How it's done: airplane food

In the field of passenger air transportation, the greatest controversy (after the pricing of tickets, of course) is caused, of course, by airplane food! They discuss it, scold, take pictures .... Some are perplexed as to how this can be, others tell how they like to have a bite to eat in flight, and everyone, without exception, discusses the menu of different airlines!

Meanwhile, no matter how tempting the low-cost airlines are, reducing the cost of the ticket due to meals on board, even with the minimum duration of the flight, the total time spent on the flight along with the trip to the airport and passing all the controls usually easily passes for 6-7 hours ... Therefore, a snack in flight it becomes simply irreplaceable!

And you wonder how the food is made, which is then delivered by smiling stewardesses? Then I invite you to a virtual tour of Domodedovo cuisine!

Let's start with the workshop where the water is poured into plastic cups ... This is a local chip! Of course, water can be served in ordinary glasses, pouring from a bottle, or in bags with a straw, as everyone does. But it is in such cups that this water can most conveniently be put on a tray of food (the size of it is equal to a cup for tea or coffee), which is convenient both in maintenance and in use ...

In such glasses you can pour not only water, but also different jelly and fruit drinks ... A blending machine is involved in mixing the ingredients ...

Then we move to the semi-finished goods workshop ... The pride of the workshop is a machine that makes cutlets!

Therefore, there are a lot of meatballs!

Although the cutlet menu, of course, is not limited to ...

Each workplace is always equipped with scales, each piece is weighed, and only if it meets the required norm by weight, it is sent further along the stage.

By the way, Domodedovo Catering Service is the only one who has its own laboratory for quality control of products. And all contracts with suppliers are drawn up so that if the product does not meet the quality requirements for it, then it must be returned and replaced ...

So try to complain about poor food when you fly out of Domodedovo, and most likely it turns out that the plane brought this food with itself from another airport!

And then a hot workshop ... Everything boils-boils-boils-fries!

Local pride is pancakes !!!

They say that this Russian exotic is in great demand among foreign airlines!

Everything that has been cooked and fried is carefully marked, signed ...

... and sent to the packaging workshop!

Servings are formed directly here, such as they will be served on the plane ... Chicken with rice or meat with potatoes? Everything is carefully marked with stickers of certain colors!

Each workplace has scales ... Servings are carefully weighed after adding each of the products ... Allowable error is 5 grams.

Portions are separately collected for business class and foreign airlines ... Not all companies use disposable tableware ... Reusable now is just gaining popularity ... Often airlines even resort to the services of eminent designers to develop their own dishware design ... Of course, this is done in order to increase brand awareness . Find out whose dishes it is?

And these, in fact, are the racks for which food is sent to airplane stoves ...

We move on ... The next workshop is cold ... Here is the realm of salads and fruit desserts!

After the portion is formed, it goes to the packaging machine, which wraps the container in cling film!

The pride of this workshop is the vacuum packaging with a modified gas medium, which allows you to extend the shelf life without proper cooling ... This is an indispensable tool for long flights or return flights!

And here they pack bread ...

Everything is carefully marked, signed and sent to a temporary warehouse ...

From there, food is taken away already for direct packing in rations, which will be distributed on the plane!

And this, by the way, is well-known carts! Only as yet without food ...

For dessert, there was a bakery and a pastry shop! First, enjoy the bread ... From these little lumps of dough, you will end up with a “Summer” bun!

By the way, they are also made on a special machine, like the one that made cutlets!

And then baked in large ovens!

What aroma is there !!!

Did you know that the smell of fresh bread increases your appetite! It's time! But first to the pastry shop!

All sorts of buns and desserts are also made here! A separate workshop is reserved for their decoration! Everything should be not only tasty, but also beautiful!

We smoothly flow into the hall where the Tasting Council will take place ...