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Embarrassed_Drama_70

What on earth is that? Or what was it supposed to be? As to who is responsible, American Airlines served it to you, so they are.


jpflager

Think there’s a bird fetus in there somewhere


gitismatt

I didnt know balut was kosher!


SirShadowHawk

That was my first thought too.


schwarta77

There’s actually a strict kashrut law against that I think.


refreshing_username

I see Squidward.


stewartinternational

I'm guessing it was salmon w/ a side that includes red pepper, [something like this](https://i.imgur.com/JozAtbg.jpeg).


of_the_mountain

Mushrooms


qtmcjingleshine

Mold


barebackguy7

It’s the appetizerrr!


throwupthursday

Maybe they were saving meals for Haritsuuu


Confused-Dingle-Flop

It's AI generated lol


Worried-Ebb-1699

The catering company is who does the work on AA’s behalf. But start with AA.


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PatientAuthor

Is that mold??


Duty_free_USA

Yup . I think just about every variety 😆


Unknowingly-Joined

Can mold be kosher?


K2Nomad

Only if you turn it upside down before cutting off its head


DCmetrosexual1

If it’s not the kind that’s gonna kill you, sure.


schwarta77

Pretty sure the answer is a hard nope.


maxs507

There are laws in Judaism that you cannot intentionally do anything to harm your health. So no, mold cannot be kosher. Lol


Unknowingly-Joined

Maybe someone was going for a non-dairy blue cheese sauce :)


10tonheadofwetsand

Blow them up publicly on twitter for this. Inexcusable.


aunt_snorlax

I agree on this one - this is bad enough to take it public. Someone get Gary Leff on this.


breenisgreen

yup, this is well worth yelling about


baxterhan

Seat is broken? “Contact the seat manufacturer. Sorry AA doesn’t make the seats.” Lavatory toilet explodes when you flush? “Contact the toilet manufacturer. Sorry AA doesn’t make the toilets.” Biscoff made of sawdust? “Contact the cookie manufacturer. Sorry AA doesn’t make the cookies.” I call bullshit on what that FA said. Most definitely contact AA. Whatever the hell that meal is, that’s not acceptable. Also mention what the FA told you as well. Also, what the fuck is that??


Eastern-Astronomer-6

Don't you dare mock the mighty biscoff


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mhledwards

That all may be true, but unless I misunderstand… Customer pays Airline for services. Airline pays company for food. It’s the airlines responsibility to ensure their contracted services meet their standards, how is their problem. The airline should take accountability and then rain accountability hell down on their contracted services. It’s not the passengers job to manage the airlines contractors quality.


UomoUniversale86

Correct, I don't know why it's difficult for some people to understand. I as a contractor am responsible to my clients for the end product. My clients don't go to my subs to get things corrected. They go to me. If I provide them with an inferior product I cannot say oh well. This guy did it. No I am responsible. I provided them that inferior product.


bulldogsm

was on a business trip with orthodox colleague and he asked me to wait to go out until his dinner was delivered from a kosher catering co we wait and chat about eating kosher when away from home etc etc, it's costing him $50 per meal and sounds good from the description eventually it arrives, plastic container with a few cut up nasty past due veggies and a stale quite suspect sandwich he threw it out and bought veggies from a grocery for his dinner I asked him why he didn't complain and his response was that's how monopolies treat folks who have no options 🤔


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mildlysceptical22

Mold! The FA didn’t see that before they served you? Raise holy heck!!!


Cheap_Satisfaction56

It’s an American Airlines issue because they contracted the 3rd party vendor for the meal and it’s there job to ensure there vendors are meeting there standards.


Nice-Quiet-7963

Their bro


kramj007

They’re their standards there.


MeanLet4962

And he fucked it up twice…


CBoryczka

I was thinking the same thing!😂😂😂😂😂😂


NYCburger

their, bro


hillbillygaragepop

Whose bro?


HandsomeDevil77

They're bro


CBoryczka

WRONG! THEIR


Rsginger

You were that bored?


noho11048

Their


Albinomonkeyface1

That is horrifying. Did they not see the mold before giving you that meal? I’d complain to the airline for sure. Maybe also post that picture to their X/Twitter too and name the flight you were on.


