There was no shortage of a variety of good, fresh food wherever we visited in China. A small grocery store around the corner from our hostel in Beijing carried an amazing assortment of chicken and duck eggs; and while their produce was not great, right outside in the alley was a huge selection of fruits and vegetables (first photo in the gallery).
Above, smarmy advertising looks the same everywhere!
Speaking of fresh food, this trip was my first intercontinental flight experience, and it was on Air China. We were served two full meals during each 12-hour flight. Both meals contained fresh, grilled or steamed vegetables and fresh fruit. One meal each way had baked chicken; the other meal was nicely baked fish–salmon on one flight. I was amazed at the high quality of the food. When is the last time you got anything like that on a domestic flight? How do other intercontinental flights compare? I’d like to know.
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I had, literally, a box lunch on one flight from Hawaii to Guam. Sandwich, apple, chips, etc. This was back in 1979, though. Still.
I remember the good old days when airlines cared about your $$ and your experience. I had a steak dinner on a Delta flight with real silverware and it was NOT in first class.
On the flight to Switzerland 9 years ago, I think the food was decent, but evidently it’s not memorable. I have no idea what we ate!
Recently, on Jet Blue to Orlando, we were treated to blue potato chips and a full can of soda. Oh, the joys of air travel in the 21st century.
July 15th, 2009 at 8:40 am
I’ve been enjoying your photos Linda. I flew Japan Air and at each meal you had a choice of a Japanese or Western meal. Even the Western meals had a Japanese influence, and it was all lovely. That advertisment up there made me laugh, I took a similar photo in Japan also!
July 17th, 2009 at 8:18 pm