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Emirates
continues to expand its portfolio of vegan cuisine by workshopping new dishes
made with innovative ingredients, such as a lookalike solid egg substitute made
entirely from legumes, which packs a tasty and nutritional punch for Emirates
customers, as well as adding curated vegan meals for children, and new dishes
onboard and in lounges.
Emirates’
continuous commitment to innovative vegan meals
Marking
Veganuary, an initiative that has highlighted the benefits of a vegan diet for
the last decade, a collective of Emirates’ talented chefs gather in Emirates
Flight Catering Concept Development Kitchen to workshop new dishes, and
experiment with the latest innovative ingredients on the market. At the
workshop, chefs trialled the new solid egg substitute in a spicy shakshuka
sauce and developed a premade vegan pastry sheet into savoury vegan cannelloni,
as well as evaluating some of the celebrated ingredients and high-quality
products already onboard.
Emirates
offers an impressive selection of 300+ vegan recipes, served on flights to 140
destinations worldwide. The extensive menu showcases an array of high-quality
plant-based products sourced from global suppliers, like plant-based proteins
from Beyond Meat in California, soybean protein from UAE and
Singapore brand Arlene, pressed tofu sourced from Japan's Qian
Ye for authentic Asian flavours, organic dark vegan chocolate crafted
by Linnolat in France, vegan margarine from Meister Marken in
Germany, vegan curry paste supplied by Pantai in Thailand and almond
milk from Italy's Koita. Emirates also emphasizes sustainability by
integrating fresh produce from Bustanica, the world’s largest hydroponic
vertical farm. This farm is a joint venture with Emirates Flight Catering that
delivers pesticide and chemical-free leafy greens like lettuce, arugula, mixed
salad greens, and spinach, directly to Emirates’ catering facilities. Emirates
recently introduced individual vegan milk servings onboard in Economy and
Premium Economy Class, with more than 30,000 customers a month selecting this
option for their coffee and tea.
Highlighting
its commitment to culinary excellence for all customers, Emirates recently
introduced vegan meals for children. Kids vegan meals currently include tasty
and tempting dishes like vegan pizza, sweet and sour vegetable casserole,
vegetable fajitas, vegan muffins, cauliflower bites with sweet sauce and
desserts like strawberry crumble and vegan chocolate pudding.
Vegan
options are available to order and pre-order onboard, as well as in Emirates
Lounges. Customers can request vegan meals on all Emirates flights and across
all classes of travel up to 24 hours before departure. However, on high-demand
routes, plant-based meals are also provided as part of the main menu options.
Emirates’
vegan cuisine in every class
Serving
more than 400,000 plant based meals onboard every year, Emirates offers vegan
cuisine across every class. Last year, vegan meal consumption grew in
line with passenger volumes, but in some regions, consumption has exceeded
passenger volume growth - such as Africa, Southeast Asia and the
Middle East. Many Emirates Cabin Crew also follow a plant-based diet, and
Emirates has offered vegan meals for Cabin Crew for the last 9 years.
In
Economy class, Emirates customers can enjoy dishes like crêpes filled with
sautéed carrots and peppers, served with roasted potatoes, mushrooms and tomato
concassé, or curried vegetable puffs, and chocolate mousse cake with chocolate
sauce and blackberry crumble.
In
Premium Economy class, customers choosing vegan cuisine will be served
delicious dishes like braised mushrooms with vegetables in five spice soy
sauce, served with steamed jasmine rice and blanched pak choi, followed by
desserts like chocolate tart drizzled in apricot compote or raspberry tonka
mousse cake with berry coulis.
In
Business class, a range of elegant and creatively curated dishes are offered
including Thai red curry tofu with aubergine, beans, mushrooms and taro in
aromatic gravy, served with steamed jasmine rice. Customers who have room for
dessert can feast on a tropical coconut pineapple cake or indulge in a
chocolate pecan cake.
In
First class, customers will be treated to exceptionally elevated vegan cuisine
like creamy polenta cake with thyme mushroom ragout, sautéed spinach drizzled
in a rich root vegetable jus. Dishes offering a burst of sophisticated flavours
include aubergine curry with charred rice and turmeric potato, with a dash of
coconut and mint chutney. Decadent desserts feature curated contrasts including
the tartness of rhubarb tempered with strawberry charlotte, Chantilly cream and
raspberry tuille, or a tempting warm chocolate fondant, dashed with salted
caramel sauce and whipped cashew cream.
Crafted
vegan options in Emirates’ Lounges Dubai
At
Dubai International Airport, Emirates has 7 lounges located in its flagship
Terminal 3 - 3 for First Class and 3 for Business Class customers, as well as
newly opened Emirates’ Lounge catering to all premium customers. The lounges
offer a wide array of vegan options, from soya and pea protein crispy pops at
the Business Class Lounge Snack Counter, to Baharat and turmeric spiced kofta
in coconut gravy at the buffet area, and an à la carte breakfast of warm
amaranth porridge with compressed green apples, red grapes, raspberries and
walnuts in the First Class Lounge, amongst many others. In addition to an array
of popular vegan salads, the most in demand vegan dish in the lounges is
the Emirates Green Burger – a soya and flax seed green burger,
with a signature sauce and pickled cucumbers.
Image
Credit: © Emirates Airlines
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