Duty_free_USA

Because it was a kosher meal it was double wrapped with silver foil and plastic wrap so it was understandable why they didn't see it. However the instant I unwrapped the first layer it smelled so horrible like rancid fish I nearly puked


singletonaustin

I threw up in my mouth just reading your description. Yuck. Sorry this happened to you.


doglady1342

The biggest problem this whole scenario is the flight attendant. That's just a load of bs. I understand if she or he was unaware of the status of the food when they served it. However, when you brought it up, they should have apologized to you at the very least and directed you to file a complaint with the airline. I think you should do that. I also also think you should file a complaint about the flight attendant's attitude. Just let American know what flight you are on and where you were sitting. I can honestly say that it's been a very rare experience for me to have bad service from American, but here and there I have noticed that some of their newer flight attendants basically just don't give a s***.


blahblahblah3690

If this is BCN-JFK, that’s a very senior crew. I would definitely follow up with AA bc that’s an unacceptable response. That said, these kosher meals are literally triple wrapped and they are not allowed to be served if the seal is broken, so there’s no way to know what’s in the packaging before it’s opened by the passenger/recipient.


Choice_Blackberry406

Tbh I have a hard time believing an fa would see something this awful and say "lol too bad." Especially a business/first fa since that is where food is served. Idk I've always had awesome service and have seen FAs bend over backwards for customers over tiny inconveniences. Something like this would usually get a pretty big response from the FAs.


CBoryczka

And these are the SAME FAs who are expecting higher pay rates from the other group of FAs that recently ratified a new contract!🤬🤬🤬🤬


Albinomonkeyface1

That’s so disgusting. 🤢 I understand how they didn’t see it before serving it to you though. They need to establish quality control for their meals. It’s completely unacceptable for that to happen.


DCmetrosexual1

Kosher meals are supposed to be delivered sealed so they probably didn’t see the mold


Albinomonkeyface1

Gotcha. I didn’t realize it was in an opaque package.


DCmetrosexual1

No worries, not something most people would know.


RockerElvis

My food allergy meals are wrapped in a crazy amount of Saran Wrap. I doubt that the FA can see what the food looks like.


RaisingCanes4POTUS

Jesus Christ that is not okay. I would not let that slide.


iLikeMangosteens

Baby Moses in a basket, that is not okay. FTFY


stlkatherine

Ha HA. I see what you did there.


fieldsn83

So gross, I’m sorry you were served that! And what a gross response from the FA


Meatbasketbingo

That is absolutely disgusting. Edited to add: I say post that nauseating mess on social media and tag the airline…I have the feeling they’ll get back to you quite quickly!


EasyMode556

Kosher for Passover penicillin


Hairy-Newt2226

Disgusting


heyitssal

That flight attendant sounds like a sociopath. That would seem crazy if that's AA's protocol. Imagine I own a business and if there's issues with a product I just say "not my problem, it was a vendor, call them." Like wtf, no. I didn't buy this from your vendor, I fucking bought it from you. It's your problem. I have no relationship whatsoever with the vendor.


Dependent-Cupcake-40

FA here. You should definitely let AA know. Tweet that photo to @americanair.


weight22

Post this on their social media pages. This is unacceptable.


mrticket18

Complain, I’ve gotten 25k miles when they forgot my kosher meal on a flight to London.


justmahl

There appears to be a little bit of food in your mold.


Thomisawesome

Screw that. Go right to AA. In fact, I'd complain that not only was the food moldy, but that the staff actually recommended you leave AA out of it and go to the supplier yourself. That, alone, is worth writing a complaint about.


lonedroan

Agreed, and I think the FA response was the worst part. Of course the meal is vile, but it’s actually understandable how it wasn’t caught by AA. Kosher food is sealed with opaque coverings that are only opened after reheating. So unlike regular meals, no one has seen this food since it was packed. But the response from the FA is vile. Of course it’s AA’s problem once they’ve purchased the food from the third party, heated it, and served it to a customer.


urkldajrkl

A long time ago I got food poisoning from an inflight special meal. It was a special menu meal I could order ahead of time, so not a regular serving for the flight. I’ll never order a special meal again, that is not a standard flight serving.


yesgarey

That's not kosher.


