Is there a special term for "airline food" that captures the reality of how terrible it is?! In U.S. we make jokes about it.
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CaroleKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
airplane food
This question relates to:French vocab and grammar list "Travel - plane / Voyage en avion (v)"
Asked 2 years ago

Hi Carole,
The term for 'airplane food' would normally be :
'plateaux-repas servis à bord d'un avion'
I have heard French people call it a 'collation' which is more a comment on the lightness of the meal than its quality.
I think the same jokes are made about 'airplane food' but can't think of a specific French term for it.
Hope this helps!
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airplane food
Is there a special term for "airline food" that captures the reality of how terrible it is?! In U.S. we make jokes about it.
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