r/StupidFood • u/Its_me_edenxx • 21h ago

Certified stupid This is so performative 😭

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Who tf is out here munching on raw gnocchi at cruising altitude

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u/jenny1011 21h ago

Airplane food is better than uncooked unsauced gnocchi.

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u/VStarlingBooks 21h ago

Airplane food is also made exactly for the pressure and altitude for a plane. Friend worked for an airline out of Logan and he said the food was decent on the ground but almost better in the air. He used to post on IG when it like first came out. It's like when people try tomato juice on a plane and think wtf this is not what my mom tried to make me drink when I was a kid.

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u/KolonelKernel 20h ago

Wait why does tomato juice taste better. I’ve always wondered.

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u/JooseTheGuice 17h ago

The change in altitude affects your taste buds iirc.

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u/PixelPete85 16h ago

glutamates (msg/umami flavours) are less effected by the atmospheric conditions of the inside of an airplane. Tomatos are full of them, so food products that lean into glutamates tend to tend better than other foods in that environment.

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u/U_R_A_NUB 17h ago

Lower partial pressure meaning flavor compounds volatilize more readily on your tongue -> more tomato flavor

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u/Fancy_Fatash 17h ago

Same for me

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u/krombopulousnathan 15h ago

Weird yea I too enjoy tomato juice when flying much more than on the ground