Jun 12, 2022, 4:34 am
Last edit by: Prospero
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Sister thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/2085652-long-haul-catering-changes-announcement-12-july.html
Sister thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/2085652-long-haul-catering-changes-announcement-12-july.html
Long haul in-flight catering | Club World
Jul 30, 2022, 2:16 pm
#1216
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That menu looks awful ! About pre-ordering, is there any news that it might restart in early October when we fly BA?
Jul 30, 2022, 2:34 pm
#1217
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Jul 30, 2022, 2:39 pm
#1218
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i think the other thread suggested end of October?
Jul 30, 2022, 5:49 pm
#1219
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Menu and beef cheeks from BA213 on the 24th July.
Jul 30, 2022, 9:33 pm
#1220
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i feel that is what happened too! I think I have started to loose my COVID weight by flying recently.
Jul 31, 2022, 1:18 am
#1223
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We are flying to Orlando on 3rd Sept and are we able to see the menu beforehand to help us to decide if we need to pick up F&M afternoon tea or not.
If so, how can we check this?
If so, how can we check this?
Jul 31, 2022, 1:24 am
#1224
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you can’t see a menu beforehand, but others will be posting menus and photos on here over the next month so you should get an idea what will be served.
Jul 31, 2022, 1:45 am
#1226
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This looks almost identical to my BA99 flight (LHR-YYZ) on July 25th. The beef cheeks were excellent on that flight, as was the salad, etc. Alas, my 74 y.o. body is not "enjoying" a pre-meal tipple as it did in years gone by (pre-covid), but 2 Camomile teas with a slice of lemon sets me right again.
Jul 31, 2022, 2:41 am
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Jul 31, 2022, 3:25 am
#1228
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The mind boggles at the thought of the number of cows being slaughtered to sustain BA's relentless requirement for beef cheeks.
Jul 31, 2022, 4:27 am
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Jul 31, 2022, 5:24 am
#1230
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I suspect there may be a tongue as well as a cheek involved here but a farmer writes: beef cheeks are ideal for what BA are doing with them, since it's the most worked flesh area of cattle, so you're not going to get a tough piece of meat no matter what happens to the cooking. But it's also a relatively niche part of cattle, the market is for more traditional cuts - sirloin, T bone, rump. Cheeks don't make good beef mince and it's not an expensive cut. So using them in particular dishes for human food (rather than say pet food) is a sustainable idea in terms of making full use of cattle.
