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Back to airline food, my general experience is that it is almost uniformly disguised sawdust in various forms and shapes. ....

Bashing airline food has been a fashion that has endured, but I have found, more often than not, that there are some excellent meals to be had in the air!
Air France, Cathay Pacific, Canadian and Japan Airlines come to mind readily!
Though I dare say I have never opted for 'Hindu' Meals. Always 'local' meals of the flag state.