Menu at the SAA First Class lounge JNB
 

The pre-flight dinner menu at the First Class/ Cycad lounge of South African at Johannesburg airport...

-Tasty Tramezzini
with a choice of fillings:
Cheddar cheese and hickory ham
Cheddar cheese, ham, tomato
Roast beef
Chicken mayonaise
Tuna mayonnaise
Roasted Mediterranean vegetables with mozarella cheese

- Always a win-Classic Club Sandwiches
Crispy bacon and succulenz sloced chicken breast
layered with tomatoes, lettuce, cheese and mayonnaise

-Traditionally South African
Beef biltong,dry wors and a selection of salted,mixed nuts


Something Sweet:

-Summer Explosion
Fresh Papaya served with a ginger scented creme anglaise and a fresh mint coulis


Something Vegetarian:

-Pasta Rustica:
Potato gnocchi served with slow ovebn roasted tomatoes and a chiffonde of fresh basil

-The Italian job
Anti-pasi: An assortment of freshly grilled vegetables, each in its own marinade with olives and feta cheese


Something hot:

-South African Delight
Sliced ostrich filet served with creamy milie pap triangles, prepared with a hint of parmesan and toated until golden. Tangy, mild tomatoe and onion reliesh

-Tunisian Magic
Tender chicken breast stuffed with minted cous cous, served with auberge caviar, zucchini ribons and a red pepper coulis

-Pub Grub goes Gentlemans club
Shepherps pie like you have never had it before: Crisp potato skins filled with choice ground lamb topped with grantinated mashed potatoes


Something cold:
-Crown salad
Fit for a king: cucumber wreath filled with mixed greens,ripe cherry tomatoes,carrot shavings and a choice of creamy basil or a basalmic vinaigrette

Piscatorial Pleasure:
-Wood smoked salmon fillet, filled with smooth creamed cheese, capers and fresh dill.
Enjoy aon slices of lightly toasted ciabatta, with a garden salad

My mouth is watering already...

Thanks for the detailed menu items... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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Patrick A. Inouye, CMT
volunteer trip reports moderator

I had the Club Sandwich, and thought that it was quite good. Also there are a couple of internet PCs in this lounge, just off to the right as you enter the lounge.

mmmmmmmmm....mielie pap. Now that's something I haven't heard since my last trip to S. Africa!

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Please tell me what milie pap is. I am going to So. Africa in June, and would love to know.

Quite a good choice. Thanks!

Mielie Pap is a native staple. It's basically corn meal porridge. Can be served sweet or savory. Sweet in the morning with sugar and cream or savory as a side dish, usually topped with tamatiesous (a spicy/chunky tomato sauce). Depending on the use and the cook I have seen just about every consistancy from souplike to little cakes. Usually served at a consistancy somewhere between porridge and crumbly. Very tasty and very South African. Akin to polenta.

Lekker!

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I spent almost 2 hours in this lounge 2 days ago. I must say that while the menu sounds tempting, I thought the food was pathetic. Maybe they had a bad day with the catering, but the food was really really bad. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/eek.gif

What did you choose? I had the African delight and it was really good.