I just came back from a 10-day-trip home to Japan. :) I travelled from Dublin, via Frankfurt, to Tokyo - on Lufthansa economy class.. where I ordered gluten-free in-flight meals!
The flights cost €790 for a round trip: I checked the price with Google during the specific time period, and this was the cheapest on the day - it was the busy season! It could've been cheaper if I would have stayed in Tokyo until September.
So, here it goes my review of the gluten-free in-flight meal I had during my Frankfurt-Tokyo flight (LH716) on 18/08/2016.
今週末まで１０日間だけでしたが、日本に帰国していました♪
Request special meal on the website
On their website, you can make a dietary request, which I did for gluten free food. (On the desktop site, you can find the section from "Enter passenger details" --> "Option details" --> "Request special meal")
According to your dietary requirement, you can choose from the following: Diabetic diet・Fruit meal・Hindu meal・Kosher meal・Moselum meal・Gluten free food・Lactose free food・Light whole food・Low cholesterol food・Low sodium food・Meal without fish・Reduction food・Vegetarian meal・Vegan meal・Baby/kids food.
皆さんは、国際便で様々なニーズに合った特別食を注文できることをご存知ですか？
According to your dietary requirement, you can choose from the following: Diabetic diet・Fruit meal・Hindu meal・Kosher meal・Moselum meal・Gluten free food・Lactose free food・Light whole food・Low cholesterol food・Low sodium food・Meal without fish・Reduction food・Vegetarian meal・Vegan meal・Baby/kids food.
皆さんは、国際便で様々なニーズに合った特別食を注文できることをご存知ですか？
今回私は、オンラインで搭乗券を購入する際にグルテンフリー食をリクエストしてみました。ルフトハンザではGF食の他にも、下記の特別食に対応しています(・ω・)ノ
（例）糖尿病食、イスラム教食、ユダヤ教徒食、ヒンドゥー教の食事、フルーツ食、流動食、ベジタリアン（インド風／アジア風／西洋風）、ヴィーガン食、魚抜き料理、乳糖抜き、減塩食、低カロリー食、低コレステロール食
Dublin-Frankfurt
During the first 2 hour flight from Dublin to Frankfurt, they served us a sandwich and you could choose from either turkey or cheese. It was quite a surprise as I didn't expect that they would serve food for such a short journey (I am more used to Ryanair, you know!). But mind you, those weren't gluten free.
まずは、ダブリンからフランクフルトへの２時間のフライト。機内では、なんとサンドイッチが配られました。いつもEU内移動はLCCなので、さすが大手は違うなと少し感心。肝心の中身はと言うと、小麦粉たっぷりドイツパン。ここでGFバージョンもあるのかなと淡い期待を抱いていましたが、さすがに無かったです(・ω・)ノでもこの懐かしい香りに誘われて完食。笑
Frankfurt-Tokyo
Then, during the 12-hour flight between Frankfurt and Tokyo, they served us both dinner and breakfast with a snack* at the beginning.
* In the Lufthansa flight, the snack has always been a little packet of pretzels -which contains wheat - so you have to either refuse it when offered or give it to someone who can eat gluten.フランクフルトから東京への12時間のフライトでは、お決まりの小袋プリッツェルからの夕食、そして朝食が提供されました。特別食をリクエストしていても、おやつ等は無差別に配られるので、断る勇気か、隣人にあげる優しさが必要です（＾∇＾）
The gluten-free meal (dinner), was served a couple of hours after the departure. It was lovely how this flight attendant offered it to me with a big smile, and checked that I had ordered a special meal. :) It arrived around 10-15 minutes earlier than other passengers meals... for me, this made me feel kind of awkward...as no one in my area had been served any food then. So, I waited until the people around me were served to begin. :D I guess this may be necessary, to make sure they don't have any mix up's though - luckily, it actually stayed very warm because I kept the lid on. :) For the record, my meal said gluten free on the lid of the main dish as well as having a little sticker saying GFML - and it also had my seat number on the container for the appetiser.
離陸から数時間後に配られる夕食。ここで、ようやくグルテンフリー食がやってきます。一般的な機内食が提供される10〜15分ほど前に、和かなアテンダントさんが持ってきてくださいました♪( ´▽｀)しかし、まだどなたにも食事が提供されていない空気の中、少しフタを開けるだけでぷ〜んとメインの香りが漂い始めたので、結局周りの方がサーブされるまで手をつけられず…でもこれは確実に特別食を手渡すためにも仕方がないですよねヽ(；▽；)ノちなみにプレートには、しっかりとGFのサインが至る所に書かれていました。
The menu was different from the normal meals on the list we were handed! The major differences include:
- Main dish (fish or beef)--> chicken breast
- Tangerine Cake --> fresh fruits
- Table roll --> rice bread
Main dish was called, Hähnchenbrust Kräutersauce (chicken in herb sauce). It tasted slightly like curry with coriander, but the flavour was very subtle - it went well with all the other dishes though..!
メニューに関してはデフォルトと異なり、鶏胸肉の1種類、味は全体的に薄味でした♪(´ε｀ )
And the bread..the taste and texture was quite like the dark German bread that I remember. :)
そして、なんと（好みに個人差があると思いますが…）あまり期待していなかったパンが美味しかったのです！お米ドイツパンですヽ(；▽；)ノ色は違えど、歯ごたえや食感は正にあのドイツパンでしたよ〜
The early bird gets the worm...oops!
Later...they served breakfast before landing, which I missed as I was still asleep.. :( Well, it was really my fault that I woke up just when the attendants were putting dishes away! So my review has to end here..my apologies!
I guess it will be a good surprise for those of you who may be taking a Lufthansa flight soon, but my opinion is very high since the dinner was very satisfying - my only advice is to stay awake at least 3 hours before landing!
Anyhow, it was a great surprise since I've heard that the in-flight gluten free meal can be...you know what I mean..:D I even prepared myself some fruits and snacks as I expected lots of rice cakes and less filling food.
夕食があまりにも予想を越える結果だったので、いざ朝食も！と意気込んでいましたが…最後の最後で眠りについてしまい…なんと…朝食を逃してしまいました＿|￣|○ ＊朝食をご希望の方は、早めに就寝し忘れず目覚ましをかけましょうε-(´∀｀; )
と言うことで、ダブリンーフランクフルトー東京間のGF食のレビューはこれにて終了。全く期待をせずに試みた特別機内食ですが、予想以上に美味しく、満腹で大満足でした。次回セリアックの彼が搭乗する時も安心♪私に関しては、いつも長時間のフライト後にはお腹が張って苦しかったのが、今回はすっきり終えることができました。これもグルテンフリー食のお陰かな(=´∀｀)人(´∀｀=)
往路はしっかり毎食食べられたので、次回のレビューを乞うご期待願います( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
Here is my review of the flight meal on my return flight!
http://www.theglutenfreebalcony.com/2016/10/gluten-free-in-flight-meal-lufthansa2.html
http://www.theglutenfreebalcony.com/2016/10/gluten-free-in-flight-meal-lufthansa2.html
Hope you have a lovely day..!
Cheers!
xxxxxx
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