Is it worth to try the BOOK THE COOK?
Feb 20, 2013, 12:45 pm
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Is there any difference between the Lobster termidor and the other lobster dish (Boston Lobster)?
Recently I was on SIN - MNL in F and I saw 2 lobster options. Seems they are the same thing.
Also they're the same for J and F right?
Cause I had the Termidor in J long ago, recently ordered it in F and it's practically the same. Even the sauce and the rice.
But then I would expect Chicken Rice is the same in J and F too ?
Also for that SIN - MNL flight. I'm so glad I BTCed, cause food on the standard menu seemed really disappointing
Recently I was on SIN - MNL in F and I saw 2 lobster options. Seems they are the same thing.
Also they're the same for J and F right?
Cause I had the Termidor in J long ago, recently ordered it in F and it's practically the same. Even the sauce and the rice.
But then I would expect Chicken Rice is the same in J and F too ?
Also for that SIN - MNL flight. I'm so glad I BTCed, cause food on the standard menu seemed really disappointing
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lobster+thermidors
Mar 20, 2013, 12:29 pm
#62
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Trying to decide for my upcoming SQ1 flight:
Braised guinea fowl with creamy morel sauce, ravioli, and seasonal vegetables
Crab cake with broccoli, baby carrots, fresh asparagus, and roasted potato wedges
New York strip steak with tapenade, green beans, baby carrots, and roasted potatoes
Pan-fried halibut with tagliatelle and pistou and sautéed vegetables
Jumbo shrimps in Thai red curry sauce with assorted vegetables and fried rice noodles
Korean style braised beef rib with vegetables and steamed rice
Steamed fish roll with ham and asparagus served with baby carrots, Chinese greens, and egg noodles
Stir-fried mussels with garlic chilli sauce, assorted vegetables and steamed rice
Singapore Chicken Rice
Toasted multigrain country bread with herb cottage cheese, grilled vegetables and fresh berries low fat yoghurt (Breakfast only)
Any advice? I'm going to HKG but I see Singapore fried rice there, and it's plenty available in the Bay Area too. No need to try that unless you guys think it's that awesome. Of course I'll be -___- wondering about how it costs dirt cheap even in the US.
Braised guinea fowl with creamy morel sauce, ravioli, and seasonal vegetables
Crab cake with broccoli, baby carrots, fresh asparagus, and roasted potato wedges
New York strip steak with tapenade, green beans, baby carrots, and roasted potatoes
Pan-fried halibut with tagliatelle and pistou and sautéed vegetables
Jumbo shrimps in Thai red curry sauce with assorted vegetables and fried rice noodles
Korean style braised beef rib with vegetables and steamed rice
Steamed fish roll with ham and asparagus served with baby carrots, Chinese greens, and egg noodles
Stir-fried mussels with garlic chilli sauce, assorted vegetables and steamed rice
Singapore Chicken Rice
Toasted multigrain country bread with herb cottage cheese, grilled vegetables and fresh berries low fat yoghurt (Breakfast only)
Any advice? I'm going to HKG but I see Singapore fried rice there, and it's plenty available in the Bay Area too. No need to try that unless you guys think it's that awesome. Of course I'll be -___- wondering about how it costs dirt cheap even in the US.
Mar 21, 2013, 12:28 am
#63
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Trying to decide for my upcoming SQ1 flight:
Braised guinea fowl with creamy morel sauce, ravioli, and seasonal vegetables
Crab cake with broccoli, baby carrots, fresh asparagus, and roasted potato wedges
New York strip steak with tapenade, green beans, baby carrots, and roasted potatoes
Pan-fried halibut with tagliatelle and pistou and sautéed vegetables
Jumbo shrimps in Thai red curry sauce with assorted vegetables and fried rice noodles
Korean style braised beef rib with vegetables and steamed rice
Steamed fish roll with ham and asparagus served with baby carrots, Chinese greens, and egg noodles
Stir-fried mussels with garlic chilli sauce, assorted vegetables and steamed rice
Singapore Chicken Rice
Toasted multigrain country bread with herb cottage cheese, grilled vegetables and fresh berries low fat yoghurt (Breakfast only)
Any advice? I'm going to HKG but I see Singapore fried rice there, and it's plenty available in the Bay Area too. No need to try that unless you guys think it's that awesome. Of course I'll be -___- wondering about how it costs dirt cheap even in the US.
