Date: February 27, 2009
Flight: CA 107 HKG - PEK (17:30 departure)
Class: Business (two-class configuration)
Aircraft: B777-200
Pre-departure beverage:
Choice of water, orange juice and champagne
Peanuts and cashews in a ramekin (asked if wanted seconds)
Salad (Romaine lettuce leaves, half of a cherry tomato, two red onion slices and four cucumber slices) with Thousand Island dressing (French vinagrette also advertised but not available)
Starter: Kalamata olive, black forest ham and lobster medallion
Double boiled pork shin soup with coconut and ginseng
Assorted warm bread from basket
Main: Choice between braised pork neck with choy sum and white rice; pan fried salmon, fingerling potatoes and asparagus; String beans and jade melon with white rice (Stir fried beef in oyster sauce advertised but not available)
Dessert: Nestle chocolate ice cream (choice between hazelnut and vanilla)