UA FA said "don't eat it... I wouldn't even feed it to my dog" (the TPAC coach food)
Mar 9, 2015, 7:53 pm
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What...another airline food thread ? Shocking....
Mar 9, 2015, 8:24 pm
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Mar 9, 2015, 8:29 pm
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or I can be one of these people:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8pxSfyKxL4
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Mar 9, 2015, 9:14 pm
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I'm an odd duck who doesn't mind Y food. But last time I went TPAC on ANA my wife, who is celiac, got some weird small platter of vegetables and an entire loaf of gluten-free bread for one meal. She appreciated the generous portion, but wasn't sure what to do with it all. We still joke about that one 
Mar 9, 2015, 9:32 pm
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It's been so long since I've flown UA transpacific, but do they still have the ramen bowls in the snack area in F/J? I seem to recall them also being in the UC. In retrospect, I can't help but chuckle, cheap ramen in international F, wow. It's a great idea to bring some along, the good stuff that is. Having lived in Japan for two years, I still love the stuff four years after moving back. It never ceases to amaze me the flavours and mixes they can come up with.
Gotta love UA flight attendants, #dogfriendly
Gotta love UA flight attendants, #dogfriendly
Yes, those were available in certain RCC, if I remember I had seen them HKG RCC and IFL, also SFO IFL, and maybe even ORD IFL.
If you had actually flown other Asian carriers, it is not hard to find cheap ramen in international F and C, even the known top Asian carriers had and served those in F like SQ, BR, OZ, TG, etc. It is just those airlines served them in china bowls rather than in its original bowl. (JL do serve those Udon de Sky and Soba de Sky instant ramen in its original bowl as mid-flight snack in F and J as well)
Mar 9, 2015, 9:34 pm
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+1 to channa's comment: I read OP post same way
Mar 9, 2015, 9:43 pm
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Almost every airline lounges in Asia provide that, and if I am going to fly a long TPAC flight in Y no matter what airline it is even SQ, CX, or NH, I always put one or two in my bag as mid-flight snack, as even those airlines have huge cut back in food for Y class.
Mar 9, 2015, 9:45 pm
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They're tasty, but I try to avoid that much sodium while flying (where hydration is already an issue).
Mar 9, 2015, 9:56 pm
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http://www.amazon.com/Nissin-Japanes...V6E39HPMF5JGQE
Mar 9, 2015, 10:11 pm
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Correct the $7 ans $8 is Int Business and International first receptively.Inc premium wines and the cost of printing the menu
Mar 9, 2015, 10:15 pm
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Let's face it, I don't think any of us fly to eat. If we can afford to fly, whether discount economy or full-fare F, I have never heard anyone on these forums claim their airplane meal was the best they had ever had in their lives. I could be wrong, but for most people a good meal comes in a building with a foundation into the ground.
As for the FA claiming she wouldn't feed it to her dog, it's a pretty obvious statement. Many dogs have sensitive tummies. Dogs can't vocally revue a meal but will mostly wolf down whatever is put in front of them and consider it a treat. I wouldn't give my dog a Lean Cuisine, which is what many of these meals are similar to, albeit it lean.
Recipe for a good flight is to bring your own entertainment, the bigger the seat the better, a few glasses of water and champagne, and an ambien or klonopin or whatever, and your 12-16 hour flight feels more like a 4 hour memory that got you to your destination hopefully safely.
I still love to fly, I occasionally eat the first course on an international flight, but I have noticed the less I eat, the more water I drink, and something that can reduce by half my consciousness of any specific flight leaves me feeling relatively decent when I touch down after a JFK-SFO-NRT-SIN 30 hour special...
As for the FA claiming she wouldn't feed it to her dog, it's a pretty obvious statement. Many dogs have sensitive tummies. Dogs can't vocally revue a meal but will mostly wolf down whatever is put in front of them and consider it a treat. I wouldn't give my dog a Lean Cuisine, which is what many of these meals are similar to, albeit it lean.
Recipe for a good flight is to bring your own entertainment, the bigger the seat the better, a few glasses of water and champagne, and an ambien or klonopin or whatever, and your 12-16 hour flight feels more like a 4 hour memory that got you to your destination hopefully safely.
I still love to fly, I occasionally eat the first course on an international flight, but I have noticed the less I eat, the more water I drink, and something that can reduce by half my consciousness of any specific flight leaves me feeling relatively decent when I touch down after a JFK-SFO-NRT-SIN 30 hour special...
Mar 9, 2015, 10:24 pm
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Mar 9, 2015, 10:35 pm
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I've eaten many coach class meals. Dog food? Hardly. Just a another useless thread to rile up the usual antagonists. Move along, nothing of substance here.
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Mar 9, 2015, 10:35 pm
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Let's face it, I don't think any of us fly to eat. If we can afford to fly, whether discount economy or full-fare F, I have never heard anyone on these forums claim their airplane meal was the best they had ever had in their lives. I could be wrong, but for most people a good meal comes in a building with a foundation into the ground.
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Of course that's not UA, and I don't fly UA long haul in coach - that's why we have GPUs, and absent R class availability, we have EVA
I will say that sticking to the Japanese bento meal in UA J/F is the safest and more dependable approach. Flying Y eastbound? Fill up in the ANA lounge and buy some snacks in town or at the airport....just go to sleep after wheels up and eat the snacks as needed and before arrival.
Mar 9, 2015, 11:05 pm
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It's true, UA Y Food I wouldn't even let an animal eat it. It's not food!!!
Everytime I Fly UA Y, I always bring a cup of ramen and the FA's start laughing cause they know we're experienced. Than we always start chatting about food nightmares.
Thankfully that was at least 4 years ago since I've flown Y long-haul but still , food was garbage and I'm sure its worst today.
Everytime I Fly UA Y, I always bring a cup of ramen and the FA's start laughing cause they know we're experienced. Than we always start chatting about food nightmares.
Thankfully that was at least 4 years ago since I've flown Y long-haul but still , food was garbage and I'm sure its worst today.