I went back to Indonesia for a family emergency last month and stayed home most of the time. While I didn't get a chance to eat out during my stay, I enjoyed my meals on the plane. Was pleased to find the Oriental Breeze - Cathay Pacific's non-alcoholic signature drink- was on the menu on the outbound flight. Oriental Breeze (pictured on the left) has become my favorite drink since I tried it for the first time 5 years ago. It's a sour--plum tea and cranberry juice with honey, fresh lemon and a hint of rose water. It's refreshing, delicious and very aromatic.
On my flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong: appetizer was shrimp and pineapple plus lobster salad.
For the main course, I chose salmon and ended the meals with cheese platter
After a few good hours of sleep, I got hungry again and was served a bowl of noodle with duck breast and and vegetables when I asked for a midnight snack. I was worried the duck meat would be very fatty but was pleasantly surprised it wasn't. I didn't eat the skin and the meat was tender and tasty.
For breakfast, I started with fruits, then a bowl of muesli and fried noodles with dumplings as the main course. At the same time, I also managed to eat two muffins - always like Cathay Pacific muffins which were delicious!
I was still full when breakfast served on board from Hong Kong to Jakarta. So I opted out for most meals offered except for muffin (of course) and dim sum. The muffin as usual was good, but the dim sum was so so.
On my flight home, I was not very enthusiastic taking pictures of the meals. I just lost my father and I was having a real hard time grasping the reality that he is no longer with us.....
