By MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team
During long-haul flights, it’s inevitable that you’ll need to eat on the plane. The meals offered by different airlines can vary in taste, but besides the standard options provided by the cabin crew, there are actually many special meals that you can request in advance, including religious meals, medical meals, children’s meals, and more—there are over 20 types of meals that passengers can pre-book with the airline.
Airplane meals actually have a variety of hidden menus (Photo/travelchannel)
1. Religious Meals
Religious meals include Muslim meals, Indian meals, Jewish meals, vegetarian Indian meals, and strict Hindu vegetarian meals. Since different religions have varying dietary restrictions, in-flight catering services design different religious meals to best accommodate these diverse needs.
2. Medical Meals
Medical meals include diabetic meals, low cholesterol/low fat meals, low-calorie meals, gluten-free meals, low lactose meals, and low-salt meals. Passengers may have various dietary restrictions due to illness or health conditions. As long as you clearly communicate your meal requirements when booking, most airlines will try their best to accommodate them.
Even religious meals are prepared by in-flight caterers (Photo/Air New Zealand)
3. Children’s Meals
Children’s meals are divided into those for ages two to five and infant meals for babies who cannot yet eat solid food. Airlines generally also provide baby formula for passengers to prepare and feed their infants. Some airlines even specially design meal boxes featuring cartoon characters that children love, and you can often take the box home as a keepsake after the meal.
4. Vegetarian Meals
Due to differences in the definition of vegetarianism between Eastern and Western cultures, vegetarian meals also vary. The West often focuses on health, emphasizing organic and natural ingredients, while the East is mostly driven by religious reasons, including Western-style lacto-ovo vegetarian meals, Chinese-style vegetarian meals, raw fruit and vegetable meals, strict Western vegetarian meals, and fruit-only meals.
If you have special dietary needs, you can inform the airline in advance (Photo/JetBlue)
5. Special Meals
Additionally, there are special meals such as seafood meals, beef-free meals (containing no form of beef), and other types of special meals. For example, if someone has an allergy to a certain food, that item will be specifically excluded from their meal.
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