Described on CX's website as "With complex carbohydrates, high fibre, low fat and calories, it is
suitable for both non-insulin and insulin dependent diabetics." Hmm.
Lunch
White bean salad with some tomato/cucumber, edible, needed some salt. Roll was a sort of multi-grain standard airline fare, though served with a veggie spread/margarine rather than butter. Main of plain grilled chicken was surprisingly moist if not otherwise flavorless, on the side were purple rice and steamed broccoli. Added some salt for flavor. Full confession - I do not like broccoli (sorry mom). Dessert of grapes and cocktail grapefruit/orange slices - nothing special but nothing I'd object to. Slight concern due to the salad dressing (green container on right)'s first ingredient was "high fructose corn syrup" - didn't try it.
Overall, not good, but not a terrible meal.
Dinner
Cucumber and pepper salad with cherry tomatoes on a bed of lettuce. Pretty tasteless. Roll/spread/salad dressing similar to that of lunch. Main of spiced and herb crusted (I think) chicken with steamed/boiled green beans and a spiced black bean and corn quinoa. Chicken was dry, and overspiced, beans were blah as one would expect (added a little bit of salt). Highlight was the spiced quinoa, had right amount of kick and nice texture to it. Was lovely to eat. Dessert was a few pieces of melon and cantaloupe - nothing fresh and a gluten free/wheat free, lemon cookie that was dense and artificial tasting (despite using fruit juices as sweeteners).
Overall, lunch was better but the quinoa was genuinely nice to eat.
Date of travel: September 2013
Flight: CX 807 - ORD (Chicago O'Hare) - HKG (Hong Kong)
Lunch
White bean salad with some tomato/cucumber, edible, needed some salt. Roll was a sort of multi-grain standard airline fare, though served with a veggie spread/margarine rather than butter. Main of plain grilled chicken was surprisingly moist if not otherwise flavorless, on the side were purple rice and steamed broccoli. Added some salt for flavor. Full confession - I do not like broccoli (sorry mom). Dessert of grapes and cocktail grapefruit/orange slices - nothing special but nothing I'd object to. Slight concern due to the salad dressing (green container on right)'s first ingredient was "high fructose corn syrup" - didn't try it.
Overall, not good, but not a terrible meal.
Dinner
Cucumber and pepper salad with cherry tomatoes on a bed of lettuce. Pretty tasteless. Roll/spread/salad dressing similar to that of lunch. Main of spiced and herb crusted (I think) chicken with steamed/boiled green beans and a spiced black bean and corn quinoa. Chicken was dry, and overspiced, beans were blah as one would expect (added a little bit of salt). Highlight was the spiced quinoa, had right amount of kick and nice texture to it. Was lovely to eat. Dessert was a few pieces of melon and cantaloupe - nothing fresh and a gluten free/wheat free, lemon cookie that was dense and artificial tasting (despite using fruit juices as sweeteners).
Overall, lunch was better but the quinoa was genuinely nice to eat.
Date of travel: September 2013
Flight: CX 807 - ORD (Chicago O'Hare) - HKG (Hong Kong)
Diabetic meal? Yah bro, not surprised by your review...at least the veggies look fresh
ReplyDeleteNot surprised that a diabetic meal on an airline is bland. Question: how do you get purple rice?
ReplyDeleteSis - veggies certainly weren't fresh (or tasty) in the dinner salad.
ReplyDeleteKallan - re: purple rice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_rice) - I didn't know about it before either!