Asiana Club - Asiana - special food in ICN lounge

http://us.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en/homepage?fid=NEWS11000&cmd=NEWSVIEW&seq=890

According to this release added 2 days ago to the Asiana web site, there is now expanded food offerings in the ICN lounge. Would love to hear any reports! And I hope the bibimbab will be available in April before my 9am flight.


Asiana Airlines introduces a new meal consisting of bibimbab with seasoned spring greens, hwajeon (pan-fried rice cakes with flower petals), fresh strawberries and a strawberry shake created by a top chef from the internationally renowned Westin Chosun Hotel at the Chef's Corner of the Incheon International Airport lounge from March 12, 2009.

From November last year, Asiana Airlines has offered a distinguished chef service which differentiates Asiana from other airline companies' typical menu of snacks and drinks.

On special occasions including New Year's Day and Joengwol Daeboreum (the 15th of January by the lunar calendar), travelers enjoyed special meals – Tteokguk (rice-cake soup) on New Year's Day, and Bibimbab on Joengwol Daeborem. Travelers also enjoyed roasted turkey last Christmas. Chicken Yakidori and grilled salmon are available in the first class lounge on a daily basis as well as Vietnamese rice noodles and hot sandwiches in the business class lounge.

CEO of Global Traveler, Francis X. Gallagher was impressed with the unique menu selection available in the lounge and released exclusive articles of Asiana's Chef's Corner in Global Traveler January and February edition.

I was in the F lounge last Friday, March 13, and didn't see any changes then, but maybe these changes are only in the C lounge. They did have fresh strawberries in the F lounge but they've always had those and/or other fresh fruit. There was no strawberry shakes or bibimbap that I saw.

I'm scheduled to fly out of ICN again tomorrow so will check out the F lounge again, and if time permits I'll pop into the C lounge for a report.

I'm scheduled to fly out of ICN again tomorrow so will check out the F lounge again, and if time permits I'll pop into the C lounge for a report.

^^

Thank you :)

Bad news for anyone wanting to try out this food. I was in the F lounge yesterday evening and was told by the attendant that the bibimbap was only in the morning (perhaps meaning late morning i.e. lunch?) but that the special event ends today. Not surpising given the other mentions in that link are all about special events also. I'm guessing that this special event is for the start of the Spring season. Sounds like another case of a less than wonderful translation job into English where someone forgot to mention the ending date of this. But who knows, maybe they'll be a new special event when you fly.

I'm guessing that this special event is for the start of the Spring season. Sounds like another case of a less than wonderful translation job into English where someone forgot to mention the ending date of this.

Thank you for reporting back regardless :)

darn. but thanks very much for the info!

I was in the Business Class lounge, main terminal, on the 13th and they were doing a special station strawberry offering during the breakfast hour. Didn't notice anything special on the 18th when I was in the pier Business Class lounge between 5p and 7p.