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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