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Lasagna: Alitalia vs. United Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 26, 2017November 14, 2023 9 Comments

I’ve compared afternoon tea on British Airways and United. This week’s Meal of the Week compares lasagna lunches on United and Alitalia.


#1: Alitalia (Madrid to Rome / August 2017)

a tray of food on a table

a lasagna in a white dish

Best Airline Lasagna

You’ll note the lasagna noodles are green. Usually that means spinach or basil inside the noodles. If that was the case here, the meat and cheese totally drowned out the taste. But no complaints from me: the cheese was nicely melted and the mix of sausage and beef made for an extremely tasty meal. I would have liked to see a bit heartier portion (my pictures make it appear deceptively large) and a side of parmesan cheese, but this was excellent. Also note the side green salad with a simple olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette dressing as well as a mediocre white roll.

#2: United (Washington Dulles to San Diego / August 2007)

a plate of food and a glass of water
The portion size of United’s lasagna was huge and brimming with chunky tomato sauce with beef. No sausage in this lasagna, just beef with plenty of melted cheese on top and ricotta inside. While the flavor of the sauce and the meat was not particularly rich, the lasagna tasted surprisingly homemade. The side salad included iceberg lettuce, a single cucumber slice, and a single cherry tomato, with ranch dressing. A warm sourdough bread roll rounded out the meal.

Who Wins?

I’d give the edge to Alitalia, but both lasagna lunches were good. I’d say the sausage in Alitalia’s version made it slightly better than United. You’ll note the date on the United meal–I have not seen lasagna in many years on United, and that’s a bad thing. Airlines tend to screw up pasta-based dishes far less often than meat or fish dishes. Alitalia had the better salad as well, while United had better bread.

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9 Comments

  1. henry LAX Reply
    October 26, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    Alitalia is true lasagna. UA’s version is tomato sauce slapped on generic pasta slice and crushed beef from slaughterhouse slapped onto the same plate. I wouldn’t call it “lasagna” at all.

    And I’m speaking as someone who normally thinks Alitalia is one huge stinking pile.

    • Alpha Reply
      October 26, 2017 at 5:41 pm

      Oh please, stop acting like Italian food is high cuisine.

      • Santastico Reply
        October 26, 2017 at 11:05 pm

        Well, if call Oliver Garden Italian food then no. If you ever been to Italy you will know that Italian food may not be sophisticated but it is simply amazing.

      • DZ Reply
        October 2, 2024 at 6:31 am

        Italian food IS high cuisine. I wouldn’t trust a pathetic dumb american like you speaking about food since y’all have no taste. french food is poor cuisine, Italian food is actually refined, but not when you go to olive garden which is what you probably think about because you’re ignorant white trash and have never eaten actual Italian food, which is an expensive noble luxury. Also, you’re a fucking salty idiot hillbilly and racist. pls stick to your texmex vomit-inducing shit ! Stop acting like Italian food isn’t high cuisine and french food is. Also, this shows just about how ignorant you are, since your food is so limited and lacks variety, while Italian food is so diverse and encompasses so many things that you can’t even imagine and comprehend. Making a blanket statement shows how dumb you are. You have a below zero IQ… embarrassing.

  2. Brooks Reply
    October 26, 2017 at 2:48 pm

    One of these airlines is also bankrupt and constantly on the verge of insolvency.

    • Matthew Reply
      October 26, 2017 at 3:05 pm

      I’m sure it is not from too much lasagna!

    • DZ Reply
      October 2, 2024 at 6:32 am

      So what, at least they have better service than that of UA and don’t drag passengers off their aircraft…

  3. Donald Reply
    October 26, 2017 at 4:01 pm

    I’m very hungry now!

  4. DZ Reply
    October 2, 2024 at 6:33 am

    As you should be… hungry for Alitalia !

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