January 21, 2006

EVA Flight BR18

They handed out the menu to us in the Deluxe Evergreen class at the beginning of the flight. The unagi rice seemed promising, more so than the coq-au-vin anyway. Although I've had more good unagi rice than good coq-au-vin so may I wouldn't mind airline's version as much. The point was moot, since they gave us the wrong menu for the flight. So here was what I ended up with.

  • Marinated Shrimp and Squid Salad
  • They weren't kidding when they said "shrimp," as in singular. It and its squid ring friends sat on a bed of cucumber and tomato with a tangy dressing. The squid had texture without being rubbery, which was the key.

  • Braised Beef with Red Wine Sauce
  • The alternative was Chicken with Sukiyaki Sauce, which just sounded dull. Thought the beef and sauce may go well with the complimentary wine. Except the wine wasn't all that great, either. The braised beef was tender enough and the boiled potato chunks were alright, but the flavors were blah. Good enough for airline food, I guess.

  • Seasonal Fruit
  • Apple and honeydew. Not sure how seasonal they are, but with globalized farming practices it hardly matters.

  • Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream
  • They only had vanilla. That's okay. I like vanilla.

  • Scrambled Eggs with Pan Fried Beef Sausage
  • For breakfast. Not much to say about something like that. Also had Yoplait yogurt which was nice.

Posted by mikewang at January 21, 2006 11:00 PM