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CMV: Plane food is not horrible

The meal has to be suitable for all. Children, the elderly, those who don't like hot spices, etc. Even a vegetarian option will most likely be vegan, to cater to both groups at once. It also has to be non-offensive to those choosing the other option. eg.smell, allergens. It must be able to be pre-made, and heated and cold portions assembled in flight. 200+ meals for the flight. It can't be too liquidy like a soup that could easily spill. You won't get hot apple pie with ice cream — the logistics of serving correct temperature food to 200 people are just impossible.

Often high altitude decreases your level of taste. The tests revealed that the cabin atmosphere—pressurized at 8,000 feet—combined with the cool, dry cabin air "makes your taste buds go numb, almost as if you had a cold. In fact, our perception of saltiness and sweetness drops by around 30 percent at high altitude. It also doesn't help that the decreased humidity in the cabin dries out your nose and dulls the olfactory sensors essential for tasting the flavor of an ingredient or dish. What you love at ground level might become bland at 30,000 feet.

Once you take into account the immense variety of dietary restrictions that airplanes have to cater to: vegetarians, vegans, pescatarians, allergies of all different varieties, spice-haters, lactose intolerance, pregnant women, people with suppressed immune systems,  etc and you start to realize just what type of situation these airlines are in: being something for everyone. Ultimately, you have to hit the lowest common denominator.  Finally, if there is any food-borne illness, there is going to be a serious problem (can you imagine a run on the restrooms over the Pacific).  So safety first and if compromises in taste are necessary, so be it.

Often I find the ones criticizing plane food are less seasoned travelers: either they are expecting a much higher level meal or are trying to fit in with the "PlAnE fOoD sUcKs" movement. People are 7 times more likely to tell a bad experience than a good experience.  Add in that people are usually in a foul mood from the whole security and boarding procedure and there's little hope for unanimous praise. 

Is it gourmet, 5 star Michelin, mind-blowingly good? No. But it is definitely not bad at all. In all my years of flying, I have not had a single instance when I hated the food that was served, and actually enjoyed the vast majority of it. Judging by how many completely empty plates were collected by flight attendants at the end of each meal service it is safe to say that most people feel the same way I do.
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>	Is it gourmet, 5 star Michelin, mind-blowingly good?

The maximum number of Michelin stars a restaurant can get is three.

Regarding your view, most of your arguments explain why the food can’t be better within the constraints of air travel, not that the food is good.

Maybe your view should be that the food is, in general, as good as it can be under the circumstances, not that it is actually good.