A flight attendant entertains attendees at Aviaus Singapore's Boeing 737-8 aircraft promotion session. (Photo: Reuters)
Watching a movie on a plane while drinking beer and eating potato chips and chocolate?
As travel becomes more convenient, more and more people choose to travel abroad. If you're planning to fly with Singapore Airlines, don't forget the "hidden" meals on board!
Former SIA flight attendants share the "hidden" menu of in-flight meals at TikTok. (Photo/Screenshot of TikTok)
A former SIA flight attendant recently uploaded a short video on TikTok to share the "hidden" menu and ordering tips for in-flight dining. While most foods are originally found on SIA's menu, many times we may focus on staple foods and thus overlook these "supporting roles" that can add points to the high-altitude dining experience.
Not enough to eat? There are also snacks
Can you eat potato chips and chocolate while taking Anova and watch a movie? True, but flight attendants don't push food trucks to dispatch them. If you want to eat, you can ask the flight attendant.
Snacks served on board include potato chips, bread, energy bars and more. (Photo/Internet)
Many airlines distribute menus shortly after departure, but due to the epidemic, some companies such as Singapore Airlines have switched to online menus to allow passengers to check online in advance. A closer look at SIA's menu reveals that on medium- and long-haul flights, the menu also lists a variety of snacks and snacks, such as potato chips or cornflakes, nuts, chocolate bars, dried fruits, energy bars, biscuits, bread, muffins, cup noodles with different flavours, etc. For short-haul flights, SIA's online menu does not list specific snacks, but passengers can ask the flight attendant on board.
If you're a big stomach king and don't feel full enough after eating an airplane meal, the former flight attendant revealed that you can ask the flight attendant for one more. However, the premise is that all passengers have access to food and there are extra flight meals on the day before they have a chance to get extra meals.
This allows you to give priority to dining
Do you remember that before the flight attendant pushed the dining car to deliver the food, he would deliver a plate of food to the designated passengers? These meals are special meals that must be booked in advance. Not only SIA, but every airline has a supply, but the options are different.
SIA's vegan (left) and Oriental vegetarian special meals. (Photo/Internet)
These special meals are mainly divided into 4 categories: children's meals, religious meals, vegetarian meals, and diet meals, each of which can be subdivided into different types of meals. As airlines do not explicitly stipulate that special meals are only available to passengers with special catering needs, anyone who wants to taste them can do so, but remember to book them before departure. In the case of Singapore Airlines, special meals must be booked at least 24 hours before departure, and designated departure points must be booked at least 32 hours and 48 hours in advance.
If you want to eat healthily, you can also consider a seafood meal that belongs to a special meal. (Photo/Internet)
Because the in-flight environment will make our sense of taste and smell "dull", the seasoning of the aircraft meal is generally heavier. If you want to eat lighter, you may consider low-salt meals and fruit meals that belong to the dietary meal category. If you want to be healthy, you can also choose a variety of vegetarian meals, low-fat meals, seafood meals, etc.
Designated flight meals are also suitable for people with dietary restrictions, such as diabetic meals, gluten-free meals, low-lactose meals, etc.
Drink options include a variety of cocktails
Did you know that on SIA flights you can order beer and wine, cocktails and a variety of distilled spirits?
Singapore Sling cocktails are served on board. (Photo/Internet)
In addition to the Singapore Sling listed in the online menu, the former SIA flight attendant revealed that other cocktails such as Bloody Mary, Screwdriver, Aperol Spritz and Gin Tonic are also served on board. Other liquors include: Baileys, Brandy, Bourbon, Whisky, Vodka, Gin, Rum, etc.
However, since the lower pressure environment on the machine will amplify the effect of alcohol on the brain, if you want to drink alcohol, it is recommended to drink in a limited amount.
In addition to coffee and tea, non-alcoholic beverages can be ordered with green tea, jasmine tea, meilu, cold or hot milk, regular Coca-Cola or Cola Light, Sprite or Chiki, sparkling water, orange juice, apple juice, pineapple juice and tomato juice.
There is also cake on special days
Don't be surprised if you see a flight attendant handing cake to other passengers on a new flight. Although the cake is not on the menu, if you are lucky enough to celebrate a birthday, wedding anniversary, or are on your honeymoon in the air, you can notify the airline in advance of departure for a chance to get a cake.