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Guten morgan friends!

To continue on my sharings about my latest trip, I wonder what you all think about aircraft food?

This "cuisine" seems to be joked about often , i'v heard the most about it being able to "Kill you", lol. Havent you heard of this especially in the movies?

And of how bad it tastes and so on.

But for me personally, I would even dare say that I have this "fetish" ,to put it in a stronger term, for aircraft food since I was a young lad. I would remember how I would take mom's and sister's portion, cause they definitely would be put in the category of people who says that "it kills you", lol! Oh and I still do btw if I am travelling with them and they are seated right next to me.

Without further ado, here are a series of shots of almost ALL the food that I ate this time round. From the banquet in the sky types to the prison meal sort.

Guten Apetit!

Stephen

 

 

 

 

Only in Japan folks, kamaboko ( or surimi as you guys might call it Stateside) with the ANA logo in it!

This gets my heart beating, MADE IN GERMANY!!!!!!! What greater luxury than eating your meal on Made in Germany plates, wearing a Made in Germany watch, and sitting in a Made in Germany airline?

The flying Crane of Lufthansa, found in all positions...

Awww, doesnt it look adorable?

Spot that crane!

The lamb was VERY VERY GOOD!

Chicken that tasted like fish, only the Scandinavians could do this!

Actually that is mine, and mom's share! ( a.k.a Mine too!)

Only Lufthansa has ever given me an Amarone at mealtimes! Salute Luc! and all my Aamrone loving friends!

It felt like heaven when I bit into this aristocratic duck...

Made in Japan, for Made in Germany.

Chocolates! Especially Milka, which although nothing fancy, is my MOST FAVOURITE BRAND! mON AMI Nico, drooling already?

It does all look rather delicious in your pictures, notwithstanding conventional opinion when it comes to airline food. Tell us, what was your favorite meal among those pictures?

Best,

Jed

They were all pretty good! As for my favourite, it had to be the duck that I had for lunch on the way home to Tokyo!

Cheers

Stephen

a vicarious gourmet tour of the skies!  My outlook on airline food is changing after viewing these spreads.  Of course, I rarely have the opportunity to fly Lufthansa but after viewing these meals, when possible I may do so for the food!

tempusfugit

Indeed, quite a number of airlines do serve great food, and Lufthansa is definitely one of them.

Try taking a long hauled flight around christmas, they serve particularly food roasted Goose which is a traditional German christmas dish. I did once during a flight to Boston from Frankfurt many years ago, and the flavour still lingers in my mind and make my mouth water as soon as I think of it...

Cheers!

Stephen

Hi, Stephen,

Good to see you back, and thank you for sharing your meals with us!

I hope that you have had a successful trip, and I am just curious to learn if you picked up any ticking souvenir during your trip...

On another note, I headed out to the Meadows Museum in Dallas, Tx last week and I came across a couple of items that I am sure you would appreciate. One is a sculpture called Blue Note from a Spanish artist called Xavier Corbero, and the other one is a Medal for Civil Merit awarded by the Spanish Crown to worthy citizens. It reminded me of the one you posted a while back on the Lange forum, and most importantly, your beautiful RL PLM.

Hope you have a great week!

All the best,

Alejandro

Ps. I have some photos of that museum visit, but somehow the photo uploader is acting up on me, so I will try to upload them later.

Thanks for the welcome back, it is great to be in touch with you guys again!

I would love to see the photos of the pieces that you mentioned about, and would wait in anticipation for them!

Unfortunately, I did not get any ticking souvenirs, although I bought many books about them, ( In German, because they have some of the best watch magazines in the world, and also to improve my own Deutsch )

Have an awesome week ahead too!

Ciao ciao

Stephen

I am very happy to learn that you had a great time.

Hopefully the pictures will upload this time around.

Talk to you soon,

Alex

ps. Sorry for the quality of the pictures, as all I had was my phone with me.

Gorgeous food , now I know why there is such a huge price difference LoooL , I travel eco always unless someone is paying for it LooL

S

gIVE IT A shot one day my friend!

Cheers

Stephen

Whenever I'm in Narita Airport (Tokyo), I always visit the two Star Alliance lounges; the ANA lounge that serves the hot udon (I normally get the wild vegetable and udon) and also serves the cold Fauchon Paris ice cream. After visiting the ANA lounge, I do some airport shopping and I end up at the Red Carpet Club (United Airlines) where I always take a shower to freshen up for my flight (they offer a nice amenity kit from H2O spa they used to offer one from NOMAD, a Crabtree product some years ago).

