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Dragonair enters designer dining race

Dragonair is the latest airline to launch a high-profile inflight menu, following a tie-up with the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong. The menu, including 23 appetisers and main courses (see below), is now being offered to First Class and Business Class passengers flying on Dragonair flights from Hong Kong to Beijing and Shanghai until mid-April 2013.

 

Dragonair's general manager of inflight services, Cecilia Leung, said, “It is Dragonair’s great honour to be the first airline partner to work with Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong on a selection of inflight meals. We have worked closely with Uwe Opocensky [the hotel's executive chef] to bring a selection of the hotel’s signature dishes, from a number of its renowned restaurants and bars, for our passengers to enjoy in the air.”
 

Signature dishes from this newly launched promotional menu include the "Forest walk" (pictured right), a salad dish originally created to offer the sensation of walking in the forest and absorbing its many flavours, which include Foie Gras, mushrooms, and brioche. It is presented with vibrant colours like a work of art that is designed to stimulate both sight and taste.

 

“It is exciting for us to be able to offer guests of Dragonair a taste of some of our legendary dishes here at Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong. Home to 10 highly individual restaurants and bars, we have adapted many of our signature dishes for these discerning guests and they include our famed Forest Walk from the Michelin-starred Mandarin Grill + Bar and The Chinnery’s much-loved Shepherd’s Pie,” stated David Collas, executive assistant manager of food and beverage “We hope that this opportunity will be enjoyed by all and that it will encourage Dragonair guests to return to the hotel to sample more.”

 

Dragonair's new inflight menu (available from Hong Kong to Beijing and Shanghai):

First Class:
Appetizer
Carpaccio - Watermelon, feta, balsamic, pine nuts
Ham and piccalilli - York ham , piccalilli, vegetables
Iberico ham and olive oil caviar - Joselito, olive oil, sea salt
Forest Walk - Foie gras, mushroom, brioche
Prawn cocktail timbale - tomato salsa, dill, cocktail sauce

Main course
Black cod with brown ginger sauce (left)  - Seaweed pappardelle, ginger, dashi
Halibut with Italian butter sauce - Butter confit with vegetables
US beef tenderloin - Italian spatzle, truffle, carrot, jus
US beef tenderloin - Potato mille feuille, romanesco, bordelaise sauce
Pork - Suckling, potato, savoy cabbage, carrot
Shepherd’s pie - Lamb, stew, asparagus, potato crust
Lamb loin, slow cooked, tomato broth, lentil ragout
Chicken - breast, bone, foie gras, duchess potato, natural jus
Duck pithivier - Confit, jus a la presse, rocket, lettuce
Potato risotto - Salmon, spinach, carrot
Coq au Vin - Red wine chicken, tortellini, onion, carrot, romennesco, jus
Lasagna - Seafood, cream, dill, parmesan

Business Class
Appetizer
Ham and piccalilli - York ham, piccalilli, vegetables
Waldorf salad and smoked duck breast - Celery, apple, grape
Sake crab and king crab meat sushi - Crabmeat, sake jelly
Prawn Cocktail Timbale - Tomato salsa, dill, cocktail sauce

Main course
Pan-seared fillet of sole - Truffled mashed potato, lemon gel
US beef tenderloin - Italian spatzle, truffle, carrot, jus
Shepherd’s pie - Lamb, stew, asparagus, potato crust
Lamb loin - Slow cooked, tomato broth, lentil ragout
Chicken - Breast, goose liver, grilled zucchini, natural jus
Duck pithivier - Confit, jus a la presse, rocket, lettuce
Cordon bleu - Ham, cheese, mash, peas
Coq au vin - Red wine, chicken, tortellini, onion, carrot, romennesco, jus
Braised pork cheek - Kenya bean, mushroom risotto cake, red wine sauce
Lasagna - Seafood, cream, dill, parmesan
Pappardelle - Lamb shank, carrot, celery, lamb jus

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