So you thought that was all? Our taste buds are affected by the air pressures that reduce the oxygen level in the blood and the result is that part of our nervous system that aims to respond to smells becomes less sensitive and the heat of smell is damaged. The solution is rather simple, to eat rice or a stew because “we can cook it and reheat it over and over again, and it will still remain a stew” – this is how the director of culinary excellence at the company explained LSG Sky Chefs Asia PacificFritz Gross.
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Another way to improve the taste of food lies in headphones. According to Prof. Charles Spence, an expert in flavors and food, the noise of the airplane engines may cause the feeling that the food is ten percent bitter, but the solution is simple – “Putting on a pair of headphones designed to cancel out noise, can actually be one of the simplest ways to make food and drink tastier at altitude Rav, the low air pressure in the passenger cabin, the dry air and the loud engine noises, contribute to our inability to taste and smell food and drink.”