The plane meal you should always order before your flight to get the best food [Video]

A TRAVEL expert has revealed the meal you should order for your flight to secure you the best food.

Most holidaymakers don’t realise the real reason airline cuisine can seem tasteless – but there’s a simple way to spice it up.

Plane food has long had a reputation for being just that – plain.

It’s not always a fair impression, with some carriers offering famously excellent meals amongst the clouds.

Indeed, it was only last month that the annual rankings revealed a little-known airline as having the best food in the sky.

In general, though, the reviews of mid-air fare tend to be well founded – and there’s a surprising reason why.

Writing for the Washington Post, travel whizz David Farley explained: “Airlines’ philosophy of free meals is to offend as few palates as possible.

“Scientific studies have shown that a combination …