By Jane E. Fraser
Airline food does not have a good reputation, but the stereotype of inedible meals no longer applies.Credit: Getty Images
The best airline food — if it’s not an oxymoron — can be found in an unexpected place.
A panel of international travellers has named Turkish Airlines as having the best airline food.
The flight comparison website Skyscanner (skyscanner.com.au) sent 100 passengers from around the world on a flight with one of 19 international airlines to survey the economy-class food and Turkish Airlines scored 86 out of 100.
The carrier serves Turkish dishes such as stuffed eggplant along with special meals including children's, vegetarian and kosher.
For those of us who are unlikely to fly Turkish Airlines anytime soon, the top 10 includes many carriers that fly to Australia.
Singapore Airlines, which has a "culinary panel" of top international chefs, came in second place with a score of 81, while Etihad came in third with 80 out of 100.
Etihad's rival Emirates came in fifth place, behind the Irish carrier Aer Lingus and just ahead of Cathay Pacific.
Qantas was the only Australian airline to make the list, coming in seventh place.
A spokeswoman for Skyscanner, Mary Porter, says airlines' investments in inflight dining appear to be paying off.
"The stereotype of the barely edible inflight meals appears to be a thing of the past," Porter says.
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