Originally Posted by
LapLap
Thanks for your detailed response xmlsoa.
Since you had stated that you wished to
avoid processed wheat AND food that was not freshly prepared I had assumed that udon wouldn't have been of much interest to you. For
this reason I focused on offering advice regarding standard rice.
I have no idea what the ANA lounge's vegetable based noodle stock is (kombu and shiitake, perhaps, that would be a best case scenario)
Did you see any signs saying that a vegetarian soup stock was available, or was it just from the information on the blog?
Vegetarian vegetable stock to have with noodles is not very easy to find in Japan so unless the ANA lounge wants to specifically cater to vegans, vegetarians and those with fish allergies it's a surprise to me that they would have such a thing.
If you do return, please take a look through this thread for options outside the airport.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japan...d-threads.html
Actually, your advise was perfect and is noted and super welcome. It was just so tight of a connection that I had no option but to grab and go with whatever I could quickly get. Hopefully, it was clean.
The blog writer also mentioned it was buck wheat.. so maybe it was less white flour (I hope). Hopefully I minimized by "exposure".
I am not sure how accurate or safe the broth were and hopefully this thread and experiences from this trip will help the next trip I take or some veggie wishes to take through NRT.
Luckily I ate my fill at SIN in a common Business Class lounge with hot veg south indian food options. I had some nuts when on ground.