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Nov 9, 2018 | 4:48 pm

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Nile_US

Join Date: Jun 2018

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Originally Posted by Italian_Kayaker

First time flying CX, in business from IAD to HKG. I don't eat meat or cheese, although I will eat fish. Unsure whether to order:

Standard meal. Is there a chance it will be meat- or cheese-centric?
Special meal. E.g., vegetarian, or low fat / low cholesterol. However, on some airlines these are rather depressing affairs..

Any views?

By the way, I had actually booked UA (to get 1K status), but then came to my senses...

There is a thread on the first or the second page about this with some good replies.

Based on my about 12-15 flights so far on CX, and a few in J, I will say that vegetarian options are not always good to come by unless you select a special meal. I personally like Indian food, and have found Indian vegetarian option working quite well for me so far. (Even though I do eat meat, I prefer this option on CX.) It has significantly better than the food on UA I have ever had. I was given a panini sandwich in a plastic wrapper on my UA flight from Geneva to EWR. That definitely has been worst so far for me.

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