Passengers
flying in British Airways’ First and Club World cabins will be able to enjoy an
inflight roast dinner in September as the airline introduces a monthly changing Best
of British menu featuring seasonal ingredients.
The
roast will feature 21-day aged British beef, served with roast potatoes,
Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, horseradish cream and gravy. On
flights to the Indian subcontinent, customers will be offered British roast
chicken served with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, bread sauce and gravy.
The new menus also feature themed desserts, with September’s being ‘All Things
Botanical’ including an elderflower and white chocolate dessert with compressed
apple and elderflower sorbet.
October’s
menu will include lamb hot pot and Welsh rarebit with chutney with apple
mousse, Granny Smith sorbet or British apple compote with vanilla custard and
crumble.
Other
classic dishes which will crop up onboard are chicken pie with mash, pork pie
with piccalilli, shepherd’s pie, sausage and mash, as well as chicken bacon
leek and mushroom pie.
Sajida
Ismail, BA’s head of inflight, said: “As we look ahead to welcoming back
customers who may not have flown for a while, we wanted to mark the occasion by
offering a really special menu that celebrates the best of Britain.
“Working
with our catering partners, DO & CO and Newrest, we have created dishes
using the best of British ingredients while they are in season. We are
particularly excited to be offering a roast dinner on board. We know that
Yorkshire puddings and crispy roast potatoes can be difficult to re-create at
altitude, but our chefs have been working to make it happen, because we know
that every British roast dinner should have them!”