Airplane food (idea)

Having eaten way too many servings of airplane food, I can only conclude that the quality of food on airlines depends on which one you fly with. I'll now sum up my experiences with several different airlines (and I mean several). Keep in mind that first class will always kick economy class in food quality and service, but I don't think it's worth the extra money unless you fly under a corporate account.

Good Food

• Thai Airlines - Ranked #1 for service, I believe.
• Swiss Air
• Singaporean Airlines
• Cathay Pacific
• JAL - Japan Airlines. I get sushi.
• United Airlines
• British Airways
• Virgin - the Shanghai - London route was excellent!

Decent Food

• Just about every American airline I've taken, with noted exceptions
• Lufthansa
• Qantas
• Ansett
• Austrian Air
• Air Canada + Canadian Airlines - I think they merged. That means I get better Shanghai - Toronto rates. Woohoo!
• Dragon Air - being a subsidiary of Cathay Pacific, I don't understand why the food is so mediocre.

Utter Junk

• Every single Chinese airline, no exceptions
• Korean Air
• Delta Air
• EVA - The Taiwanese national carrier. Avoid at all costs.

Of course, food isn't all that is important. If you're in first class, expect three course meals with a wine list. Very nice. In coach, you get a tray shoved onto your lap with drinks coming afterwards. If the bread is cold, expect the rest of the food to utterly suck. Once, I got an uncooked chicken drumstick on Chinese Eastern. Yech.