Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago.
My last United flight for what may be many months fittingly featured one of my favorite dishes. Oh how I look forward to having this dish again…
Heidi and I have decided to wait out the epidemic in California rather than Germany. Thus, my final flight was from Washington Dulles to Los Angeles, a late-night flight after an easy connection from London.
United serves a “snack” on its late evening transcontinental departures (after 8:00PM). Tonight’s choices were a Thai noodle salad or a cheeseburger on pretzel bun. Even as I try to limit my beef consumption in 2020, this was an easy choice…the pretzel burger on United has been one of my favorite airline meals for years. It thus seemed fitting to enjoy one of my favorite meals on my last flight.
The toppings (lettuce, tomatoes, Gouda cheese, pickles, mustard, ketchup) are served on the side, with the hamburger patty warmed and pretzel bun toasted. I had slept through the pre-arrival meal on my London to Washington flight and skipped the lounge in Dulles, so this was a perfect late-night snack. It was served with grapes and Ghirardelli chocolate on the side.
Prior to landing, a cranberry muffin was served…in fact everyone was offered two each since the cabin was only half full.
I was happy to enjoy the burger one more time…I have a feeling that even if I were to travel in first class during this time United will soon switch to pre-packaged food only, like Air Canada has done.
it apparently tastes better than it looks! not terribly appetizing looking, the burger, big puffy bun.
I have had many of these over the years, and YES they do taste better than appearance and under the Smisek days was probably the best option of any meal. Thanks Matthew for the memories!
Steamed? Nasty Looking!
Yes, steamed hams Super Nintendo Chalmers.
All the worlds pandemic were started from viruses that jumped from animal meat to humans.
We need to figure out a way to tax meat eaters more. They seem to be free loaders in the world. All these residents recessions and losses because of meat eaters but the rest of the world has to share the cost.
Meat eaters are free loaders of the world. Tax meat eaters more.
Honestly, I’ve never had such fundamental disagreement here on this blog about your travel choices.
By placing the cheese slice on top of the cold lettuce (rather on top of the heated meat), how on earth can it melt into delicious cheese gooeyness apropos a cheeseburger?
Freeloaders, unite!
Thanks for the post.
I was going to comment on the cheese placement as well.
That’s my fault! I just wish they put the cheese in the oven as well.
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Glad it tasted better than it looked, since there doesn’t seem to be anything premium about it…
Trust me, compared to the Swill United was putting out in F Class during the Smisek days, this is as good as it got.