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Print This PageHome» News» Dragonair's Seasonal Menu Surprises Passengers with Hot Pot Rice and CrabRoe Delicacies Being Offered Dragonair's Seasonal Menu Surprises Passengers with HotPot Rice and Crab Roe Delicacies Being Offered (HONG KONG) Dragonair has unveiled its seasonal menu for autumn featuring hot pot riceand crab roe dishes which have been specially designed to offer seasonal delicacies topassengers.
The hot pot rice dishes utilise popular culinary herbs such as American ginseng, wolfberries,cordyceps flowers, ginkgo nuts and yam. These herbs appear in many Asian and Chinesedishes and are prized for their ability to generate energy, strengthen the body’s vital organsand for their anti-aging properties.
“A healthy herbal diet offers a wide a range of nutritional value and more and more localrestaurants are featuring various seasonal herbal dishes on their menus. The new Dragonairmenu is in line with this trend to offer healthy seasonal dishes to appeal to our passengers,”Dragonair General Manager Inflight Services Cecilia Leung said.
Five new hot pot rice delicacies incorporating herbal ingredients have been added toDragonair’s First Class winter menu on Mainland trunk routes.
Six delicious hot pot rice dishes will be introduced on the Business Class menu for autumn andwinter, and is the first time that the hot pot rice menu will be available in the Business Classcabin.
Dragonair has also added to the popular seasonal crab roe menu and Chinese long-boiledsoups which are exclusively offered to First Class passengers. These dishes have been wellreceived by passengers since their introduction and Dragonair’s catering team devoted timeand effort to ensuring there would not be a deterioration in taste when the dishes werereheated inflight.
The Chinese long-boiled soups have been given a seasonal twist incorporating radixcodonopsis and red dates, both of which have warming properties, making them a perfectchoice for winter months.
Six new crab roe dishes have also been created including Braised King Scallop with Hairy CrabRoe and Braised Winter Melon stuffed with Hairy Crab Roe and Prawns and will be added tothe recurring crab roe menu.
Dragonair’s catering team has given the crab roe menu a tasty twist by blending it withvegetables, winter melons and tofu rather than the traditional pork or beef to give the newdishes a refreshing taste.
“Vegetables and melons have a light taste and texture which contrasts with the strong crab roetaste offering a unique taste for our passengers to enjoy,” Ms Leung said. “Dragonair’s inflightmenu is a key selling point with passengers and we strive to offer the best of Asian andChinese seasonal cuisine to them.” http://www.kaagents.com/kaa/gc/en_HK/news/b72e502510933310Vg.
a. Healthy Hot Pot Casserole Dishes (Available in First Class cabin from 16 December to 31March 2012) Steamed Rice with Prawns, Cuttlefish, Fungus and Wolfberries in Hot Pot CasseroleSteamed Rice with Chicken, Abalone, Yuzhu, Ginkgo Nut and Wolfberries in Hot PotCasseroleSteamed Rice with Cod Fish, Maitake, Ginkgo Nut and Wolfberries in Hot Pot CasseroleSteamed Rice with Beef Shank, Cordyceps Flower, Ginkgo Nut and Fungus in Hot PotCasseroleSteamed Rice with Chicken, Conpoy, Yam, Ginseng and Wolfberries in Hot Pot Casserole b.Hot Pot Casserole Dishes (Available in Business Class cabin from 1 October to 31 January2012) Steamed Rice with Preserved Sausage and Chicken in Hot Pot CasseroleSteamed Rice with Chicken and Mushroom in Hot Pot CasseroleSteamed Rice with Dried Shrimp, Pork Spare-ribs, Chili and Black Bean Sauce in Hot PotCasseroleSteamed Rice with Minced Beef Cake and Tangerine Peel in Hot Pot CasseroleSteamed Rice with Cod Fish and Dried Shrimp in Hot Pot CasseroleSteamed Rice with Cuttlefish and Pork in Hot Pot Casserole Braised King Scallop with Hairy Crab RoeBraised Winter Melon stuffed with Hairy Crab Roe and PrawnsBraised Hairy Crab Roe and Bamboo Pith with Pipa TofuBraised Hairy Crab Roe on Egg White with Scallop, Shrimp and AbaloneEgg Noodles in Soup with Hairy Crab Roe WantonShrimp Roe Noodles with Hairy Crab Roe and Scallops E-Fu Noodles in Soup with Hairy Crab Roe, Crab Meat and ShrimpsHairy Crab Roe, Fish Maw Broth with Mini Hairy Crab Roe Bun and crab roe dishes.
Dragonair Chief Executive Officer PatrickYeung (second from left) and DragonairGeneral Manager Inflight Services Cecilia http://www.kaagents.com/kaa/gc/en_HK/news/b72e502510933310Vg.
Leung (second from right) introduce thesignature dishes.

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