Flying Kosher? Go French

August 12, 2007 - 7:30 AM by Stephanie

Do you order the “special meal” aka kosher when flying?

Treppenwitz does. And reports that this generally translates into being served tasteless and uninventive fare.

On a recent excursion to Madrid, however, he was pleasantly surprised when the flight attendant came by with his dinner.

…after reluctantly admitting that, yes, I had requested a kosher meal, I was surprised to be served something that looked… and more importantly tasted… like nothing I had ever experienced on an airplane.

First of all, rather than the usual plastic serving vessels, each of the various parts of the meal were sealed in various sized tins (sort of like sardine cans with pull-tabs).

Next was the delicious aroma that hit me as I began opening things up. My mouth actually started water!

The meal consisted of Soulie Restauration’s (I’m assuming this is the caterer’s name) delicious Volaille a la Provencale et ses Legumes, a tin of scrumptious chicken pate (with a package of crackers on which to spread it), a tin of home-style apple sauce, fresh orange juice, mineral water and a chocolate tart for dessert.

All this from a French caterer and under the Rabbinical Supervision of the Beit Din of Paris.