March 19 2012
CX882 HKG LAX
Dinner
Starters
Smoked salmon with crème fraiche, salmon roe and asparagus
Mixed salad with artichoke, marinated mixed peppers and mint yoghurt dressing
Main Courses
Grilled beef tenderloin with ratatouille, mash parsnip with garlic thyme and French beans
Sauteed ling fish with sa cha sauce, steame d jasmine rice and stir-fried jade melon with red medlar seeds and garlic
Minced pork patty, steamed jasmine rice with pak choy, Chinese cabbage with carrot
Spinach and saffron tortellini with tomato roasted pepper sauce and olive concasse
Cheese and Dessert
Bleu de Chevre, Cheddar, Reblochon
Fresh seasonal fruit
Yuzu and milk chocolate mousse cake with pear chutney
Snacks
Chicken pie with grilled zucchini, semi sun-dried tomato, kalamata olives and tomato concasse
Hong Kong style egg tart //tried this, not bad!
Shrimp wontons in noodle soup
Taiwanese braised beef in spicy noodle soup
Ice cream
Brunch
Starters
Orange or apple juice
Pink guava smoothie
Fresh seasonal fruit
Fruit yoghurt
Assorted cereals
Greek yoghurt with apricot compote and granola
Main Courses
Omelette with creamy mushrooms, broiled back bacon, pan-fried bubble and squeak, tomato with herbs
Dim sum with chilli sauce Pork siu mai with scallop, shrimp dumpling, pork and chive dumpling, mini chicken glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaf
Congee with chicken and shiitake mushroom baked barbecued pork pie
Bread Basket
Assorted breakfast bread served with preserves, honey and butter
Tea and Coffee
Dinner service was OK.
Lights off entire flight except during meals.
Despite the cabin was only ~40% full, brunch service was rush and chaotic.
Comparing to those 100% J LHR flights, service on this flight is quite disappointing.