China Airlines (479 pictures & videos)
7/10
Adrian
Taiwan (TPE) to United States (LAX), 31 Mar 2006
First Class
(Menu Card)
Dinner and Breakfast - Dinner
Kaiseki Style Meal
Appetizer
Grilled soy scallop, rolled pepper with salad, goose liver sliced with
yam and sweet potatoes, steamed scallop mousse with cod fish roe clear
soup
Cold Dish
Slivers of Salmon, tuna and shrimp, marinated squid in Japanese style,
Japanese boiled dish
Main Course
Steamed red snapper atopped with pink rice
*Plum wine, cool sake, green tea and dessert are available
Chinese Cuisine
Appetizer
Marinated Abalone Rosette with tossed jellyfish
Soup
Clear Chicken Soup with dried scallop and mushroom bundles
Main Course
Dong-Po Style Pork, Cod Fillet with Green Pea Sauce, Kale and Braised
Black Mushroom, Steamed Rice
Pacific-Rim Trendsetter
Appetizer
Balik Smoked Salmon
Fresh Mushroom Soup
Salad
Crispy Romaine Salad
Ginger-lime dressing, Thousands Island dressing, Japanese soya dressing
Main Course
Grilled beef tenderloin with peppery-mushroom sauce
Cheese Selection and Seasonal fresh fruit
Dessert
Double Boiled Whole Pear with Herbal Syrup
Or
Sweet Dialogue of Opera Cake
Or
Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream
Breakfast
Juice selection, soybean milk, and milk
Fresh Fruit of the season
Muesli and yogurt drink
Main Course
Chicken Crepes with mushroom and grilled veal sausage
Or
Omelette Topped with Smoked Salmon and Grilled Bacon and Ham
Or
Traditional Congee with Delicatessen
Ambassador Chef’s Choice (created by Ambassador Hotel, Taipei)
Bread Basket
Served with Preserve, Honey, and Butter
Jasmine Tea, Oolong Tea, and Coffee
Champagne
I had the Western dinner. Appetizer is okay, but can use more creativity. The mushroom soup is freshly made and best part of the meal. The beef entree is deliciously cooked -- medium as I request. Dessert is nice. Breakfast... Chinese congee is the best way to start a morning. I like EVA Air's side dishes a bit better, but CI is not bad. However the meals definitely suffer a few cutbacks from the same flight a few years ago.
Date added: 2008-05-21 // Flight: 10:30 // Aircraft: Boeing 747-400