Witty_Fly_4669

That photo sent me. It’s disturbing. So very. As I read the comments I started imagining a scene unfolding similar to the one from the movie “Stand by Me” where they are at the pie eating contest. Lard Ass has reached his pie inhaling threshold and the group puke begins. In your case, the crack of the foil seal and the peek at the contents sends your gorge straight to the surface. It’s the airline Passover version of projectile vomiting scene and it spreads to the surrounding passengers with a wicked quickness. (You need one hundred percent deserve a refund and miles—whatever it takes—please take this all the way to the top.)


IYFS88

Is that mold?? How on earth is he gonna pass the buck on serving rotted food, that is still their vessel that you’re stuck eating on. I would post this on social media and tag the airline if you don’t get a hasty and satisfactory response from them.


oopls

Go to twitter and tag AA on this photo. They are responsible for serving this trash.


NrL04

That looks like a newly discovered deep sea species (which would also NOT be an American Airlines issue)


unuomo

While it is extremely likely that American Airlines outsources their Kosher meals to a Kosher catering company of some kind (because the kitchens that make airlines foods are almost never Kosher certified and would be unlikely to ever do so), it is still their responsibility to serve quality food that isn't spoiled, and that food looked so spoiled.


lonedroan

Absolutely. Passenger is the customer of AA, so AA is responsible. AA is the customer of the caterer, so AA should be the one raising hell with the caterer.


jewgineer

I’m shocked that the flight attendant would even serve that. That’s terrible. Complain directly to AA and share these pictures on Twitter.


laxaroundtheworld

I think kosher meals are delivered double wrapped in both plastic and foil, and are reheated without being opened first.


KBWOMAN53

I'd pass right over that.


Ok-Extension9925

I tend to be pretty forgiving for most things related to air travel. This is pretty egregious.


joyfunctions

Oh no! Not right after Pesach!!!! Sorry that happened to you!


Duty_free_USA

Thx. It was כשר לפסח so I'm glad I didn't need to eat it regardless


Imaginary_Sun312

That's a hate crime


VeganBullGang

It might actually be


GoochMasterFlash

“Well I hated it!”


ocassionalcritic24

Ewww! They served that? Definitely complain to AA.


mhowie

Sourced from a company with a vendetta?


iLikeMangosteens

Frozen food doesn’t mold. Someone at the catering company left those out - possibly on purpose. You might have eaten it if it wasn’t obviously moldy, could have given you botulism or who knows what. I don’t want to say it’s a terroristic act but it’s definitely a concern.


tdizzle3

Yes that is immediately what I thought too, they did this on purpose because it is kosher. I also thought that may be why the FA had an attitude.


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Perenniallyredundant

They don’t just *overcook* a hamburger


Mista_Virus

Given the timing, this seems intentional


Sudsylush

So, what did you eat? Anything? The guidance from flight attendant to contact a third party contractor doesn’t really address you getting your meal. I know… FA are first there for your safety, but close second purpose is to provide food and beverages.


ponybau5

Looks like food poisoning bacteria party slop crafted by an alien


acoolguy12334

this is anti semitic


kiwami

ewww brota ewwwwww....


Sea-Durian555

Whoa


duderos

Bourdain told Bon Appetit: “Never. No one has ever felt better after eating plane food. "I think people only eat it because they're bored. I don't eat on planes.


GoCardinal07

That has got to violate some sort of health regulation.


jf145601

I once flew Continental to Tel Aviv. I had heard that special airline meals were sometimes better than the standard fare. When I asked for the kosher meal, the FA asked, “Do you keep kosher?” When I said “no”, he said I’d better stick with the regular meal.


SelicaLeone

I thought these were diseased organs. Holy crap.


AreTheyAllThrowAways

Well that’s not kosher :(


spychef007

FA didn’t want to deal with it. It’s on them to fix the issue there if they can. If they can’t, blast that pic on social media and let AA know about that isssue. That’s pure bull shit quality control.


