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Photo taken by: Mark Susina
Flying From: Lufthansa Flight 435; Chicago to Munich, 8 May 2003
Aircraft Type: Airbus A-340, Business
Meal: Dinner
Cheese course: Cheddar, Manchego and Cambozola cheese.
Drink: Robust Austrailian Merlot.
Comments: Spendid after dinner cheese.
Rating 1-10: 7

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Photo taken by: Mark Susina
Flying From: Lufthansa Flight 435; Chicago (ORD) to Munich (MUC), 8 May 2003
Aircraft Type: Airbus A-340, Business
Meal: Dinner
Main Course: Roasted breast of duck with parsnip puree and snow peas.
Drink: Robust Austrailian Merlot.
Comments: The duck was just a little tough, but had a nice flavor.
Rating 1-10: 7

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Photo taken by: Mark Susina
Flying From: Lufthansa Flight 435; Chicago (ORD) to Munich (MUC), 8 May 2003
Aircraft Type: Airbus A-340, Business
Meal: Dinner
Hors d'oeuvre: Roasted beef tenderloin enhanced by red chili coulis with and asparagus and bean medly.
Salad: Seasonal greens presented with dressing; Bread, rolls and butter.
Drink: Open bar
Comments: Wonderfully light appetizer course!
Rating 1-10: 7

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Photo taken by: Ty Cooney
Flying from: Frankfurt to Paris-CDG, 21 April 2003
Flight duration: 1h15
Aircraft: Airbus A319
Class: Economy
Meal type: Snack - Cheese and lettuce sandwich
Drink: German beer
Comments: Boring! Drunk and smelly Russian sitting behind me made eating this meal a real challenge. The flight attendants should have prohibited him from boarding - he could barely stand up!
Rating: 3

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Photo taken by: Ty Cooney
Flying from Istanbul to Frankfurt on April 21, 2003
Flight duration: 2h54
Aircraft: Airbus A321, Economy
Meal type: Lunch - Corn, bell pepper and surimi salad, chicken and pasta with tomato and cheese sauce, bread and chocolate mousse with chocolate sauce.
Drink: Wolff Blass Australian Shiraz red wine and water.
Comments: Salad again a disappointment - strangely too much liquid and no real taste and lack of seasoning on tray (no dressing) couldn't improve this. Chicken and pasta were OK, tender enough. But the real disaster is that mousse thing: revolting. I took one bite - that was it. Can't remember such a bad dessert since grade school! Real discovery of this Lufthansa meal: they had real knives on the tray. I almost forgot how to use them!
Rating: 3 (+1 for the real knife) for a total of 4

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Photo taken by: Ty Cooney
Flying from: Frankfurt to Istanbul, 17 April 2003
Flight duration: 2h44
Aircraft: Airbus A321, Economy
Meal type: Dinner - Corn and bell pepper salad, chicken breast with tomato sauce, broccoli and pasta, bread and berry crumble.
Drink: Wolf Blass Australian Shiraz red wine
Comments: A bit disappointing but the chicken was good. Broccoli and pasta do not score high. The salad was very watery and pretty tasteless. Good points for the wine.
Rating: 6

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Photo taken by: Ty Cooney
Flying from: Paris-CDG to Frankfurt, 17 April 2003
Flight Duration 1h31
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 737-300, Economy
Meal type: Snack - Ham sandwich
Drink: German beer
Comments: "Not a very good sandwich and not very appealing ham (texture and taste). Good beer though. Given the price of the ticket, I would have preferred paying less for the fare and paying for the Happy Snack (€5) on GermanWings as that meal is better - though no beer at that price."
Rating: 3

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Photo taken by: Oliver
Flying from: Frankfurt (FRA) to Delhi (DEL), 30 April 2003
Flight duration: 7h 15min
Aircraft type & class: B747-400, business class
Meal type: Indian vegetarian dinner * Chickpea Salad, Rolls and Butter * Entree: Urad Dal Makhani and Palak Paneer (Black Lentil Ragout, Leaf Spinach with Chenna Cheese and Coriander Basmati Rice) * Dessert: Bikaneri
Drink: A wide selection of softdrinks, juices, beer, wine and spirits. I chose carbonated mineral water.
Comments: A nice meal, served with a smile. Bring enough appetite as two hot meals are quite filling for a flight duration of only 7 hours.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9

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Photo taken by: Oliver

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Photo taken by: Oliver
Flying from: Frankfurt (FRA) to Delhi (DEL), 30 April 2003
Flight duration: 7h 15min
Aircraft type & class: B747-400, business class
Meal type: Indian vegetarian lunch * Appetizer Plate - Cumin-marinated Carrots, fried Chenna Cheese and spicy Button Mushrooms * Entree - Vegetables Korma, Chickpea Masala and Jeera Basmati Rice, served with Yoghurt and mixed Pickle * Cheese - Bavaria Blue, Tete de Moine and White Cheddar Cheese, served with Grapes * Dessert - Ras Malai in Shahi Tukra Sauce* Coffee, Chocolates* Bread, Rolls and Butter
Drink: A wide selection of softdrinks, juices, beer, wine and spirits. I had a glass of Champagne Duval Leroy Fleur de Champagne Brut as aperitif, carbonated mineral water with the meal, and a 1999 Vesco Nero d'Avola Cabernet Sauvignon IGT with the cheese.
Comments: On flights to India, Lufthansa offers Indian style vegetarian meals in addition to the western-style menu. The appetizer plate was a bit disappointing with the cheese too dry and the carrots too hard, but the entree was good and the dessert, consisting of of cheese balls in pistachio creme, tasted delicous. Friendly and professional service.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: Dieter Meyer
Flying from Newark to Franfurt/Main, 16 May 2003
Ticket price: 300 Euro
flight duration: 7 h
Aircraft type: A340 class: economy
Meal type: breakfast - croissant with sausage and cheese, muesli latch plates and strawberry/Banana yoghourt
Comments: It doesn't earn the name breakfast. It was cruel.
Rating: 1

