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Old Aug 28, 2003 | 10:33 am
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Danair
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: London, England, BA Gold, Star Gold
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Found a few more menus moving some files around, so will post a few more over the coming days, time permitting.

Came across this Kuala Lumpur - London Heathrow menu from 1996.

Malaysia Airlines First Class
Departure time: 23:00 hrs
Flying time: 13 hrs 05 minutes


Quick Meal Option:
Hors d'oeuvres de Luxe
Egg filled with caviar, lobster spinach and roast duck

Ginger Prawns
Stir-fried prawns with black mushrooms, garlic and ginger, served with steamed rice, green asparagus milanaise, sauteed button mushrooms and stuffed aubergine provencale

Seasonal Fresh Fruits

Coffee or Tea

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Or, you could have the full, traditional service:

Malaysian Satay
Charcoal Grilled Marinated Chicken and Beef Skewers served with Spicy Peanut Sauce
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Hors d'oeuvre de Luxe
Lobster Spinach, Goose-liver Terrine and roast Duck Garnished wiht Wasabi Mayonnaise in Cherry Tomato
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Sevruga Malassol Caviar
Served on Ice Sockle with Traditional Garnishes
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Herb Cream Soup
Fresh Herbs blended with Chicken Broth and Cream Garnished with toasted croutons
or
Shrimp Won Ton Soup
Clear soup garnished with Shrimp Won Ton and Spring Onions
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Grilled Beef with a Tapenade Crust
Served on a Bed of Sun-dried Tomato Paste
or
Ginger Prawns
Stir-fried Prawns with Black Mushrooms, Garlic and Ginger
or
Malaysian Chicken Curry
A spicy Malaysian National Dish Chicken cooked in Coconut Milk with Ginger, Coriander, Curry and Onions
or
Salmon Verde
Poached Salmon Medallions in Mild Green Mustard Sauce Garnished wiht Vegetable Julienne

Steamed Rice
Almond Croquette Potatoes
Green Asparagus Milanaise
Sauteed Button Mushrooms
Stuffed Aubergine Provencale
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Seasonal Fresh Fruits
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Selection of Freshly Baked Bread
Butter
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Coffee or Tea
Chinese Tea, Decaffeinated Coffee, Milo, Ovaltine and Low Calorie Sweetener are available on Request

Refreshments Available on Request
Open-faced Sandwiches
Smoked Norwegian Salmon, Roast Beef and Chicken Breast
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Coffee or Tea

BREAKFAST

Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
or Choice of Chilled Fruit Juices
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Seasonal Fresh Fruits
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Cereals
Corn Flakes or Muesli with Fresh or Low-fat milk
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Your choice of Freshly Prepared Eggs
Fried, scrambled or Boiled
Served with Grilled Chicken Sausages
or
Nasi Lemak
A typical Malaysian National Dish
Rice cooked in Coconut Milk with Crewpine Leaves and Lemon Grass served with Spicy Prawn Sambal and traditional Accompaniments
or
Swiss Veal Steak
Grilled Loin of Veal topped with Mushrooms
Gratinated with Emmenthal Cheese
or
Kurau Meuniere
Pan-fried Fillet of Local Fish inLemon Parsley Butter

Semonlina Fritters
Zuchini in Herb Butter
Baby Corn in Butter
Glazed Carrots
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Selection of Freshly Baked Bread
Butter, Honey and Preserves
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Coffee or Tea


WINES

Champagnes:
Dom Perignon 1988
Laurent-Perrier Brut Vintage 1988

Bordeaux Red: Chateau Cantenac Brown 1992 Grand Cru Classe Margaux
Burgundy Red: Louis Jadot Savigny-les-Beaune 1989

Loire White: Pouilly-Fume Les Pierres Blanches 1993
Burgundy White: Meursault 1er Cru Domaine Ropiteau Mignon 1992

Rose: Paul Jaboulet Tavel Rose L'Espiegle 1994


The service was superb...hard to leave the plane even after such a long flight...but we all managed to waddle our way....!
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