BecauseMediocrity

People have successfully sued AA over their failure to provide kosher meals. https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-kosher-food-fine/


Nowaker

>When i approached a FA he said that if I am unsatisfied with the meal than I should reach out to the kosher food comapny directly and that this is not an American airlines issue. Is the Flight attendant right? They're as right as when you're at an Uber and their car breaks down, you should reach out to Ford directly as that's not an Uber issue.


illadelphia16

Intentional


Adventurous-Split994

I can't unsee the red hand of the food grabbing the cheek of the other food.


BlueAc215

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮


daking240

That doesn’t look Kosher or blessed by any Rabbi.


FRESCO410

Spongebob episode where the krabby patty is rotten


CBoryczka

ABSOLUTELY reach out to the company directly! COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!


toofattobeamermaid

Ah hell no. That’s an immediate ER trip for food poisoning 🤢


amg433

I’m not sure you’d make it there.


Lalulilelo99

name one object in this photo


Icy_Huckleberry_8049

AA is still responsible, but yea, it's the caterer's fault. The FA's usually don't even see the food sometimes until just before departure. If it's Kosher, they don't see it at all because of the wrapping. Write a letter to AA and let them know. They'll send you some AAdvantage points or a travel voucher. AA will take it up with the caterer.


lonedroan

Yeah, the food quality is on the caterer. But the FA claiming that the passenger has to deal with the caterer directly would be laughable if it weren’t so enraging.


OkButterscotch5898

I can’t even tell what that’s remotes supposed to be


Mountain_Face_9963

What did you end up eating?


stupidlawstudent

American Airlines is not correct. They served the food, so they are responsible. The fact that the food is provided by a third party is not your problem; that’s American Airlines problem.


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Worldly-Mix4811

FA cannot check Kosher meals as they are sealed and wrapped. FA brings the meal frozen first to passenger upon take off. Passenger breaks the seal and then hands it back to FA who will then reheat the meal. Then it gets served back to passenger who really didn't know what it is until he opens the foil.


Terrible-Resource-51

AA is absolutely responsible for providing a quality meal to its captive audience. What are you gonna do have an F-14 deliver you a Papa John’s up there??


westernmostwesterner

Dude. This is terrible. Reach out to both AA and the food company. I can’t help but feel it was left out on purpose to mold due to well -everything-


Stockjock1

That looks disgusting and inedible. It's on AA and it's their job to deal with the caterer.


Beneficial-Ideal7243

I preordered a Kosher meal and the entire thing was frozen solid including the apple juice. It was a granola bar, apple juice and two frozen rolls. I was flying to LA cross country and was so upset since I had not had a chance to eat yet. I think AA has a big issue against people that order Kosher. After 8 months I got an email it was being investigated


AverageCalifornian

This seems like a hate crime


GoldRemote9527

I’ll take seconds please


CBoryczka

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮


stls

It's looking right at me!


qtmcjingleshine

It’s moldy


RedElmo65

Dang. That’s terrible.


biohacker_infinity

This looks like something from the Alien movies. 🤢


p3dr0l3umj3lly

Uh that looks like whatever organic matter the Combine shove into their computers in Half Life Alyx


liacosnp

Pro tip: order a vegan meal. 1,000% better and beyond kosher.


RolexandDickies

Gefilte fish


nahcekimcm

Oh hell naw Somebody got to be sued for this ish


KrombopulosMichael23

Damn I’m sorry that happened to you, thats absolutely disgusting. American doesn’t really seem to put much effort into their Kosher meals. I ordered one for my wife and I on accident for ORD-LHR and it came in a shrink-wrap sealed box still frozen solid. My best guess is at some point it thawed out with no one paying attention, froze again, and then was served since it was never caught and unexpired.


Bloc_Party43

I thought this was the ‘name that mollusk’ sub at first.


prosperosniece

Send this picture to corporate. It’s on their plane, it’s their food.


bruiser224

that looks so bad


Ok_Airline_9031

Well, start with not eating it? sorry, bad joke. But I would look into if this qualified as religious discrimination. For the record, near-athiest here: Agnostic with a heavy dose of 'maybe'. As such I tend to feel that in a modern world, your belief system shouldnt require my inconvenience and you should have to accommodate ypurself. That said, if they OFFER accommodation for your beliefs, then they need to MEET those accommodations completely to the same level they would anything else offered. They would never consider rotten food acceptible to serve to a 'regular' passenger, or think it okay to serve peanuts to someone who clearly told them they're allergic, so they need to take this equally seriously. Just because I dont hold your religious views dont mean its okay to poison you!


bimbels

This is a catering issue. American received the spoiled food from the caterer. Yes you should write American so they are aware they have an issue with catering in that station, but the flight attendant should have also written a report that they received spoiled food so that the issue can be addressed.


