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Roundup Of Routes Where Kosher Meals Are Served By North American Airlines - http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/89484

Here's a google docs where people could input their inflight kashrus experience :
http://kshr.us/KosherMeals 


AA KSML availability:

-Most domestic routes where meals are served (in J or F)
-Flights to Europe or Asia in all classes.
-Flights to Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo, Brazil in all classes.
-Flights to Asuncion, Paraguay in all classes.
-Flights to Buenos Aires, Argentina in all classes.
-Flights to Santiago, Chile in all classes.
-Flights to Montevideo, Uruguay in all classes.

UA KSML availability:

-EWR-SFO in J
-EWR-LAX in J
-BOS-SFO in J
-Flights between the US mainland or Guam and Hawaii in J or F.
-Flights to Europe or Asia in all classes.
-Flights to Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru in all classes.

Please Include:
Airline:
Class:
Route:
Caterer:
Hechsher:
Flight date:
Meal in pics:
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):

Stogel-Hermolis Scale:
1. Inedible, wouldn't feed to a dog. (Stogel [long-life])
2. Disgusting, would only eat if starving
3. Barely edible, would only eat if very hungry
4. Below average, but would eat if hungry (Stogel [fresh-frozen])
5. Average/typical KSML, would eat if hungry (Borenstein?)
6. Above average KSML (Borenstein?)
7. A good KSML, might even eat if not hungry.
8. A very good KSML
9. An excellent KSML, could pass for something served in a decent restaurant.
10. Top of the line KSML, would be happy eating this at a decent restaurant. (Hermolis)


AirlineRouteClassMeal
BALHR-JFKJDinner
BALHR-PRGJBreakfast
CM           TGU-PTY          J              Lunch
CM           PTY-JK          J              Dinner
CO           EWR-TLV          BF              Dinner
COEWR-TLVBFBreakfast
COHNL-EWRBFDinner
COHNL-EWRBFBreakfast
COIAH-HNLBFLunch
COIAH-HNLBFSnack
LHFRA-VCEJSnack
LXORD-ZRHFDinner
LXZRH-TLVYDinner
SNBRU-VCEJBreakfast
SNTLV-BRUJDinner
SNTLV-BRUJBreakfast
TPJFK-LISYDin/Break
TPLIS-JFKYDinner



United Airlines
USA-Australia routes (economy): Koshair, O-U, Hamotzi, CS.
USA-Sydney  (First): Regal - meat and chicken meals.
Australia-USA routes (economy): Lewis Continental, K-A, Hamotzi, CY.
LH EWR-FRA Y Regal Chicken
LH MUC-EWR Y Sohar Hot meat meal and cold sandwich
LH FRA-VIE C Sohar Cold Meal (fish)
OS VIE TLV C VIE Local Co (hechser Rabbi Schwartz) Hot
US TLV PHL C Hamasbia
UA(CO) EWR-TLV Y Regal Beef meal (2010)
SA JNB-CPT-JNB Y Hot Meal from Joburg Beth Din
MN(BA) JNB-VFA Meal from Joburg Beth Din
SQ JFK-FRA Suites very poor Borenstein meal, labeled business class, chicken, no real dishes, very little food.
EK SYD-AKL  F    Lewis, no hot meal.
NZ AKL-LAX  Y    Gray's deli, fish meal.
TK CPT-IST  J/Y    Norries Caterers - CPT Beth Din - Milk Snack (Sandwich & Muffin CPT-JNB leg) Meat Dinner, Milk breakfast
« Last edited by zow on May 22, 2019, 02:37:01 PM »

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2740 on: July 05, 2022, 06:41:00 PM »
Flew PR from DXB-MNL had Arabia Kosher meals. I get they want to give the middle east vibe but I am sorry the food is barely edible. I imagine most people would rather a fresh roll then 2 lousy breadsticks. All the fancy names they slap on the food they are serving does not make it taste better. Serve me a steak or a good piece of baby chicken or even a lamb based meal and I will be happy.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2741 on: July 06, 2022, 12:05:08 AM »
Are there kosher meals served on premium economy (fare type A) from Ewr-lax? My flight details indicate that I’m receiving a meal and it’s allowing me to request a kosher one. I’m confused bec. Wiki page says business and first class only…
The way back apparently I don’t get any meal (it says available for purchase), return was booked with UR, while way there through my United mileage account, I suppose that’s the difference?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2742 on: July 06, 2022, 01:49:47 AM »
Pic?

