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Roundup Of Routes Where Kosher Meals Are Served By North American Airlines - http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/89484

Here's a google docs where people could input their inflight kashrus experience :
http://kshr.us/KosherMeals 


AA KSML availability:

-Most domestic routes where meals are served (in J or F)
-Flights to Europe or Asia in all classes.
-Flights to Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo, Brazil in all classes.
-Flights to Asuncion, Paraguay in all classes.
-Flights to Buenos Aires, Argentina in all classes.
-Flights to Santiago, Chile in all classes.
-Flights to Montevideo, Uruguay in all classes.

UA KSML availability:

-EWR-SFO in J
-EWR-LAX in J
-BOS-SFO in J
-Flights between the US mainland or Guam and Hawaii in J or F.
-Flights to Europe or Asia in all classes.
-Flights to Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru in all classes.

Please Include:
Airline:
Class:
Route:
Caterer:
Hechsher:
Flight date:
Meal in pics:
Stogel-Hermolis Scale Score (1-10):

Stogel-Hermolis Scale:
1. Inedible, wouldn't feed to a dog. (Stogel [long-life])
2. Disgusting, would only eat if starving
3. Barely edible, would only eat if very hungry
4. Below average, but would eat if hungry (Stogel [fresh-frozen])
5. Average/typical KSML, would eat if hungry (Borenstein?)
6. Above average KSML (Borenstein?)
7. A good KSML, might even eat if not hungry.
8. A very good KSML
9. An excellent KSML, could pass for something served in a decent restaurant.
10. Top of the line KSML, would be happy eating this at a decent restaurant. (Hermolis)


AirlineRouteClassMeal
BALHR-JFKJDinner
BALHR-PRGJBreakfast
CM           TGU-PTY          J              Lunch
CM           PTY-JK          J              Dinner
CO           EWR-TLV          BF              Dinner
COEWR-TLVBFBreakfast
COHNL-EWRBFDinner
COHNL-EWRBFBreakfast
COIAH-HNLBFLunch
COIAH-HNLBFSnack
LHFRA-VCEJSnack
LXORD-ZRHFDinner
LXZRH-TLVYDinner
SNBRU-VCEJBreakfast
SNTLV-BRUJDinner
SNTLV-BRUJBreakfast
TPJFK-LISYDin/Break
TPLIS-JFKYDinner



United Airlines
USA-Australia routes (economy): Koshair, O-U, Hamotzi, CS.
USA-Sydney  (First): Regal - meat and chicken meals.
Australia-USA routes (economy): Lewis Continental, K-A, Hamotzi, CY.
LH EWR-FRA Y Regal Chicken
LH MUC-EWR Y Sohar Hot meat meal and cold sandwich
LH FRA-VIE C Sohar Cold Meal (fish)
OS VIE TLV C VIE Local Co (hechser Rabbi Schwartz) Hot
US TLV PHL C Hamasbia
UA(CO) EWR-TLV Y Regal Beef meal (2010)
SA JNB-CPT-JNB Y Hot Meal from Joburg Beth Din
MN(BA) JNB-VFA Meal from Joburg Beth Din
SQ JFK-FRA Suites very poor Borenstein meal, labeled business class, chicken, no real dishes, very little food.
EK SYD-AKL  F    Lewis, no hot meal.
NZ AKL-LAX  Y    Gray's deli, fish meal.
TK CPT-IST  J/Y    Norries Caterers - CPT Beth Din - Milk Snack (Sandwich & Muffin CPT-JNB leg) Meat Dinner, Milk breakfast
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1260 on: July 27, 2017, 10:39:39 AM »
Any pics?
I am quite happy to post pictures, but cannot work out how to do it here!

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1261 on: July 27, 2017, 11:07:02 AM »


I am quite happy to post pictures, but cannot work out how to do it here!

Read this for instructions.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1262 on: July 27, 2017, 11:29:30 AM »
OK. Let's hope this works. Here are my BA F food photos. All Hermolis from LHR.

Amuse bouche:


Marinaded salmon starter:


Cold salmon starter:


Salt beef and potato salad starter:


Medium rare steak:


Lamb chops:


Stuffed lemon sole (9 days):


Apple pie dessert:



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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1263 on: July 27, 2017, 11:32:34 AM »
Good Stuff!

Anyone have copy of UA Polaris Kosher Menu ex-TLV?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1264 on: July 27, 2017, 11:33:06 AM »
Wow, that looks better than any other KSML I have ever seen!