My most recent trip from SFO (San Francisco) to NRT left me with a terrible impression regarding airline food. A warning to all, do not fly Economy out of SFO. I specified the BBQ chicken which was tiny bits of poor pieces of chicken (mostly skin and fat) that were the size and thickness of my fingernail swimming in a giant pool of salty BBQ sauce with a bit of rice and soggy vegetables. I took one bite and decided I literally would not eat another bite unless I was truly starving. Fellow friends, you have been warned about the food for Economy passengers flying out of SFO.

I must say, my most delightful experience has still been with the beloved German airline, Lufthansa. I've always enjoyed flying with them since my first trip with them when I was only ten years of age.

Stephen, you've got to go to the Lufthansa First Class Terminal. This is a separate autonomous terminal at Frankfurt where there is a full-service restaurant (with good food such as steak, foie gras, truffles, excellent wine, excellent spirits, etc.), a cigar room, bathing facilities, and there's even a Mercedes S320 CDI LWB or a Porsche Cayenne S vehicle to take you and your luggage to your awaiting airplane. Now, I simply love traveling through Frankfurt.

I hope you had a nice trip. At least you weren't going hungry on the plane.

Lufthansa is such an example of perfection ay?!

Just like our favourite Langes...

Lol, going to two lounges at once, are you on some kinda super priviledged program or what?!

But i'm grateful for them all, the ANA lounge here is quite bad actually, maybe that's because I usually go to the 1st class lounge of SQ in Singapore, where literally hundreds of people, including my mom, give praises about it.

The food, wines, facilities are all not unlike that of the Lufthansa 1st class terminal in Frankfurt, only that it doesnt have its own separate building.

Please give it a try one day soon bro!

Cheers

Stephen

I was just eating Milka last weekend.  I agree that the chocolate is very satisfying despite its simplicity.  It's the super creamy texture that sets Milka over the top for me.

Cheers,
Daos

Woo hooo, another Milka lover and appreciator!

I love this place!

Ciao

Stephen

Sometimes I get upgraded to first class in the US but end up wishing I could have the turkey sandwich from coach. Some airlines try to make something fancy and simply fail. Your meals look quite good, hope you enjoyed the food and had good travels.

Welcome back to our home away from home, TO.

JerryW

Although as i said in my leading post, that I may be biased in my opinions as I love airline food!

Thanks for the warm welcome home, i'V missed you guys heaps and now am back!

Have a good week ahead!

Stephen

A lot of people think airline foods are bad, but the best salmon dish I have EVER tasted anywhere was on a  first class flight from Montreal to Frankfurt on Lufthansa. It beats all the other fine dining restaurants I have tried around the globe (at least for that dish). What a pleasant surprise! The best airport lounge food I had was at United  Airlines first class lounge at Narita Airport, good selections and quality of foods.

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Glad to find another lover of Airline food!

High five!

Stephen

That food looks delicious!  I gotta travel with you as I usually just get soda and packs of peanuts when I fly! 

-MW

Sure thing, come along and probably i won't be eating at all cause i'll be talking just about watches with you!

Stephen

What an interesting post! Thank you for all the great photos.   I'm more like you.  Food is food.  We're lucky to have it and  I don't complain.

 

Indeed, all of them was very good, even the rice which was hard!

Stephen

I have no complaint about the food but I am surprised they don't serve Junmai Daiginjo.

I still prefer Asian Airline food and their service, no offence.

Regards

Ling

We each have our likes and dislikes, and i certainly respect them all!

Yea, the best they had was jyunmai ginjo, not the daiginjyo. Are you a Sake lover?

I sure am!

Thanks my friend, and have a great day!

Stephen

Yes.  I am sake lover.  Hope one day, we can drink good sake together either in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore or Japan.

 

Regards

Ling

I am very glad to find another sake lover friend then!

Indeed, in either of the 4 places you mentioned, or really to drink the best, YOU MUST COME HERE!

Cheers

Stephen

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My last business class trip from Singapore to LA was a good one. Great cuisine. No complaints, but I can't see I'm a fan of economy class food.

I usually have my fine dinning at Changi Airport's Asia Treasure lounge before I board the plane and skipped the food. I fly almost every week so I'm really tired of Singapore airline food!

haha

Mech.