Why airplane food never tasts good!

Airplane food never tasts as good as when you eat it outside the plane...

Airplane food is seldom a very tasty. Don't blame the cook though, blame your taste buds.

An investigation conducted by German professors found that our taste buds are 20 to 30% less functional at high altitudes when it comes to salt tasting. Our sweet taste buds lose out by 20% and the power of herbs disappear almost completely. Only bitter and sour flavors are maintained, whatever the altitude of the aircraft.

According to the researchers, the reduced taste has much to do with the extremely dry air, present in the airplane. This diminishes our sense of smell, and our smell is 80% responsible for our taste.