Bibimbap in Business without the beef?
Feb 26, 2011, 6:32 am
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Bibimbap in Business without the beef?
Are the banchan components assembled on the plane?
Basically, any chance I can request bibimbap without the dollop of beef in the middle?
This is for an upcoming ICN-LHR flight.
In this page
http://eu.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en...?fid=INFO16120
food in Business is said to include:
"Traditional Korean dishes such as Bibimbab (rice mixed with vegetable)"
Strange how the beef part isn't mentioned.
Basically, any chance I can request bibimbap without the dollop of beef in the middle?
This is for an upcoming ICN-LHR flight.
In this page
http://eu.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en...?fid=INFO16120
food in Business is said to include:
"Traditional Korean dishes such as Bibimbab (rice mixed with vegetable)"
Strange how the beef part isn't mentioned.
Feb 26, 2011, 8:04 am
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Are the banchan components assembled on the plane?
Basically, any chance I can request bibimbap without the dollop of beef in the middle?
This is for an upcoming ICN-LHR flight.
In this page
http://eu.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en...?fid=INFO16120
food in Business is said to include:
"Traditional Korean dishes such as Bibimbab (rice mixed with vegetable)"
Strange how the beef part isn't mentioned.
Basically, any chance I can request bibimbap without the dollop of beef in the middle?
This is for an upcoming ICN-LHR flight.
In this page
http://eu.flyasiana.com/Global/US/en...?fid=INFO16120
food in Business is said to include:
"Traditional Korean dishes such as Bibimbab (rice mixed with vegetable)"
Strange how the beef part isn't mentioned.
Feb 26, 2011, 12:41 pm
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if you fly economy class, then beef will be there for you. if you fly business or first, then you can request to remove it. any specific reason you want it gone?
btw, as a Korean national (if i can ever claim that now i have lived in the states for past 20 years), bibimbop is one of my favorite food. healthy and nutritious... plus the warm seaweed soup yum =P
If you fly first class in Asiana, try their oxtail soup. it will do wonders hitting on stewardesses, if you know what i mean
btw, as a Korean national (if i can ever claim that now i have lived in the states for past 20 years), bibimbop is one of my favorite food. healthy and nutritious... plus the warm seaweed soup yum =P
If you fly first class in Asiana, try their oxtail soup. it will do wonders hitting on stewardesses, if you know what i mean
Feb 26, 2011, 1:14 pm
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Why? I really like cows (and oxen) in the same way that other people like cats and other domestic pets.
I also like bibimbap and dolsot bibimbap very much. I'm sure seaweed soup is delicious (I was told it was great thing to have when pregnant), I stuck to adding extra wakame to my miso shiru as the Korean version is made with beef stock.
I'm guessing my travelling companion has a better chance than most when it comes to the FAs, even oxtail slurpers in the pointy parts. She'll be 18 months old.
Feb 27, 2011, 1:39 am
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So LapLap is travelling with a lap child? 
The problem is Korea equals beef. If you don't like beef, Korea is just the wrong place.
The problem is Korea equals beef. If you don't like beef, Korea is just the wrong place.
Feb 27, 2011, 2:07 am
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If you're a vegetarian or don't eat beef then you're going to have a hard time in Korea, but if you eat fish then you'll be fine.
Feb 27, 2011, 2:08 am
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Yes, I eat fish so am not a vegetarian.
Feb 27, 2011, 5:00 am
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This thread is getting derailed.
I am not enquiring about Korean cuisine (I thought that by mentioning banchan I might be signalling that I am not clueless about this topic).
The question is whether the dish shown here:
http://www.hflight.net/blahdocs/uplo...5_109_4408.jpg
(alternative photo here)
Can arrive from the caterers, be loaded up and stored in the bowl in a galley in this pristine state*, or whether it is assembled on board.
*As opposed to the economy version which is definitely pre-assembled.
I am not enquiring about Korean cuisine (I thought that by mentioning banchan I might be signalling that I am not clueless about this topic).
The question is whether the dish shown here:
http://www.hflight.net/blahdocs/uplo...5_109_4408.jpg
(alternative photo here)
Can arrive from the caterers, be loaded up and stored in the bowl in a galley in this pristine state*, or whether it is assembled on board.
*As opposed to the economy version which is definitely pre-assembled.
Feb 27, 2011, 8:26 am
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However, how do you know they are going to serve you bibimbap ? You may get ssam bap instead.
Western dishes in F ? Yes.
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Feb 27, 2011, 8:49 am
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But I am asking about a South Korean Airline (who I believe could achieve anything they set their mind to) and I'm not willing to make assumptions. I mean, if British bmi can have an onboard cook there's no reason why OZ's uber competent FAs can't arrange a few ingredients. Or perhaps their catering trucks and lifts have ingenious gyroscopes for the C class meals... as I said, no assumptions.
I'm flying with OZ twice in a day. Probability that bibimbap will come on the menu at some point seems quite high.
Feb 27, 2011, 9:32 am
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If the mounds of balanced beef come preloaded I'll be extremely impressed even if I am disappointed.
This looks like the closest answer I'm going to get:
http://www.chosun.com/media/photo/ne...6070463_03.jpg
Ordinarily I'd just pre-order the vegetarian or fish meal and have done with it, but I'm travelling with my daughter who doesn't eat or enjoy bland baby food and will be, quite rightly, wanting some of mine. We both love banchan and rice.
Some of the worst meals I've ever had were pre-ordered special meals in J
Here's JAL's disgusting offering where only the bread and salad tasted good.
I'll put up with this kind of crap but there's no reason my companion should.
This looks like the closest answer I'm going to get:
http://www.chosun.com/media/photo/ne...6070463_03.jpg
Ordinarily I'd just pre-order the vegetarian or fish meal and have done with it, but I'm travelling with my daughter who doesn't eat or enjoy bland baby food and will be, quite rightly, wanting some of mine. We both love banchan and rice.
Some of the worst meals I've ever had were pre-ordered special meals in J
Here's JAL's disgusting offering where only the bread and salad tasted good.
I'll put up with this kind of crap but there's no reason my companion should.
Feb 27, 2011, 8:27 pm
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Maybe the only way to get a definite answer to your question is to ask OZ and see what they can find out. There is a chance that even if all the ingredients come separate at one airport they might be pre-mixed by another caterer.
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