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Photo taken by: Dieter Meyer
Flying from Newark to Franfurt/Main, 15 May 2003
Ticket price: 300 Euro
flight duration: 7 h
Aircraft type: A340 class: economy
Meal type: dinner - Steak with beans and potatos, mixed salad with schrimps in balsamic vinaigrette, cheese with grapes, chocolate pudding
Comments: The steak was dust drying and not very in good tast. The pudding was the best.
Rating: 4

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Photo taken by: Udo Till
Flying from: Frankfurt to New York JFK, 10 May 2003
Flight duration: 8,5h
Aircraft type & class: A340-300, Economy
Meal type: Small Dinner - Ham sandwich, milk cookie, fresh fruit
Comments: good, but very small
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7

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Photo taken by: Udo Till
Flying from: Frankfurt to New York JFK, 10 May 2003
Flight duration: 8,5h
Aircraft type & class: A340-300, Economy
Meal type: Lunch - Chopped turkey with vegetable rice, salad, roll, cake
Comments: not too bad, fresh salad, very good cake, but pretty small meal
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5

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Photo taken by: Koenig Jochos
Flying From: Munich (MUC) to Barcelona (BCN), 23 April 2003
Class: Business
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-300
Meal: Lunch
Hors D'oeuvre: Smoked Breast of Duck and Marinated Crayfish Tails offered with Zucchini Salad and Arugula Crème Fraîche, Rolls, Butter
Entree: Almond Chicken Piccata complemented by Lemongrass Curry Sauce, Mediterranean Vegetables and Wild Rice
Cheese and Dessert: Feta Cheese with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Olives, Fresh Fruit, Chocolate
Drink: There was a large selection of soft- and alcoholic beverages on board available.
Comments: I was impressed. Great meal for such a short flight (1:40 h)
Rating 1-10: 9

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Photo taken by: Andrew Wong (amwong99@hotmail.com)
Flying from: Munich-London April 2003
Flight duration: 1.5 hours
Aircraft type & class: A320 - Business
Meal type: Brunch (between 10h00-12h00) - Cold plate with sliced chicken breast, chick peas in a herb/tomato dressing and some salad greens. Served with some cheese and warm breads and a sort of nut cake with cream and a passionfruit (?).
Drink: Coffee and Orange Juice.
Comments: Not as good as some other LH C-class meals. Who wants to eat chick peas at 11 in the morning? The chickpeas were mega-dry and would have been much better if offered with a dressing, even as simple as an Italian dressing out of a squeeze packages. The chicken was also dry and relatively flavourless - would have also benefited from some dressing. Breads were ample, warm and served with a smile. The dessert cake was almost as dry as the chickpeas before they were rehydrated and could have been served with a more generous helping of cream to counteract the dryness. The chocolates offered are exquisite and my complements to DreiMeister chocolatiers and the budgeting departing for permitting these indulgences. Juices should be served out of tumblers instead of wine glasses to allow a more suitable portion. Coffee cups should also be more like mugs instead of the half-yogurt cups that are presently used for coffee, which encourage spillage and only baby-sips of otherwise enjoyable coffee.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6.5

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Photo taken by: Andrew Wong (amwong99@hotmail.com)
Flying from: London to Frankfurt - April 2003
Flight duration: 1 hour
Aircraft type & class: A320 - Business
Meal type: Lunch - Main course (cold) of grilled artichokes, a white fish, salad, pork or lamb with a tomatoes salsa and served with lemon and some sun dried tomatoes in olive oil. Served also with a celery stick, carrot stick and a sort of terrine in green fettuccini (upper left). Dessert was a piece of pear/apple cake with cream and chocolate shavings. Lunch served with German efficiency and a variety of warm breads.
Drink: White Wine - German Riesling
Comments: Impressive meal offering for a 1 hour flight. Another example of excellence in Lufthansa's "Taste of Europe" inter-European business class. Good presentation and compact format allows fast meal service, good visual appeal and a variety of things to sample on the plate. Real crockery is rare nowadays, especially in domestic/inter-European business class, so the custom designed plates are refreshing and quite unique. LH must work on differentiating their seating from economy however - 3 seats for business class is just not appealing.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: LH738
Flying from: Santiago, Chile SCL to Frankfurt FRA, 2 November 2002
Flight duration: 16:40h
Aircraft type & class: B747-430, First Class
Meal type: Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs accompanied by Bacon and Chives
Drink: Coffee
Comments: A good breakfast is still a good start of the day. LH serves a broad variety.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10