull the taste buds a bit, but you can't go wrong with a small block of President camembert cheese and a good slice of French bread.

If you're real nice to the flight crew they may give you a leftover meal pack that would have gone to a passenger who didn't make the flight.

I once acquired a small grey crock with bail (perhaps 2" diameter and 3" tall) bearing the Braniff logo and a little sticker identifying it as "aged cheese." I assume it was part of a first-class meal. It was the most wonderful cheese ever! I've never found its like anywhere. I've eaten Roquefort in France, Cheddar and Stilton in England (which I think is illegal here), and various regional cheeses in several parts of Europe, and while some are excellent, none rival that little crock's heavenly offering.

Got curious once again and found this:

From https://www.cityam.com/us-suspends-tariffs-on-scotch-whisky-and-stilton-cheese/ dated March 14, 2021 "The US has today announced it will suspend a series of tariffs on a range of British goods, including Scotch whisky and Stilton cheese, for four months in a de-escalation of a long-running trade conflict.

The UK and US will try to broker a longer term agreement over the next four months to put to bed the 16-year long dispute between Boeing and Airbus, with tariffs slashed from 25 per cent to zero."

(At least I hope I was able to get the url linking to work)

Well, hunh, whaddaya know. Nowadays they only feed you enough to discourage cannibalism.

RiChard, if they want to discourage cannibalism, they should improve the quality of the food.

The 1st time I flew Northwest, the meal was terrific – much better than I had had before (or since). I'd say it was something special, mjbird. That must have been during the "super kids" improvements.