Keep the grapefruit SEPARATE!
Nov 30, 2003 | 2:54 am
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Keep the grapefruit SEPARATE!
Has anybody noticed, in the UA dishes of fruit, that often times they peel grapefruits and allow the very sour juice to spread to the accompanying honeydew, grapes, etc?
Grapefruit has a very distinct and acquired taste. Unfortunately, too weird for my likings, and when it spreads, I choose not to eat the other fruits. (Which I think is a great food to eat in flight as it contains lots of water.) Serving the grapefruit is fine; just wish they could control how it lands on everything else.
Grapefruit has a very distinct and acquired taste. Unfortunately, too weird for my likings, and when it spreads, I choose not to eat the other fruits. (Which I think is a great food to eat in flight as it contains lots of water.) Serving the grapefruit is fine; just wish they could control how it lands on everything else.
Nov 30, 2003 | 7:15 am
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It's amazing that catering doesn't notice these things. Orange juice is sometimes poured over other freshly-cut fruit so that the citric acid stops the it oxidising and turning brown. Perhaps they thought that substituting it with grapefruit juice was a good idea and didn't think of the consequences of the strong bitterness.
Nov 30, 2003 | 9:34 am
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On recent flights the melon was too hard to eat, so don't mind.
Anyone else finding too many seeds in the Chinese salad?
Anyone else finding too many seeds in the Chinese salad?
Nov 30, 2003 | 11:46 am
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This is a funny post. Last night I'm flying Chicago to Newark and get the chicken salad and the fruit dish. The fruit all had the grapefruit taste, which I don't mind at all, but there wasn't any grapefruit in the dish. I'm thinking they marinate it in Grapefruit juice or something to keep it looking fresh.
My cantelope and honey dews were wonderful though, soft and full of flavor.
I did go looking for that grapefruit though.
My cantelope and honey dews were wonderful though, soft and full of flavor.
I did go looking for that grapefruit though.
Nov 30, 2003 | 10:59 pm
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Grapefruit, I'm fine with it... although when I expect to taste cantelope and get grapefruit taste instead, it is weird.
My thing is peppers. Capsicums. Green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers... I'm allergic, and they put them on and in *everything.* Ugh!!! Even the smell makes me gag. On SQ, you can order a special meal made without them, but not on UA.
My thing is peppers. Capsicums. Green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers... I'm allergic, and they put them on and in *everything.* Ugh!!! Even the smell makes me gag. On SQ, you can order a special meal made without them, but not on UA.
Dec 1, 2003 | 7:34 am
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Just another note of caution....if a person is taking prescription medication for cholesterol (myself included), they (we) are strictly told to avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice. I am not positive off the top of my head, but I think it is either because the grapefruit juice counteracts the "statins" or causes a problem with the liver (which they constantly monitor while on these types of drugs).
So, everyone on these drugs, beware!!!
See ya in the skies!!!
So, everyone on these drugs, beware!!!
See ya in the skies!!!
Dec 1, 2003 | 9:02 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JetBunny:
My thing is peppers. Capsicums. Green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers... I'm allergic, and they put them on and in *everything.* Ugh!!! Even the smell makes me gag. On SQ, you can order a special meal made without them, but not on UA.</font>
My thing is peppers. Capsicums. Green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers... I'm allergic, and they put them on and in *everything.* Ugh!!! Even the smell makes me gag. On SQ, you can order a special meal made without them, but not on UA.</font>
Dec 1, 2003 | 11:28 am
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"You can please some of the people all of the time..."
Dec 1, 2003 | 3:35 pm
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When it comes to possible allergies and prepared food, "caveat emptor." Sometimes one has to give in, though.
For example, if one were allergic to dairy and there happened to be one slice of Dulce de Leche cheescake in the refrigerator. Is it worth the pain/misery/discomfort for a few moments of culinary bliss? As a matter of fact, yes, it was
For example, if one were allergic to dairy and there happened to be one slice of Dulce de Leche cheescake in the refrigerator. Is it worth the pain/misery/discomfort for a few moments of culinary bliss? As a matter of fact, yes, it was
Dec 1, 2003 | 9:47 pm
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I also have allergy issues when flying:
I'm allergic to sitting in coach and paying $10 for a meal.
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I'm allergic to sitting in coach and paying $10 for a meal.
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