Whenever you are on a flight, do you end up feeling rather let down by the quality of the food that is offered? Well, if you do then you are certainly not alone, but it may be the case that it is due to something other than the companies employing the most horrible cooks to ever walk the face of the earth.
Instead, it may be better explained as being linked to the way in which the altitude and pressure inside the plane itself could be impacting our senses. In fact, it is believed that our sense of smell in particular is going to decrease by anywhere between 20% and 40%, and when you consider the role that smell plays in how we taste something, that will make a huge difference.
So, the next time you are on a flight and are offered something to eat, don’t turn your nose up at it because it is more than likely going to be your own nose that is the problem.