I dont have, but I am flying EK F tomorrow and I assume it will be same meal. I will try to remember to snap some pics.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2743 on: July 06, 2022, 07:51:13 PM »
The “breakfast” sandwich is a travesty - I’ve had more generous servings on Camp Trips. Not surprised though.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2744 on: July 06, 2022, 07:52:45 PM »
I dont have, but I am flying EK F tomorrow and I assume it will be same meal. I will try to remember to snap some pics.

In F ATH EWR

Cauliflower salad with a small bowl of tahina for it delicious
Pita with moutabel which seems similar to babganoush
Chicken Musakhan very tasty chicken but a bit on the dry side with potatoes
Dessert date and cardamom pudding very sweet sitting in date honey

All of it is very ethnic tasting. Someone who doesn't enjoy new tastes may not like it as much. It was definitely frozen. The Cauliflower had a couple of frozen spots.



Second meal same as the first

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2745 on: July 06, 2022, 09:00:47 PM »
EK F ex Philippines
Stogels
7.5/10








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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2746 on: July 06, 2022, 09:02:18 PM »
EK F ex Philippines
Stogels
7.5/10


7.5? This looks like something that came out of my 2 year old.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2747 on: July 06, 2022, 09:09:01 PM »

it's really unacceptable that they serve this quality on a 10k ticket there's no excuse that they don't know

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2748 on: July 06, 2022, 10:39:55 PM »
it's really unacceptable that they serve this quality on a 10k ticket there's no excuse that they don't know
I complained to them
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2749 on: July 06, 2022, 11:12:26 PM »
7.5? This looks like something that came out of my 2 year old.

Taste was there. Looks were embarrassing. There was nothing left.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2750 on: July 06, 2022, 11:16:59 PM »
7.5? This looks like something that came out of my 2 year old.
I also tasted this, and was actually surprised that this is edible, and I have heard so from others as well. The fish dish in every meal makes it a bad impression.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2751 on: July 07, 2022, 07:02:39 AM »
I have no idea how you can put something that looks like that in your mouth to taste it 😮
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2752 on: July 07, 2022, 08:19:53 AM »
I have no idea how you can put something that looks like that in your mouth to taste it 😮

2 days of being without kosher food in the Philippines can do that to you. Lol

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2753 on: July 07, 2022, 08:22:42 AM »
So I have no idea if this works or not, but I had a really long talk with the purser on my flight to Vienna. I explained the issues and what needs to improve. He wrote down a ton of stuff and promised me to send it up the chain.

This was my meal from DXB to VIE EK F. Again I have no idea why they don't give a normal looking bread, one solid piece of meat. Separate forks for the fish/meat. Plastic cutlery, tiny salt packages. Just so many things to change.





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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2754 on: July 07, 2022, 09:35:43 AM »
I have no idea how you can put something that looks like that in your mouth to taste it
Should have joined my tasting show....
2 days of being without kosher food in the Philippines can do that to you. Lol
I even tried it after a regular meal

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2755 on: July 07, 2022, 09:39:00 AM »




Just from looks, I'd eat that any day before this:


I mean, that could pass for something on Fear Factor.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2756 on: July 07, 2022, 10:38:42 AM »
Just from looks, I'd eat that any day before this:
I mean, that could pass for something on Fear Factor.
This fish thing is gross and should be banned

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2757 on: July 07, 2022, 11:00:27 AM »
I'm desperately looking in my archives for a picture of 'long shelf life kosher food' on a short Cyprus Airways food btw Cyprus and Greece.

I should have listen to DW and not touch it but i couldn't resist the food that looked like cat food.. and actually tasted like cat food
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2758 on: July 07, 2022, 11:03:14 AM »
actually tasted like cat food
But, how do you know what cat food actually tastes like ;D
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #2759 on: July 07, 2022, 11:05:20 AM »
But, how do you know what cat food actually tastes like ;D
Some things you just know  ;)