JAL will introduce new winter menus in all classes on selected international flights starting next month.
The first and business class menus have been designed by Hiroki Yoshitake and Shinichi Sato, who have each received one and two Michelin stars for their restaurants in France respectively. They created a fusion of French and Japanese cuisine. First class passengers enjoying this menu will have Charolais beef fillet with three sauces (pictured) as the main. Business class passengers, meanwhile, will have lobster ravioli as the main, and six small sample dishes thereafter – Hors d’oeuvre, including salmon tartar and celetiac cream; burrata cheese, shrimp and tomato jelly; smoked scallops and boletus puree; foie gras mousse, caramel and xeres vinegar; king crab salted Japanese custard; and country pâte and chicken with consommé. This menu is available on routes from Paris to Japan.
Charolais Beef Fillet with Three Sauces
Lobster ravioli
Hors d’oeuvre
There is also a healthy menu to choose from. This includes “Tonkotsu style” ramen created in collaboration with the popular ramen shop Kyushu Jangara, which does not use any meat or meat extract for the soup, noodles or toppings. The milky white soup is rich in flavour and tasty, and is served in first and business class. This menu is available on routes from Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, London, Frankfurt and Paris to Japan.
Tonkotsu style Ramen
In premium economy and economy, JAL offers three menus. On Hawaii routes, there will be an “Ore-no Kinaishoku for Resort” menu, offering a combination of Italian and French cuisine. The menu includes a main dish with chicken cacciatore and lasagna, an appetizer of salmon terrine with seasoned sea-urchin sauce, and classic chocolate cake for dessert (except on flights from Osaka to Honolulu). The menu will be available on routes from Tokyo Narita, Osaka Kansai and Nagoya Chubu to Honolulu.
Ore-no Kinaishoku for Resort
It will also introduce an "Air Kentucky Fried Chicken" menu, including boneless "chicken bites", served with salad, biscuit with maple honey, coleslaw made from fresh cabbage, and chocolate walnut cake. It will be served on routes from Tokyo Narita to Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Boston, New York, London, Frankfurt, Paris and Helsinki.
Air Kentucky Fried Chicken
For passengers on routes from Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco to Japan, an Air Yoshinoya menu will be offered, containing a special box with a removable tray for beef with rice, allowing passengers to enjoy the items together, or separately. A lot of sauce is also served.
Air Yoshinoya
The airline also introduced homemade cheeses, specialty soups and designer desserts on international routes in September (see here).
For more information, visit www.jal.com
Valerian Ho
