Deconstructed Mimosa
If you’ve requested a cocktail or mixed alcoholic beverage on the plan before you’ll know they don’t serve your drinks ready-made. Unless you’re ordering something like beer or wine, usually you get handed the components of your drink and you make it yourself. This was also a short flight, so food was sadly not served.
Writer’s note: I almost always get orange juice on the plane. I simply love orange juice, but the extra vitamin C never hurts.
Beef n’ Taters
This was a braised beef-type dish that came with veggies and mashed potatoes. I don’t eat steaks or fillets, but when I’m presented with braised beef (or ribs) I never say no. The dish was a delicious experience thousands of feet in the air. The glaze on top of the meat seeped into the rest of the bowl which added an extra umph to the flavor profile.
Shallot Quiche
I’m very iffy about eating egg-based dishes out of the home. I’m pretty particular and I feel like when eggs are made wrong, its just W R O N G. Topped with shallots, bacon and chive this quiche was a surprising delight. The cheese perfectly complimented the egg and the bacon bits were the right kind of crispy.
Siri play “Chicken Teriyaki” by Rosalia
On the way to Korea, we were given the option of three dishes: teriyaki chicken thigh, cheese tortellini and beef bulgogi. I’m not going to lie, I regret not getting the beef bulgogi. Bulgogi is always pretty good, but for some reason I was implored to order the chicken. I think the steamed purple rice piqued my interest. Garnished with one lotus root chip, the not so purple rice was the best part of an overall meh dish. The chicken was dry and not tender. I’m not the biggest fan of pasta salad so I skipped that. The only thing that carried me that flight was the mid rice.
Charcueterie “Board”
I was curious what a charcuterie board in the air would look like and here is my answer. No board, just a bowl with cheese, fruit, and dried meats. This was basically like a glorified Lunchable’s P3 Portable Protein Pack. I’m not mad about it, but for some reason I really wanted the flight attendant to hand me a wooden board with an assortment of meat and cheeses. I should have taken a Lactaid capsule before eating, but it held me over until the next meal was served.
Chicken Tikka
It’s only natural ‘Indian’ food is served when leaving London. (Multi-cultural foods are better than foods that are “native” to Britian in my opinion.) I thoroughly enjoy Indian food, even if its not authentic. This dish was not on the same tier as the braised beef, but I cleared my plate.
Spinach Pasty
This was either a spinach pastry or pasty, which is essentially the same thing. Tastewise, it was teetering between fine and good. It reminded me of these nutrious spinach puff pastry cups my sister-in-law makes (but not as yummy!)
Cheesy Risotto
The risotto had flavor, but it was just shy of al dente. I’m not much of a side salad gal, but the potatoes seasoned with dill and edamame got to me. It a delight. I ended up mixing the potatoe salad into the main dish to give it more taste.
I’ve weirdly enjoyed airplane food since I was a kid so some of these reviews might be biased. I am pretty lenient since I know the best flight attendants can do is offer passengers fancy microwave dinners. I can’t wait to taste my next meal in Delta One or Delta First Class.