A La Carte in KLM Economy Now Means Dutch Cheese, Japanese Soba and Veggie Falafel

November 21, 2011 at 5:05 PM | by jetflyboy | Comments (0)

Indonesian rice dish

Ordering off-menu while jet setting is not only limited to first and business class passengers, you know. Just as we last told you about American Airlines upgrading their menus, KLM is now offering specialty meals on intercontinental flights from Amsterdam. Last week, the Flying Dutchman announced the expanded dining offering in the back of the plane with a little pre-ordering and few extra euros.

The expanded menu is in addition to the gluten-free, kosher, and other special dietary meals that KLM usually stocks, but these will explore ethnic themes, like traditional Dutch fare, Japanese delights, Italian comfort food, Indonesian rice dishes and an upgraded veggie option. At 12-15 euros each, the meals will still give you spending money for bringing home souvenirs.

When it comes to in-flight dining, we do love options, so here is an overview of each tray:

· Dutch Tradition starts with a beef salad with ham-wrapped asparagus and the main marries hotchpotch and authentic Dutch sausage with gravy, and a selection of cheese to finish. Think more than just gouda or edam.

· Japanese Delight allows passengers to have a sample of the refined tastes starting with sushi and a main with teriyaki chicken and a soba noodle salad.

· Bella Italia starts with a veal rib-eye salad with a rich tomato sauce, a main of risotto primavera with lots of fresh veggies. Not going to lie—we are most excited about the tiramisu dessert.

· Indonesian rice dish offers a traditional noodle salad and, of course, chicken sate for a starter. The main is a sweet and spicy rice dish called ikan bumbu rujak nasi served with hot chili sauce. For the sweet tooth, an Asian fruit salad with sweet soy and chili flakes.

· Vegetarian plate features a falafel and mango salad with chevre-stuffed apricots to start. For a main, there's option of black-eyed peas with braised spinach and pumpkin.

All of these options are in addition to regular rostered menu items, but they do require a bit of forethought to order: at least 45 hours prior to flying. KLM does also offer online refunds if your meal is not available; hopefully this doesn't happen if you've been drooling over the promise of tiramisu.

[Photo: KLM]

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