posted by josh on October 27, 2009 
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I have eaten the chili coconut shrimp that were in the service cart and which you were probably saving for the guy sitting next to me Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so spicy
(apologies to WC Williams)
7 comments to "This is Just to Say (or, My Favorite Meal of All AA's Domestic Offerings)"
I remember when steak came back to the MD80s last year and I had one of first ones (that got posted about on FT). I was very surprised at how good it was.
I don't eat steak on domestic flights for a few reasons:
(1) I actually love steak, and airplane steak always blows. It's never a decent cut of meat, it's never properly seared, and it's always poorly cooked (see below) and presented.
(2) No steak knives means that cutting the steak with a butter knife (and then totally mushing up the meat and destroying it).
(3) Because it has to be pre-prepared, airplane steak is always overcooked. A proper piece of meat should never be cooked past medium (or even medium rare).
@Josh - I think your comments need some context. This is not some famous steakhouse, but a 1980s era MD80.
I've had the steak several times, and although slightly overcooked, it was well seasoned and a much better choice than the alternate. If you want to eat more mushy pasta or whatever else, be my guest. ;)
@Mike - That's the whole point. I don't eat steak often because I'm a steak snob. Pretty much the only time I have a steak is at a steak house where I know the steak is good and I know that it's been properly prepared. (Or I can at least send it back if it's not.)
So I don't bother with steak on domestic airplanes. I'd always rather the mushy pasta (which is at least flavorful, has a decent amount of cheese, and doesn't require me to saw at it with a dull knife) over that crappy steak.
@Josh - Yeah, you are a snob.
Yeah! More steak for me!
Sounds like we need to share flights more often, with complementary meal preferences.
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