Originally Posted by
VE105
Flew CX288 few days ago, the menu was largely the same with changes listed below. I believe CX288 and ex-LHR shared the same menu with 1 main dish different from each other. There should be 4 sets of menu in total and they rotate every 3 months.
Service is impeccable - warm and efficient. Kudos to ISM Tina and her team.
CX288 (FRA-HKG)
2023 JAN
Nov (mid-day departure)
Lunch Served shortly after takeoff
- To start:
- cauliflower and almond soup with sour creamand crispy kale, leaf salad with balsamic vinaigrette; or
- Smoked salmon, avocado, mustard dressing, baby leaves, little gem lettuce, fresh lemon
- New: Tiger prawn with horseradish cream cheese, cucumber, radish, rocket leave salad
- mains:
- oven roasted baby cauliflower with romesco sauce, crispy chickpeas, basil pesto, fresh chervil ; or
- shrimp wonton noodle soup with pak choy; or -> Fish ball and cuttlefish ball with flat rice noodle soup
- German slow cooked marinated beef, steamed broccolini and carrots, herbed spaetzle; or New: accompanied by leaf salad, balsamic vinaigrette
- wok fried cod with supreme soy sauce; or New: accompanied by cordyceps flower, dried pear and pork shin soup
- Arabic spiced chicken with black lime, grilled eggplant and zucchini, almond raisin coriander couscous
- cheese
- Brie, Manchego and Roquefort, crackers, green grapes and quince paste
- dessert
- seasonal fresh fruit
- lemon curd with almond crumble and meringue
- green tea cheese cake
- selection of Movenpick ice cream changed to Haagen Dazs as with all other long and short haul J routes
- pralines
All Day
Available on request throughout your flight
- oven roasted baby cauliflower with romesco sauce, crispy chickpeas, basil pesto, fresh chervil ; or
- shrimp wonton noodle soup with pak choy; or -> Fish ball and cuttlefish ball with flat rice noodle soup
- New: Beef and vegetable pastry
- New: Fresh berries
- classic beef burger, Emmental cheese, bacon, tomato, lettuce, pickles and barbecue on a toasted brioche bun with chunky fries; or
- Galley snacks: MovenpickHaagen Dazs ice cream, caramel popcorn, and other sweet and savoury nibbles, available in the galley
Breakfast
Pre-order using the enclosed card - your breakfast will be served two hours before landing
- Wellness breakfast: seasonal fresh fruit and warm pastry selection, Acai banana superfood bowl, seasonal fruit, natural protein seeds;
- Lighter breakfast: seasonal fresh fruit and warm pastry selection, egg white omelette with tomato and avocado, smoked salmon, lemon, dill; or ->seasonal fresh fruit, selection of cold cuts with cheese, cherry tomato and bread
- Chinese breakfast: seasonal fresh fruit, beef and mushroom congee, stir fried egg noodles with vegetables; or
- Western breakfast: seasonal fresh fruit and warm pastry selection, scrambled eggs, bacon, chicken sausage, potato cake, sauteed mushrooms, vine ripened cherry tomatoes;or
- Express breakfast: sleep a little longer and enjoy a warm pastry with your choice of beverage
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I was wondering why they switched back to Haagen Dazs. I personally prefer Movenpick