Stranger

I hate chicken.

Mind you I usually don't have the pasta either.

canadiancow

Clearly he needs to spend more time on FT

songsc

The BBQ chicken went wrong.

Ehh, what type(s) of lawyers?

flyquiet

The BBQ chicken is my favourite (the grits not so much). But he liked the pasta.
The dessert was the cocoa-dusted-cool-whip-passing-as-"tiramisu".

24left

AC 116 YVR-YYZ July 2017

Salmon dinner not as good as same meal on AC 112 (post 3175).

Still, here are the photos.

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capedreamer

Ugh - I hate this new salmon dish that's a mainstay on transcons now...

The sauce is so rich / oily.

longtimeflyin

^ The boiled egg looks alright, however, the rest of the meal looks uninviting. Creamy, salty (my guess), and overcooked. If it looks overcooked in a photo, I'm sure it was less than pleasant in real life.

yyznomad

It's not that bad

I actually kinda like the salmon dish.

The appetizer offerings on the various transcon routes have improved drastically, IMHO.

Stranger

Surely salmon is invariably overcooked, really dry? Plus, I have had salmon that tasted like not really fresh.

Anyway, at home we only eat wild salmon, usually sockeye. And sure, sockeye in particular is easy to overcooked and end up dry. I would rather have it a bit on the rare side.

So no matter how bad, I find beef is damage control. My wife might disagree and go for chicken, god forbid. Birds were meant to fly. Now if it were duck, and at least medium rare...

capedreamer

That's been my experience. And I suspect AC knows this and therefore douses the salmon in a thick, creamy, overpowering sauce to hide the low quality of the fish itself.

Transpacificflyer

And I believe you are quite correct. If the salmon was wild, or responsibly produced, Air Canada would make a point of stating this. The last menu I read, does not mention otherwise, so I expect that the salmon comes from one of the factory operations in Atlantic Canada, which are not known for their responsible factory farming practices. Responsibly sourced farmed salmon is available in Canada, but it costs more.
AC only allows a certain amount for the cost of a meal, hence the reliance on cheap bulk items such as pasta, high sodium/canola oil dominated dressings & sauces, poultry with skin etc. My last two TPAC meals were trashed because they were plain awful.

yyznomad

Did you at least get offered another choice?

Transpacificflyer

On the NA flights, they often do not load enough meals in J to allow for an alternative selection of the same dish. On the TPACs, of the 3 options, invariably while one might be offered another meal, they are the ones I specifically avoided. Finnicky eater perhaps, but this could be avoided if AC had a sandwich and robust soup option. I would gladly settle for a big bowl of MLL quality chicken noodle soup and sandwich in lieu of a meal.

And yes, I know I am also clueless on food service options. After almost 2 years, I was in the Y cabin and had an opportunity to use my AC cafe coupon. Food is not available on Rapidair flights because the flight is too short. None of those sexy cashews, trail mix, fruit snacks promoted in the adverts are available. I was able to cash in on a drink but left wondering why AC doesn't warn people that the coupons (aka benefits) are useless for food options on flights under 2 1/2 hours. (Warn as in a pop up when adding the coupon code).

canadiancow

I am so excited for my omelette tomorrow

24left

Works for me. Then there should be enough for both of us. I'm having the fruit, cheese and melba toast. The oatmeal will be game day decision.