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How many times have you flown in plane don’t blame the airlines for the meal so frightening that they give you? And it is that no matter how appetizing it looks, the reality is that No tea they know to nothing the food. The problem is not the chef who prepares them, but rather that there is a scientific explanation that has nothing to do with the way in which they are made. Here’s why food doesn’t taste like anything when you’re up high.
When you fly in plane and you rise to great heights, your senses of smell and taste are affected by what you travel in economy class or first class the food you are served does not taste like anything. According to research carried out for the airline Lufthansa by the Fraunhofer Institute, when we are high, the salt in food is perceived between 20 and 30% less and in the case of sugar, between 15 and 20% less.
The study also detailed that, in general, almost 70% of passengers lose their sense of taste when they fly by plane, reason by which No them knows to nothing the meal that serve them, however appetizing and delicious it may be. This is due to a combination of factors, including the decibel level of engine noise and humidity below 12%, which rivals a desert atmosphere:
“As if this weren’t enough, low cabin pressure also decreases oxygen levels in the blood, which means that olfactory receptors, which play a critical role in the perception of odors, become less sensitive.” as the investigation detailed.
And it is that, 85% of what human beings define as “taste” is actually perceived by the sense of smell, so when people they travel in a plane and they accuse that airline food is tasteless, this may not be an entirely fair assumption, since in reality it is our senses that are affected by being at very high altitudes from the surface, which makes us lose our taste for food. foods that serve us and that do not taste like anything.
LIST of foods that are perceived more and less at heights
According to Professor Charles Spence of the Oxford University Crossmodal Research Laboratory, it is ‘umami foods’ that are most perceived when we are flying in plane. Therefore, if you are hungry and you are in a flight, the type of food that you are going to taste better are tomatoes, anchovies, mushrooms and cheese. Make sure that these foods are accompanied by a lot of sauce to perceive them better.
Other foods that are perceived better when we fly by plane are curry stews, those that are seasoned with ginger, chili, cumin, cinnamon or cardamom, as they maintain a “stable flavor”, as well as pasta. When it comes to drinks, Professor Spence reveals that the Bloody Mary works very well because it gives you ‘an umami hit’, as well as fruity wines, whereas rice-based risottos are not the ideal food to serve when drinking. Flying in plane.
Other foods that do not agree with passengers when eaten travels in plane according to Lufthansa they are certain vegetables, such as Brussels sprouts and cauliflower because they tend to develop strong odors, in addition to being more difficult to digest, as well as oysters and duck breast, since these types of foods are dried in heights which prevents passengers from finding the taste, and can even acquire a rancid touch.
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