Did it taste fresh?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1265 on: July 27, 2017, 11:34:22 AM »
Anyone have copy of UA Polaris Kosher Menu ex-TLV?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1267 on: July 27, 2017, 11:36:05 AM »
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Dear Mr. Eleff,

Thank you for your email.

We have had other passengers request Kosher wines on this route.

We did contact the new catering manager a couple of months ago about
this but he did not indicate if he decided to offer this.

I will forward your request again to his team.  We do make changes to
our offerings based upon customer feedback.

We appreciate your business as a valued Global Services member.

Sincerely,

Tina Stauber
Global Services Customer Care
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1268 on: July 27, 2017, 11:36:21 AM »
OK. Let's hope this works. Here are my BA F food photos. All Hermolis from LHR.

did it come double wrapped?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1269 on: July 27, 2017, 11:37:50 AM »
OK. Let's hope this works. Here are my BA F food photos. All Hermolis from LHR.
Amazing!
If only they didn't have YQ and had a better hard product...
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1270 on: July 27, 2017, 12:39:07 PM »
Wow, that looks better than any other KSML I have ever seen!

Did it taste fresh?

Definitely. Of course, these things are a little hit or miss but these were my last 3 meals on BA's F class from LHR, which are fresh Hermolis.

did it come double wrapped?

Of course. If you want they will plate it for you, but that means they will often inadvertently use their own utensils (the kosher pack from Hermolis contains one brand new BA plate, sealed). Otherwise they will bring you the foil containers and you plate the main course yourself.

The steak in the picture really was amazing. And medium rare was great (although I guess many more heimishe customers would have told them it was not cooked properly ... read on later for more). The lamb chops were also excellent. I would have preferred them medium but they were medium-well. Big deal, they were delicious and tender anyway. The fish really surprised me as I really didn't expect such a good fish main course for the 9 days. Full marks again. The vegetables that came with it would not have been out of place in a good restaurant. Clearly fresh (probably flash cooked) and when served (properly hot) were perfectly al dente. Amazing for airline food. Mind you, my rather more 'heimishe' neighbour complained to me that the vegetables were 'not properly cooked' ...

As for the starters, The marinaded salmon comes up quite often. Served on a bed of quinoa and beetroot. Very good indeed. Likewise the salt beef (what Americans call 'corned beef') with potato salad, which doesn't look that exciting visually but tastes wonderful.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1271 on: July 27, 2017, 06:01:41 PM »
OK. Let's hope this works. Here are my BA F food photos. All Hermolis from LHR.

Amuse bouche:


Marinaded salmon starter:


Cold salmon starter:


Salt beef and potato salad starter:


Medium rare steak:


Lamb chops:


Stuffed lemon sole (9 days):


Apple pie dessert:

You got to be kidding me.

That is for sure the best ksml ever served on a flight.

Hands down winner.

Well done.

I've been served lamb stir fry Many many many many times. But always out of a tin.


And never ever anything like above.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1272 on: July 27, 2017, 06:16:36 PM »
You got to be kidding me.

That is for sure the best ksml ever served on a flight.

Hands down winner.

Well done.

I've been served lamb stir fry Many many many many times. But always out of a tin.


And never ever anything like above.

I thought only QF ex AUS serves real dishes and silverware.

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KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1273 on: July 27, 2017, 06:18:59 PM »
I thought only QF ex AUS serves real dishes and silverware.
I've had real dishes on ua JF before nyc-pek


But food quality was not to be compared.
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1274 on: July 27, 2017, 07:11:13 PM »
LH also serves real dishes. It's not a big deal for them. They basically send new dishes to the kosher caterer who toivels it and then it goes back to the regular dishes inventory.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1275 on: July 27, 2017, 07:26:52 PM »
@mikebg nice looking food. Did you plate it yourself or did the FA do it?

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1276 on: July 27, 2017, 07:44:14 PM »
I thought only QF ex AUS serves real dishes and silverware.
I had on LX and OS
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1277 on: July 27, 2017, 07:44:56 PM »
LH also serves real dishes. It's not a big deal for them. They basically send new dishes to the kosher caterer who toivels it and then it goes back to the regular dishes inventory.
Why would they need to toivel the airline's dishes?
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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1278 on: July 27, 2017, 07:49:20 PM »
Why would they need to toivel the airline's dishes?

I also wondered the same thing, but that's what they wrote.

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Re: KSML (Kosher Airline Meals) Master Thread
« Reply #1279 on: July 27, 2017, 07:59:25 PM »
I thought only QF ex AUS serves real dishes and silverware.

B6 Mint does too.