Nissin salad and salt and pepper chicken are super gross to have on a plane—don't eat these five foods in a pressurized cabin

▲Salt and Pepper Chicken (Photo / Reporter Zhou Chen-geng)

Text by Rita

The cabin is a closed space, and many people might not think too much about this. But it's often only after stepping onto a plane and catching some strange smell that they realize just how much these tiny details can impact the experience. That’s why, if you're bringing food on board, you really need to consider the issue of odor. Some might bring simple sandwiches or toast. But what are the things you should avoid bringing?Well-known travel website Conde Nast TravelerSuggests avoiding the following five items.

1. Cheetos
Cheetos are a common snack in Europe and America. The crunchy sound they make can make many people quite anxious, especially when people grab the chips and don’t wash their hands before touching others’ armrests—it’s basically a nightmare for fellow passengers.

▲Nissin Salad (Photo / Darzie / Illustration)

2. Nissin Salad
The ingredients of Nissin salad include tuna, boiled egg, olive oil, and anchovies. When these are mixed with vinegar dressing, the flavor is simply intense—in an airplane cabin, it becomes a stomach-turning smell.

3. Fast Food
A McDonald's meal set is fine to eat before boarding, but there was someone who brought an entire meal on board and didn’t open it for a 3-hour flight. As a result, the greasy smell of fries filled the whole cabin, and no amount of disinfectant could get rid of the odor.For Taiwanese travelers, heavy-flavored foods like salt and pepper chicken or stinky tofu are practically torture for neighboring passengers. In poorly ventilated environments, it's better to avoid them.

4. Chewing Gum
It’s really gross how many people just spit out or stick their chewed gum anywhere. There are vomit bags on planes you can use to dispose of gum.

▲Peanut Butter Toast (Photo / Darzie / Illustration)

5. Peanut Butter Toast
Peanut butter toast is indeed delicious, but many people have peanut allergies these days—please be considerate of them.