Emirates from Dubai to Bangkok offered us the all-time classic question: chicken or beef? Appetizer: something along the lines of Nicoise salad – very good taste, good quality olives, decent tuna. Main Dish: either Chicken with Black Bean sauce, Vegetables and Rice; or Beef with BBQ sauce, Potato Wedges and a corn vegetable blend. I had the chicken which tasted like oyster sauce to me instead of black bean – it was good. T. had the beef and said the BBQ sauce tasted like McDonalds or Burger King, but not as sweet. Dessert: A creamy strawberry-and-rhubarb flavord pudding thingy – I had a sniff at the pudding and decided to not try it, because it really smelled artificially flavored to the hilt. I didn’t like the (industrial) smell of...

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Food on the flight from Hamburg to Dubai. Cocktail, sort of (our traditional starter on an Emirates flight) – Campari and tonic. (On a trip to Croatia we tried to order Campari/soda in a small bar in Cres but all they had was tonic, and we actually liked it.) The menu AppetizerMarinated Shrimp – shrimp marinated in cocktail sauce, served on a yoghurt potato sauce Main CourseLamb Medaillons with a Moroccan tagine sauce, flavoured couscous and sautéed green beans; or Roast Chicken topped with a creamy thyme sauce, served with an asparagus risotto and rustic style vegetables; OR Four Cheese Tortellini tossed in a tangy tomato and mascarpone sauce, topped with freshly shaved parmesan cheese and garlic flakes DessertMango and coconut cream – fruity mango coulis topped with cubes...

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