Catering ex-ICN in C has Improved
Apr 6, 2019, 1:08 pm
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Catering ex-ICN in C has Improved
Looks like the food in C ex-ICN has improved. I returned home yesterday in C, and the menu was back to 3 Western options, and 1 Korean option that it was before the debacle late last year. It's not exactly the same, as it's a simplified menu - entree, soup, main, cheese, dessert. What's gone is the canapés offered before the entree. The second meal (breakfast) had 2 western options and 1 Korean option.
For dinner, I had the steak, and it was pretty similar to how I remembered them in C before the change last year.
Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of the menu.
For dinner, I had the steak, and it was pretty similar to how I remembered them in C before the change last year.
Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of the menu.
May 5, 2019, 9:31 pm
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Once is enough for the bibimbap; I will never understand what is so attractive about their iteration of that dish (most restaurants worth your money on the ground do it better, especially the “stone bowl” types)
May 5, 2019, 9:49 pm
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for me, I find it ironic that bibimbap, which was originally for the lower class of Korean society, is now served in premium cabins as if it were representative of classic "Korean Cuisine", as the menu refers to it. Bibimbap traditionally was the left over side dishes from the table of the upper class mixed into a bowl of rice that the servants ate...hardly what you'd call "cuisine"! :P
May 6, 2019, 2:39 am
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And as for it being "leftover" cuisine, some of the finest food in the world was born of necessity. A lot of those expensive French meals that people pay big bucks for now in Paris were once considered peasant country food.
May 6, 2019, 7:24 am
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for me, I find it ironic that bibimbap, which was originally for the lower class of Korean society, is now served in premium cabins as if it were representative of classic "Korean Cuisine", as the menu refers to it. Bibimbap traditionally was the left over side dishes from the table of the upper class mixed into a bowl of rice that the servants ate...hardly what you'd call "cuisine"! :P
Would it be weird to call a good quality beef burger typical American cuisine? No.
May 6, 2019, 8:28 am
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Since most airline dishes in Y/C tend to be drowned in sauces and/or butter (and I'm not into big chunks of steak), I'll always find steamed rice, an array of fresh veggies, ground marinated meat, and a kick of gojujang an ideal airline meal. I've always felt that bibimbab tastes less "processed" than other airline meals. Filling, but not heavy.... Of course that's just me.... Dolsot or not, it's good....
And as for it being "leftover" cuisine, some of the finest food in the world was born of necessity. A lot of those expensive French meals that people pay big bucks for now in Paris were once considered peasant country food.
And as for it being "leftover" cuisine, some of the finest food in the world was born of necessity. A lot of those expensive French meals that people pay big bucks for now in Paris were once considered peasant country food.
How is that weird? Some of the most accomplished Koreans I know LOVE Budae Jigae which basically is a soup made of left over stuff gathered by army troops. Way lower down the social pole than even bibimbap.
Would it be weird to call a good quality beef burger typical American cuisine? No.
Would it be weird to call a good quality beef burger typical American cuisine? No.
in case you weren't aware, something can be "ironic" without being "weird" (like bibimbap being offered in premium cabins, despite its humble beginnings), and somethings can be "weird" without being "ironic" (such as you assuming that "ironic" means "weird"), so don't read your bias into my post. I love budajjigae too, as well as bibimbap, just like a lot of people, many of whom are accomplished, both Korean and otherwise. That doesn't lessen the irony.
And yes, burgers in the United Polaris lounge is ironic too. I'll most likely eat one the next time I'm in a Polaris lounge, but it doesn't cancel out the irony.
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May 6, 2019, 12:18 pm
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I suppose it comes down to the fact that Korean food is not that refined most of the time, unless you were at the king's table...
But it is a really good food to eat with drinks for me!
And usually, it's pretty healthy and balanced.
But it is a really good food to eat with drinks for me!
And usually, it's pretty healthy and balanced.
May 6, 2019, 9:27 pm
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May 6, 2019, 10:13 pm
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Dolsot on a plane never gonna happen.
May 6, 2019, 10:29 pm
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The usual mark-ups at hotels! Although, you could argue that W50,000 isn’t big bucks for those in the coex area.
May 7, 2019, 12:48 am
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Depends on where you go.
And just because it may be cheaper ŕ terre doesn't mean it's not ideal as a premium cabin option (as long as it comes with the proper array of ban-chan sidies).
Not saying KE and OZ couldn't switch it up from time to time with their 'Rean meal choice, but stray too far from those bibimbap ingredients, and you're gonna scare some westerners....
If I had my way, I'd be eating grilled eel (with sides) and seafood ttoekpoekki on every flight....
And just because it may be cheaper ŕ terre doesn't mean it's not ideal as a premium cabin option (as long as it comes with the proper array of ban-chan sidies).
Not saying KE and OZ couldn't switch it up from time to time with their 'Rean meal choice, but stray too far from those bibimbap ingredients, and you're gonna scare some westerners....
If I had my way, I'd be eating grilled eel (with sides) and seafood ttoekpoekki on every flight....
May 9, 2019, 9:21 pm
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But to be fair, ex-ICN, the Korean meal on OZ is usually ssambap, not bibimbap