Originally Posted by
AusEuroFlyer
particularly as I do not want to cause offence by asking for it (to me, it's a bit like an euphemism for "it's too bland and it can't be fixed with simple salt and pepper")
Hate to break it to you, but the meals aren't lovingly prepared from fresh, raw ingredients with an individual and personal twist behind the curtain for every passenger, based on a recipe handed down to each crew member by their beloved great aunt and about which they've only ever had anything but praise to date! It isn't the crew member's personal cooking you're turning your nose up at!
Sadly, it is moot anyway. There used to be sachets of sauce no problem in CE...but they appear to have been 'enhanced' away. I've not seen any for a good few years now on shorthaul
So I've given up asking. Longhaul they can thankfully still (mostly) rustle up sauce/mustard sachets. For now.
(Caveat: the longest relevant sectors I tend to do are Band 3 - things may be a tad better on a Band 4).