It was listed on the menu as “Lemon sage chicken.” But the description of the dish, first and foremost, called it “airline chicken.” Airline chicken?! I don’t know about you but this term evokes a tiny plastic tray on which lies a small, shriveled hunk of protein that was once a chicken part. These days anything with “airline” in the title brings to mind one new form of torture or another endured in the service of getting from point A to point B.
In its defense, “airline chicken” here was the description of a boneless chicken breast with a small portion of wing bone left in it. And it defied all preconceptions: beautifully cooked, succulent, delicious. I tried it because a dining companion couldn’t resist asking what this “airline chicken” might be. And it was fine once the description was set aside. But I can’t help wonder why anything would be intentionally offered with the world “airline” in its description. Which reminds me how far air travel has dropped down on my list of things to spend money on.
Kay, that’s not so bad! Have you ever eaten Suess’s Green Eggs on a flight? Now what can we call this: Airline Fowl?
It does seem a peculiar description. Yes, airline has become quite a negative word.
Oh I hear you Kay! Airline travel is way down on my list of priorities also, I confess not because of the food, although it is pretty dreadful, more about my fear of falling out of the sky 😨 Apart from the annual trip to Sydney to see my grandchildren, I’m just not interested anymore. Thank goodness I’ve been everywhere I really wanted to visit 😊
That’s crazy! If I saw that and did not know that it was tasty, etc., I would never order it. I don’t eat anything that has to do with airlines! Do you remember the good old days when you actually got some decent food on most airlines and the service was pretty darn good.
I think it all went to hell when Reagan destroyed the Aircraft Controllers Union.
I don’t know about you, but I’d walk away hungry after a portion that size! Though I agree on the “airline” appellation.
Paul, it was actually plenty of food…it was just on a very large plate. There was a big serving of mashed potatoes nestled under the chicken.
Airline food is not much better than hospital food, they both are pathetic looking meals. This chicken does look rather delicious.
I forgot to ask you: How can it be “boneless” chicken if it still had a small piece of “wing bone left in it”? Just curious and figured you needed to do some serious thinking tonight!
I agree, seems weird to name it that – but maybe they have a different view of airline food than most of us do. At least you enjoyed it.