WT/WT+ Catering: What's with all the Indian entrée?
Jan 31, 2014, 1:24 am
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I had both on my Y flight yesterday and I must say I think this is what BA does best. By contrast another of my previous long haul y served a "Sunday roast with roast potatoes carrots and Yorkshire pudding" which was absolutely vile. So please keep the curries!!!
Jan 31, 2014, 2:57 am
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Just flew four BA WT segments and was actually rather impressed over all with the service, seat comfort and space (all except IFE controls on the arm rests of 744s!). What didn't impress me was the catering. On the segments out of LHR the main course selection was either macaroni/pasta or chicken Masala/curry. The mid-flight sandwich was chicken coronation (i.e. curry). What's happened to English cuisine? Now I don't expect the same type of offering as in CW or F, but it would be nice to get a real English dish like shepherds pie or lamb stew. If I wanted Indian cuisine, I'd have flown Air India or Jet! (And my flights were not to/from India!) And to add insult to injury, all the flights ran out of London Pride and had only Heineken or Amstel!
If there was anything wrong with the meals, it was that the starters were rubbish.
You get a big meal if you get Kosher, for certain. Hindu meals will probably Asian in flavour.
Jan 31, 2014, 4:16 am
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Jan 31, 2014, 7:01 am
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I think its a post Heston influence. You can easily taste curry at 35,000 feet. It may turn some people's stomach but you will find it is
- moist
- keeps better in the air with limited cold storage (why it was developed in India in the first place)
- provides flavour even at high pressure
- relatively cheaper to make
Most English/Scottish/Welsh/Irish meals do not work that well in the air and to get the umami flavours in require more effort/expense.
It is now common to find a curry option in F on routes not involving India (LAX - LHR for instance).
- moist
- keeps better in the air with limited cold storage (why it was developed in India in the first place)
- provides flavour even at high pressure
- relatively cheaper to make
Most English/Scottish/Welsh/Irish meals do not work that well in the air and to get the umami flavours in require more effort/expense.
It is now common to find a curry option in F on routes not involving India (LAX - LHR for instance).
Jan 31, 2014, 7:29 am
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Jan 31, 2014, 7:42 am
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What about the afternoon tea?
Jan 31, 2014, 10:33 am
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I was pleased to decline my CE lunch earlier this week. Some sort of rice, topped with curried chicken breast and surrounded by mozzarella balls and olives. I think that Bombay/Naples fusion cooking is a step too far.
Jan 31, 2014, 10:38 am
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