Here is a very quick photo report on NH F. I am surprised that a quick search here turns up no other picture report of NH's new F, only a written report over 2 years ago with no pictures. If this is the first photo report of NH new F on FT, then I am honored. Enjoy!
Tokyo, Japan - the traditional side
Asakusa area of Tokyo - view of the tower
Temple in Asakusa
ANA First Class Lounge NRT - Satellite #5
ANA First Class Lounge NRT - Food
Views from the ANA First Class Lounge NRT
ANA New First Class Seat on 777-300
ANA First Class Menu Box and Hot Towel Service
Amuse Bouche - Breadsticks, abalone, sweet fruit tart and ham, creatively presented
Caviar Service - Oscietra Malossal Caviar with Krug, a rarety these days, even among airlines still serving caviar in First Class, the best caviar I had in this RTW
Zensai - Salt-boiled prawn, salt-cured soft roe of sea bream and grilled pike conger eel galatine, baked oyster, fried baby sardine terrine and sansho-peppered beef ragout
Nimonwan - Greenling fish and vegetables in clear soup
Otsukuri - Kelp-cured flatfish sashimi
Kobachi - Tender conger eel and eggplant simmered in light soy sauce Shusai - Sake steamed Setouchi sea bream and spring wild vegetables with seafood broth Sunomono - Lightly vinegared shad fish and salt-boiled octopus with mustard miso sauce
Miso soup with seaweed and clams and rice
Premium rose sorbet
Cherry blossom cake with fresh cherries jubilee
Wagashi - White azuki bean and green tea jelly
Gokyo sake - Daiginjo Kintaigokyo from Yamaguchi Prefecture
View of the First Class cabin, usually full but not today
Snack - Salt-cured sea urchin eggs and calamari with ink
Light Meal - Japanese tea poured over rice, garnished with sea bream sashimi
Light Meal - Steamed red tilefish filled in cherry-perfumed rice cakes
Breakfast - Rape blossoms marinated in light mustard sauce, pink salmon trout simmered in special soy sauce, creamy rice porridge, Natto, dried seaweed, miso soup and pickles
Overall, this is probably the best flight ever. The service was excellent and genuine, the food is extensive as there are still items I have not listed from the menu and the seat was very comfortable for working and sleeping.
Thanks for the great report! It's wonderful to let the pictures do the talking, I think..............much better than a lot of text without the visuals.
We just did NRT-NYC a month ago and had the exact same menu items - they had a very nice shrimp-mousse-ball like creation that was excellent. Did you enjoy the pickled uni in the little round ceramic container (served with the sashimi)? It was pretty salty but good!
They had a dessert of a warm apple tart that was excellent too. My partner had 2 servings of that cherry cake!
Here is a thread from Oct. '03 with my report linked in it in post #4. Full NH vs. LH in First report. I love your report too and I mention my comparison t add to what you have said and shown.
Note that my lounge comments are now well out of date. Since then ANA only got better. Amazing airline.
Sensational report!! The photos are excellent. My favorite dish is the wagyu beef short ribs over rice with eggs.. It is served on the first class snack menu...
Thanks for the great report! It's wonderful to let the pictures do the talking, I think..............much better than a lot of text without the visuals.
We just did NRT-NYC a month ago and had the exact same menu items - they had a very nice shrimp-mousse-ball like creation that was excellent. Did you enjoy the pickled uni in the little round ceramic container (served with the sashimi)? It was pretty salty but good!
They had a dessert of a warm apple tart that was excellent too. My partner had 2 servings of that cherry cake!
I did try to the pickled soft roe but didn't like it. It went beyond my ability to handle the exotic... The creativity is appreciated is nonetheless, I enjoyed trying foods unfamiliar to me.
Here is a thread from Oct. '03 with my report linked in it in post #4. Full NH vs. LH in First report. I love your report too and I mention my comparison t add to what you have said and shown.
Note that my lounge comments are now well out of date. Since then ANA only got better. Amazing airline.
Thanks for the nice comparison report, I remember now. Incidentally, I flew LH from FRA to NRT in F and they now have a Japaense menu, which must also be a new addition since you flew them. I will post a photo report on LH and see what you think.
Sensational report!! The photos are excellent. My favorite dish is the wagyu beef short ribs over rice with eggs.. It is served on the first class snack menu...
Sam,
When are you going to take the courage to try some exotic Japanese food?
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Excellent pictures, thanks for posting! NH F is one of those holy places for those of us that are looking for it via an award, so thanks for showing us what's on the other side of the curtain!
Guava, how did you manage to get NH F award? I've been checking daily since January and still nothing
Bliss, it wasn't award. We paid for it, 2 seats in F - Full Fare, no discount whatsoever. F class with NH yields as much as 625% of the mileage with BD*G, which suffice to say, can be used to pay for other expensive travel.
I am sold on NH, trust me. I don't know if I can travel with any other carrier accross the Pacific now. From this point forward, it would likely be NH, both ways, not even SQ, no others...
Photo Report: NH F NRT-ORD 777-300 May 2008