Braised guinea fowl with creamy morel sauce, ravioli, and seasonal vegetables
Crab cake with broccoli, baby carrots, fresh asparagus, and roasted potato wedges
New York strip steak with tapenade, green beans, baby carrots, and roasted potatoes
Pan-fried halibut with tagliatelle and pistou and sautéed vegetables
Jumbo shrimps in Thai red curry sauce with assorted vegetables and fried rice noodles
Korean style braised beef rib with vegetables and steamed rice
Steamed fish roll with ham and asparagus served with baby carrots, Chinese greens, and egg noodles
Stir-fried mussels with garlic chilli sauce, assorted vegetables and steamed rice
Singapore Chicken Rice
Toasted multigrain country bread with herb cottage cheese, grilled vegetables and fresh berries low fat yoghurt (Breakfast only)
Any advice? I'm going to HKG but I see Singapore fried rice there, and it's plenty available in the Bay Area too. No need to try that unless you guys think it's that awesome. Of course I'll be -___- wondering about how it costs dirt cheap even in the US.
Mar 21, 2013, 4:57 pm
#64
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Trying to decide for my upcoming SQ1 flight:
Braised guinea fowl with creamy morel sauce, ravioli, and seasonal vegetables
Crab cake with broccoli, baby carrots, fresh asparagus, and roasted potato wedges
New York strip steak with tapenade, green beans, baby carrots, and roasted potatoes
Pan-fried halibut with tagliatelle and pistou and sautéed vegetables
Jumbo shrimps in Thai red curry sauce with assorted vegetables and fried rice noodles
Korean style braised beef rib with vegetables and steamed rice
Steamed fish roll with ham and asparagus served with baby carrots, Chinese greens, and egg noodles
Stir-fried mussels with garlic chilli sauce, assorted vegetables and steamed rice
Singapore Chicken Rice
Toasted multigrain country bread with herb cottage cheese, grilled vegetables and fresh berries low fat yoghurt (Breakfast only)
Any advice? I'm going to HKG but I see Singapore fried rice there, and it's plenty available in the Bay Area too. No need to try that unless you guys think it's that awesome. Of course I'll be -___- wondering about how it costs dirt cheap even in the US.
Braised guinea fowl with creamy morel sauce, ravioli, and seasonal vegetables
Crab cake with broccoli, baby carrots, fresh asparagus, and roasted potato wedges
New York strip steak with tapenade, green beans, baby carrots, and roasted potatoes
Pan-fried halibut with tagliatelle and pistou and sautéed vegetables
Jumbo shrimps in Thai red curry sauce with assorted vegetables and fried rice noodles
Korean style braised beef rib with vegetables and steamed rice
Steamed fish roll with ham and asparagus served with baby carrots, Chinese greens, and egg noodles
Stir-fried mussels with garlic chilli sauce, assorted vegetables and steamed rice
Singapore Chicken Rice
Toasted multigrain country bread with herb cottage cheese, grilled vegetables and fresh berries low fat yoghurt (Breakfast only)
Any advice? I'm going to HKG but I see Singapore fried rice there, and it's plenty available in the Bay Area too. No need to try that unless you guys think it's that awesome. Of course I'll be -___- wondering about how it costs dirt cheap even in the US.
Mar 21, 2013, 5:58 pm
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Mar 21, 2013, 8:02 pm
#66
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Further chicken rice costs a few times more than the mentioned SGD5. A case in point is what restaurants like Chatterbox charges (although they are not necessary better than the less than SGD5 offered in the hawker centers I must add...).
In any case, I always find the contrast to be so interesting, enjoying such a humble, but delicious, hawker dish in a premium class cabin.
I also find the accompanying ginger, black sauce and chilli to be much more fragant up there in the sky somehow.
Steak, lobster, fish, lamb and shrimps can be enjoyed in other airlines. But Singapore chicken rice, as far as I know with my limited travel experience, is only available in SQ.
Last edited by anaidross; Mar 21, 2013 at 8:10 pm
Mar 21, 2013, 9:12 pm
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I presume the op is requesting for a recommendation for something that is delicious and not what is most expensive.
