Summary
- Cathay Pacific’s first and business class passengers can enjoy delicious latest menus designed in collaboration with Michelin-starred restaurant Duddell’s.
- The ‘Hong Kong Flavours’ menu features exquisite appetizers, essential courses, and desserts inspired by popular dishes.
Cathay Pacific has announced a brand new menu for some long-haul flights, curating what it calls “Hong Kong Flavours.” The airline has been in collaboration with Michelin-starred Hong Kong restaurant Duddell’s for a yr now, and the newest offerings are a part of that partnership.
First and business class passengers on a few of Cathay Pacific’s long-haul flights out of Hong Kong can expect refreshed menus designed in collaboration with Michelin-star restaurant Duddell’s.
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The airline first collaborated with the restaurant in February 2023 and is furthering that association with a newly designed menu for premium guests. Cathay Pacific General Manager Customer Experience and Design Vivian Lo, commented,
What’s on offer?
Firstclass
The three-course menu offers exquisite appetizers, essential course, and dessert options. Firstclass passengers can start with an appetizer of crystal pork terrine with black vinegar. Made with pork knuckles which have been cured, boiled, pressed, and thinly sliced, then topped with a sweet and tangy sauce made with aged Chinese black vinegar, it’s inspired by a specialty dish from Zhenjiang in China’s Jiangsu province.
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For the essential course, passengers can go for sautéed abalone and chicken with Sichuan pepper and crispy greens, which takes its inspiration from a standard Chiu Chow dish. It’s accompanied by delicate steamed winter melon rolls and deliciously fragrant salted fish and vegetable rice. There’s also steamed cod fillets with Chinese ham and shiitake mushrooms that provide an interesting texture and combination of flavors.
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For dessert, guests will probably be offered black sesame tart with tofu ice cream, inspired by the favored Chinese sweet black sesame soup. It’s a nutty and toasty black sesame mousse in shortcrust pastry accompanied by light and creamy tofu ice cream.
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Business class
Passengers in business class can start their meal with Sichuan-style poached chicken with sesame and chili sauce, also often known as “saliva chicken.” This calmly poached chicken is laced with a wealthy and complicated sauce infused with sesame and red chili.
For the essential course, guests can choose from braised pork ribs with hawthorn sauce and green apples or braised beef ribs with port wine. The primary option includes tender pieces of fried pork ribs coated in a sweet, tangy, and luscious sauce made with fresh hawthorn berries and a touch of apple cider vinegar. The second is basically beef ribs which are slowly cooked with port and tomato paste. It also includes celery and carrots for a crunchy texture.
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For dessert, business class passengers will probably be offered tofu pudding with red beans, which the airline describes as
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