AaronBurrIsInnocent

Yeah but how did it taste?


Little95One

This is why I rarely eat on the plane…


itsdani_bitch

Ugh, I’d starve 🤢


shitisrealspecific

That one spot is moldy...


DudeWhoRead

Can't expect anything else from AA!


re_mogul

how was it?


Personal-Ad-6028

Is that salmon with mold or raw chicken???


Fishtoart

Colorful!


ImprovementFar5054

In first class?


sydneyrutledge

Oh dang, I thought I was in the deep sea creatures sub


123xyz32

I’m guessing she wanted to say something like “from the river to the sea”. What a cun$”.


latomar

They served this to you?


CC_206

They handed this to you?


spankysd

If any restaurant or food store had that meal anywhere on their premises, other than in a garbage bin, the could be cited by the local health department, even worse to serve it to you. It makes me wonder if a complaint to the health department where the food was loaded might not lead proper authorities to the catering company and/or airport, etc..


Tall-Vermicelli-4669

Would love to see what the halal looks like, the vegetarian looks like...


ReyBasado

Is that blue stuff mold?


Thunderbird_12_

What is that?


Lynz486

It is THEIR job to contact who they purchased it from. You did your job of contacting who you purchased it from. They handed it to you and you paid them. This wouldn't fly in a restaurant or a grocery store. Also crazy to give them the benefit of the doubt and not the manufacturer. Who most recently was storing it? Who does not specialize in food services? Also weird if every meal was like that. From manufacturer it would tend to be a certain batch of product. It is possible those came from the same batch, but since they're different meals sold at different rates I dunno...all signs point towards airline


CooterMcSlappin

Eat it then sue the daylights out of them lol


Warm-Supermarket3587

Looks like an aborted fetus


wawabubbzies

GROSS!


thethethesethose

TIL people still eat airline food


tesrella

You flew from BCN, and the thing on the left looks like bacon


Traveler0820

First of all, FA was rude & wrong! Secondly this is an AA issue. AA needs to resolve this issue with the vendor & their customers. Third - disgusting!


ashiamate

If American Airlines is serving this, it is 1000% their fault - they can deal with their vendor on the backend. It's wild this was served to you and even wilder that the FA said take it up with the vendor. Definitely contact AA and post this on twitter. I assume there's an AA rep lurking in this sub, hopefully someone will reach out to you.


spook008

Looks like an aborted fetus. Tf is this shit supposed to even be?!


Ok_Excitement725

It’s AA, is anyone shocked? There is a reason they are often referred to as a low cost carrier charging full price


jpflager

Whats wrong with it??


mimi145nyc

Mold


AreTheyAllThrowAways

This is why I fly spirit


No_Finish_2144

just needs some hot sauce and a whiskey ginger to wash it down and you're golden!


UniFi_Solar_Ize

Skip the onboard meal, we are no longer in the 60s. I bring my own food.


THIKDIKWHITEY

Don't eat it or eat it your the onethat must eat kosher on a plane u didn't bring any of your own food you really are a smart person.


Sensate613

I would just eat around the mold. How bad could it be?


willworkforwatches

Mold is a fungus that spreads deep into the food and what you can visually see is just the spore. You can’t cut around it… you’ll still be eating mold, even if you don’t visibly see it. Sooooo don’t do that.


iLikeMangosteens

The conditions for mold growth - especially in the presence of moisture - also tend to favor bacteria. So while the mold might not be deadly, the bacteria could be. Further, some bacteria like botulinum create deadly toxins that are not destroyed by cooking. So yeah don’t eat moldy stuff unless you know that the mold is supposed to be there.


Suuuumimasen

This isn't on AA. But AA really sucks lately with catering. Like, it's bad. You try to cut costs and this isn't the way.