Further chicken rice costs a few times more than the mentioned SGD5. A case in point is what restaurants like Chatterbox charges (although they are not necessary better than the less than SGD5 offered in the hawker centers I must add...).
In any case, I always find the contrast to be so interesting, enjoying such a humble, but delicious, hawker dish in a premium class cabin.
I also find the accompanying ginger, black sauce and chilli to be much more fragant up there in the sky somehow.
Steak, lobster, fish, lamb and shrimps can be enjoyed in other airlines. But Singapore chicken rice, as far as I know with my limited travel experience, is only available in SQ.
Further chicken rice costs a few times more than the mentioned SGD5. A case in point is what restaurants like Chatterbox charges (although they are not necessary better than the less than SGD5 offered in the hawker centers I must add...).
In any case, I always find the contrast to be so interesting, enjoying such a humble, but delicious, hawker dish in a premium class cabin.
I also find the accompanying ginger, black sauce and chilli to be much more fragant up there in the sky somehow.
Steak, lobster, fish, lamb and shrimps can be enjoyed in other airlines. But Singapore chicken rice, as far as I know with my limited travel experience, is only available in SQ.
To me the dish is best served as street food, don't think I'd even eat it in a resto.
Trying to decide upon our dishes for an upcoming trip and tend to steer clear of shrimp/lobster because they're just too often overcooked and rubbery.
Mar 23, 2013, 5:16 pm
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It is actually referred to as Lobster Thermidor, and not termidor or thermometer or teminator.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lobster+thermidors
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lobster+thermidors
Can't recall the MAN ones tho'.. Didn't make a note
Chicken rice has been ordered by other rather picky family members too & the times they did, passed muster
Perhaps was BTC out of SIN?
Mar 28, 2013, 9:59 am
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lol im quite confident being from SFO, you can find good Chicken Rice in the area. It might not be Singapore good, but I'm pretty sure it will beat anything you can preorder on a plane. So that's why I rule out ordering the chicken rice... unless you're totally unfamiliar with finding good Asian food in your area 
Mar 29, 2013, 10:41 am
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I am trying to book the hawker meal "Yu Pian Mi Fen" for a flight departing from Singapore in J class.
When I tried selecting the meal via "Manage My Trip - Manage Booking" on SQ's web-site, I could not find this meal option on the "Book the Cook" category.
Is the meal called something else in the book the cook category?
When I tried selecting the meal via "Manage My Trip - Manage Booking" on SQ's web-site, I could not find this meal option on the "Book the Cook" category.
Is the meal called something else in the book the cook category?
Mar 29, 2013, 5:32 pm
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I am trying to book the hawker meal "Yu Pian Mi Fen" for a flight departing from Singapore in J class.
When I tried selecting the meal via "Manage My Trip - Manage Booking" on SQ's web-site, I could not find this meal option on the "Book the Cook" category.
Is the meal called something else in the book the cook category?
When I tried selecting the meal via "Manage My Trip - Manage Booking" on SQ's web-site, I could not find this meal option on the "Book the Cook" category.
Is the meal called something else in the book the cook category?
Otherwise, it may be a website problem and you can call Krisflyer to BTC.
Mar 29, 2013, 6:05 pm
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I think it is a web-site problem. I guess I must make a call.
Thanks for the tip.
Mar 31, 2013, 5:46 pm
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I just received news from SQ.
They told me that even though a meal is available at the departing station (in this case is Singapore), that meal may not necessarily be available on that flight. Everything that is available is shown on the drop-down menu.
So in this case, Yu Pian Mi Fen or even the sliced grouper congee is not available for the a red eye flight to Japan even though the flight departs from Singapore.
Is the call centre trying to smoke me out? Could someone please help check if these two options are even available in your booking?
MAny thanks.
They told me that even though a meal is available at the departing station (in this case is Singapore), that meal may not necessarily be available on that flight. Everything that is available is shown on the drop-down menu.
So in this case, Yu Pian Mi Fen or even the sliced grouper congee is not available for the a red eye flight to Japan even though the flight departs from Singapore.
Is the call centre trying to smoke me out? Could someone please help check if these two options are even available in your booking?
MAny thanks.
Last edited by anaidross; Mar 31, 2013 at 5:51 pm