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Considering that on all of my last flights to and from Europe in Y I have only been offered either "chicken balls with couscous" or pasta Bolognese, I think it's time for a discussion of the food on LY which, while it isn't bad (definitely better than any of the Skyteam carriers), seems completely lacking in variety. (Or is it just my bad luck to only fly on the days when those two things are served?).

I think I get pasta bologonese at least one way for every itin. I happen to really like it, but I don't think it's just your bad luck

Even in F, the meals have basically been the same for the last 5 years

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In J I always have the choice between beef, salmon and spring chicken (pargit...)

TLV-OTP in C

Grilled chicken in Tomato Gravy, Couscous with vegetable
or
Beef casserole w/french wine and fig sauce, steamed rice and green beans
or
Salmon

we had a beef and chicken, and both were quite tasty.

the food was better than the various LH/OS shorthaul C flights we did... (and it goes without saying that the seat is way better) we were also on the new 739 which was very nice.

Do you mean PARGIT which translates as Spring Chicken which we used to call a half chicken including the thigh, drumstick, breast, and wing, or PARGIOT which is a boneless thigh?

I've never heard pargit refer to anything other than "dark chicken cutlets"

Josh you are still at newcomer here.

Many years ago it was what I described above, and it never really caught on in the way that a half "spring" chicken did in the States.

About 10-15 years ago the chicken industry tried to figure out what to do with all the thighs that they had and they invented PARGIOT which was deboned dark thigh meat. This was perfect for BBQ and roasting and became an instant hit despite its' outrageous price

The younger generation never remembered the previous usage of the word.

Betay'avon, got to run the grill is hot and ready

Gotta say, the C pargit is pretty good. Had the Y meatballs with couscous recently, which wasn't bad either.
Remember how a few years ago, around 2006ish if I would have to guess, El Al had a cooperation with Tunva for their breakfast? Those were the days...by far the best airline food I ever had.

You should know how much of a newcomer I am - you met me at the gate the day I made Aliyah!

The dictionary still has it right.

The translation of פרגית is pullet, which according to Dictionary.com is "a young hen, less than one year old."

Agreed that this may be the dictionary version but it is not in use anymore except in some old time butcher shops.

Today if you ask for Pargit or Pargiot you will get boneless chicken thighs