Korean Air will showcase a new Korean-style vegan meal, which is inspired from Korean traditional cuisine, as an inflight meal option starting from March 1.
To accommodate the growing vegan population, Korean Air, which is the largest airline in South Korea, has introduced a Korean-style vegan meal option, an eco-friendly meal that can also help reduce carbon emissions, according to a press release.
Inspired by traditional temple cuisine, the airline’s new Korean vegan meals are made “using a variety of fresh vegetables and seasonal ingredients, bringing passengers an appetizing meal full of natural flavors.” Dishes such as steamed barley rice with burdock, roasted shiitake mushrooms, mung bean jelly salad and roasted tofu with plum salsa sauce can be enjoyed by passengers in all classes, while ginkgo nut porridge and roasted yam with soybean paste will be available forPrestige and First class passengers. Different types of Korean vegan dishes will be served depending on the route and season.
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