In-flight meals: Delta Airlines vs Air France

Today was released the new issue of Fricote magazine featuring a survey about inflight meals by Hejorama. To celebrate this new collaboration with our favorite food magazine, here's a French/American airline battle to see who has the best food. Thanks Anais for the being our referee for this!

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The cheapest way to go to Brazil this summer was to the longest, way, 5 flights in total. Flight in: Paris – Boston - NYC - Sao Paulo and then return via Sao Paulo - NYC - Paris. A lot of planes means a lot of food...

'Paris - Boston: lunch'

Between Paris and the States, the meal served by Air France was typically French: quiche, meat and mashed potates, French bottle water from the Alps and French President Camembert. I must say it was quite good compared to other airlines I have been flying with before!

'Paris - Boston: goûter'

Before landing in the afternoon we got a typical French "goûter" (what children eat after the school at 4pm): juice, drink yogurt, French cookies «galettes Saint Michel», some cheese and bread.

'NYC - Sao Paulo: dinner'

Between NYC and Sao Paulo, Delta Airlines offered a simple American dinner. Not really tasty, I must say, not really substantial either...

'NYC - Sao Paulo: breakfast'

Good morning Brazil, after a short night the breakfast wasn't really welcoming. The coffee tasted like water and the sandwich was really weird. I coudln't identify if it was egg or cheese inside.

'SP - NYC: dinner'

I had to fly back earlier because of a foot sprain. After two weeks of Brazilian food (lots of meat, fat and rice), I was eager to eat anything else. Noodles? Vegetables? Doesn't matter. Just something else! When the steward offered the choice between two meals, I was thought I knew enough of Portuguese to understand, and ordered the first choice... which was beef and rice. Epic fail!

'SP - NYC: breakfast'

The breakfast was my last opportunity to get some (kind of) Brazilian food and looked alright at first. But again, this weird cheese-egg-plastic sandwich. The yogurt had the typical colour of Brazilian yogurt. Did I mention there is lot of sugar and fake stuff in their industrial food? The juice was alright, reminded me of the «suco natural» (natural juices). Not natural at all.

'NYC - Paris: dinner'

We boarded on time but a huge storm prevented us from taking off. We had to wait for 4 hours before take off, without any snack or food. I was starving when they served the meal! But I wasn't disappointed as it was delicious. Cold curry noodles and chicken, hot noodles and vegetables, pie, white wine, bread, cheese...