I really enjoyed this article written by iAfrica's Rebekah Kendal on being a vegetarian traveller. I travel quite a bit domestically for business and it's a constant stress...god knows why I stress about eating plane food anyway with it's notorious reputation. But I think it's the expectation...it's part of the flight, and face it, scoffing your face for 30mins does help to pass the time. Secondly, if I've paid over a grand for a flight, I want all the perks regardless.
The best part of ordering the veg option on any flight is that you get served first...waaaaay before all the other passengers who glance over at you and wonder to themselves "what makes her so special?". And generally the veg option is much better than the meat ones in my opinion, but notice I say generally. Once, on a lunchtime flight, I received a sandwich that had nothing more than sauce on it, atchar sauce to be precise. Ever had an atchar sauce sandwich? I do NOT recommend it. I wanted to ask the air hostess to take a bite herself and tell me just how much she enjoyed it.
British Airways gets a big thumbs up from me for their new partnership with Woolworths (Cafe Cloud...cute name as well!). I have to say, the veg omelette they have for breakfast is by far the best omelette I've ever had. And with that you get a muffin, juice, fruit salad and a chocolate. Now that's how plane food should be. They also always offer a veg option or a meat option, so there's no need to request the veg option prior to flying (being veg seems so normal to me, I forget I have to continuosly remind the rest of the world). So thanks British Airways for considering the veggies of the world. To SAA...I'd rather starve than eat your food.
The best part of ordering the veg option on any flight is that you get served first...waaaaay before all the other passengers who glance over at you and wonder to themselves "what makes her so special?". And generally the veg option is much better than the meat ones in my opinion, but notice I say generally. Once, on a lunchtime flight, I received a sandwich that had nothing more than sauce on it, atchar sauce to be precise. Ever had an atchar sauce sandwich? I do NOT recommend it. I wanted to ask the air hostess to take a bite herself and tell me just how much she enjoyed it.
British Airways gets a big thumbs up from me for their new partnership with Woolworths (Cafe Cloud...cute name as well!). I have to say, the veg omelette they have for breakfast is by far the best omelette I've ever had. And with that you get a muffin, juice, fruit salad and a chocolate. Now that's how plane food should be. They also always offer a veg option or a meat option, so there's no need to request the veg option prior to flying (being veg seems so normal to me, I forget I have to continuosly remind the rest of the world). So thanks British Airways for considering the veggies of the world. To SAA...I'd rather starve than eat your food.
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