Diabeetus

Nicely done!

I wonder if I will be away from AC's breakfast omelette long enough, that when I start flying again I will look forward to it.

entropy

yeah but that actually looks tasty.

Transpacificflyer

Years ago, AC and other airline meals were available for purchase through some of the caterers. Is this still possible? if so I expect it would be in the hub cities of YVR, YYZ, YUL and maybe a couple others. So................ any suggestions?

zappy312

After a multiple shopping trips, I've tried my best to replicate the classic breakfast. Couldn't find a great red pepper salsa / jelly, cottage cheese is a hot mess and these potatoes are a bit crispy, but it's coming along I think...

yyztozag

In order to replicate the AC omelette:

Tip 1: Use cold cottage cheese (i.e. STRAIGHT out of the fridge). Cold enough to make your teeth hurt.
Tip 2: Boil the sausage, don't grill or fry it. The latter two give it too much flavour which is the opposite of the AC omelette.
Tip 3: Don't even think about using real eggs. Use powdered egg. (not sure if they actually use eggs or the powder stuff, I'd be impressed if they were actually cracking eggs at catering).

In order to make your breakfast taste better:

Tip 1: For the red pepper jelly, maybe try reducing some red pepper and tomato in an acid like vinegar or even a bit of wine? Again, much too flavourful for the AC omelette, but makes it taste great. This will probably cost more than buying cheap pepper jelly at the store but will taste much better.
Tip 2: Cook the eggs on medium-low heat. That way, they'll cook through allowing you to flip them into an omelette shape, but won't get a crust. Some people like egg crusts, I think it takes away from what an omelette or scrambled eggs should be. Use butter to cook them, unless you're lactose intolerant, in which case you should use olive or vegetable oil.
Tip 3: Use very high heat to cook the sausages and season them well. If you have access to one, use a cast-iron pan or even a barbecue.

Good luck!

zappy312

Thanks for the advice. I actually don't like the red pepper jelly (on land or at 39,000 ft) so I don't think I'll go through the effort of making homemade stuff. I think the stuff onboard is more like a salsa, but still sweet since the jarred one I got was spicier and more like actual jam for toast (found it in the charcuterie section).

I actually was making breakfast for 3, I'm still inconsistent at getting the colour right across my omelettes. I personally prefer a bit of crust (although not to brand standard), but I'll give butter a try next time. The pan I have is too big anyways, so I normally get something closer to a pancake rather than a fluffy, thick omelette.

To be honest, I did my sausages in an oven (trying to stay true to the onboard experience). I use store made ones anyways, so I don't really care how they're done, as long as they're not frozen in the middle.

I've had enough of making the full breakfast, wedges are time consuming when making them from scratch, the cottage cheese is a pain to do (I've been baking it to reduce the water to make it thicker like the onboard stuff, although maybe it just needs to be strained out) and we never have sausages. While it's a fun one, I'll probably just pay $11 for a Y breakfast tray next time I fly if anything.

24left

In this thread or perhaps one of the food threads, there were references to some airlines selling their meals.

There was this from April 1 about Air North https://onemileatatime.com/air-north...airplane-food/

There was this one from June 9 that also included Ural and Thai. https://viewfromthewing.com/with-few...-meals-online/

And I just saw this. https://loyaltylobby.com/2020/06/12/...zen-meal-sale/





AC opted to do this, so I'm not sure what if any food would have been available for sale.

https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2020...adians-in-Need

jasdou

At least AC does not have to worry about the banana/spice bread supply going over its expiry date.

Bohemian1

True that.

Coincidentally, I was just reading about microplastics this morning.

Mikey Mike Mike

The economy meals to / from the UK were / are made in Germany with a long shelf life at a unit cost i'm guessing around the 2 bucks value. (and a low calorie count). Given the portion size too, they'd make ideal weight watcher meals for sure.

Adam Smith

I was scrolling through some photos today and realized I had never posted the Italian wedding soup that my wife and I made a couple of months ago. We weren't trying to exactly recreate the AC dish, but were inspired by it.

The key differences between ours and the MLL version (other than quality of ingredients used, of course ) were that we used a vegetable broth instead of chicken, and I couldn't find any of the acini di pepe (the little spherical pasta) and used orzo instead. I'm not sure what leafy vegetable AC uses, but we used kale, since I couldn't find any endive (non-Belgian) or escarole, which were what most online recipes recommended.

Anyway, it was decent. The biggest issue with it was that the vegetable broth was too strong and not the right flavour profile - very much a squash or other fall vegetable type of thing, and didn't go all that well with the rest of the ingredients. I don't regret not using chicken stock, since I don't like the taste of chicken, but wouldn't use that particular vegetable broth again next time.

Overall, it was a about a B for quality.



Anyone else tried to make any AC meals lately?

codfather

The Italian Wedding soup in the MLL has always been my favourite one that is served. Thanks for the post Adam Smith! Now I want to make a pot of this.

recreationaltimetraveller

In case anyone is looking for a tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7hM...ature=youtu.be

painintheuk

I get 'video unavailable'.
Dr. PITUK

painintheuk

This seems to work, but not sure if it's what you intended: