Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced that it’s updating its inflight dining, and it sounds like there will be less of a focus on Nordic food, among other changes.
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In October or November of 2024, SAS had some kind of SE Asian-inspired main meal in business class. If that was part of preparing for this, I welcome the development.
I can see why they are doing this since I don't think Scandinavian food is to everyone's liking, but it gives SAS its character. I quite liked the Scandinavian centric meals I had on my flights with SAS (the bread, the open-faced sandwich, the lingonberries with my main course, the must drinks). If there's a way to provide a little bit of international or "non-Scandinavian" food and a little bit of Scandinavian food, sure, I'd be on board.
While I enjoyed the food, the service was way too drawn out for a red eye from NYC. Hopefully this comes with a nice quick express option on those flights if you want any chance at some sleep compared with current pace
I really liked the Scandinavian Business Class dishes. It gave SAS a sense of place over generic dishes. I will miss it, I hope at least one dish on the menu will represent their origin.
As a Scandinavian I applaud getting rid of the open faced sandwiches and other Nordic dishes, that just never really seemed good enough compared to what we would normally get at a good lunch restaurant in Copenhagen for example. I liked that the food represented the nordics, but the quality just was not good enough for me.
Finally, the menu items and "snack boxes" (if you can even call them that..) are so often random and odd pieces of food that don't really taste all that good.
I just hope they maintain the food quality, I actually think SAS had among the better catering options for a european carrier. Fairly no-frills but still quite tasty (especially compared to Finnair, LH, and KLM)
I am of the opinion national airlines should serve food mainly of the country they come as well as foods that may be not from the country but that are popular there. It should be a snapshot of the unique culture of the place.
It might not be like in Copenhagen, but my open-faced smoked salmon sandwich yesterday on SK was one of the better pre-arrival meals I've had. Puts the "sad tartlet" of many other TATL flights to shame.