While I try to avoid eating on the plane, there was no way I could have survived a 13-hour-long flight without eating. Despite taking preventive measures by the means of anti-nausea bands which work via accupunture, the contents of my stomach were repeatedly emptied after landing at Heathrow Airport.
Although the plane took off at 9.05am, breakfast was only served at 10.40am Singapore time (3.40am London time), drawing complaints from my teacher who did not have breakfast yet. Lunch was served at 4.03pm Singapore time (9.30pm London time), and the plane landed at 10.10 pm Singapore time (3.10pm London time). We were expecting dinner to be served on the plane ride but were surprised to find that it wasn't included in the menu. I think the airline was probably trying to bhelp us adjust to the disparity in time zones, we experienced sunlight throughout our entire journey to London.
If you're hungry, you can always request for light bites: savory/vegetarian sandwiches, roasted peanuts, chocolate bars, assorted biscuits, potato chips and fruit.
Breakfast
The braised egg noodles with beef, mushrooms and leafy greens were decent, and the warm sauce that accompanied the slightly soft noodles was rather comforting to my tummy. While the meat was tender, there were a few bits of fat in it, which I spat out.
I sampled the breakfast roll on its own and found it to be alright- it would have been better if it was warm! The almond-topped cupcake was soft, airy and crumbly; and was my favorite item in this meal. There was also a fruit appetizer which included two grapes, a slice of pineapple and a slice of honeydew.
(Strange I don't know why I was served orange juice even though I did not ask for any. Looking at it made this processedc-orange-juice-hater feel sick, blah.)
I was rather intrigued by the packaging of the cereal. The cornflakes and milk are packed separately, and all you have to do is to remove the plastic wrap covering the cereal, unwrap the foil tab of the UHT milk container and serve! The cornflakes were light and crisp with a honeyed flavor. Although I usually dislike cornflakes, I actually ate quite a bit of them.
Lunch
The char siew rice was unavailable by the time the food cart reached my row, hence I settled for the Indian food as I knew that I'd be missing rice by the end of the trip. I did not take to the fish terrine with salad and cocktail sauce, which I only took a bit of anyway as having cold food on board usually leaves me even more queasy.
The pilaff rice was flavorful enough and a bit dry, but I suppose that'll allow it to absorb the curry (which I however avoided for the fear of diarrhea). No complaints about the generous portion of spicy chicken chunks in the Indian chicken curry, but I avoided the cauliflower in the spiced potato-cauliflower as it was overdone and hence mushy. Dessert was chocolate delight- a pack of three Ferrero Rochers.
Overall verdict: Generally the food served was not too bad, but it still failed to whet my poor appetitie onboard.