Travelling by air can be a trick.  You either pack your own food,
or take a chance on whatever the airlines will offer you (usually
something with meat and cheese.)

While most airlines offer special meals for folks with dietary
restrictions, the most convenient airline to me doesn't have a
lactose-free choice for special meals.  I've tried the vegetarian
choices in the past, and been uniformly unhappy with what I got (do
people really eat that stuff on purpose?)  (Answer: Yes, I've had vegan
meals that were tasty - just not on airplanes.)

On my last trip, I tried ordering the Kosher meal, figuring that I'd
have a 50-50 chance of stuff I could eat, or a cheese platter.

This was a winner.  The food was much better than I got when I tried the
vegetarian meals.  And, just the peace of mind in knowing that once I
saw the meat, I was safe eating the meal made the flight more relaxing.

My thanks for the discussions of pareve in this group. That's what made
me consider kosher (though I'm not jewish) when I looked at the
alternate-meal choices.

Clif
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