For those in the USA, Thanksgiving is around the corner. And Emirates is aiming to give passengers a taste of home, by loading Thanksgiving meals between 22nd and 25th November
The meals will be be offered on flights between Dubai and US destinations.
So what’s being offered? Depends in your travel class.
- First and Business Class are in for a treat, with
- Appetisers: Smoked duck salad, a creamy cauliflower soup, a pumpkin soup or a smoked ocean trout
- Mains: Thanksgiving Roasted Turkey served with chestnut stuffing, cranberry jus lié, mashed potatoes or pumpkin mash.
- Dessert, Pumpkin tart with whipped cream,
- A380 routes will also offer pumpkin cupcakes aboard the on-board lounge
Emirates turkey meal – Image, Emirates.
The limited edition cupcakes
- In Economy Class, the airline is promising roasted turkey served with cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and roasted pumpkin in maple syrup
Economy Class meal.
As well as celebrating Thanksgiving in the air, it’s being celebrated on the ground. Emirates operated lounges at New York JFK, Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles will be serving Thanksgiving meal items between the 8th November an 22nd November. Meanwhile on Thanksgiving Day, there will be a special menu in the Emirates lounge network in Dubai Airport.
Whilst travelling, an item or food that reminds you home is can important thing that adds familiarity – and bring back memories.
At a time where passengers are returning home to meet with family and friends, it might be a welcome thing to see in the air.
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Am I the only one that finds it ironic that a Muslim oriented airline is going to cater “Thanksgiving” meals in celebration of a USA tradition that started when the Pilgrim’s took time to honor and thank the Christian God for a bountiful harvest in 1621. I’m not trying to be mean it just seems like an interesting marketing or PR issue to me. Then again, maybe most American’s don’t understand what Thanksgiving represents either. I wonder what’s next. Egg Nog at Christmas on Emirates 🙂
I don’t think Emirates has a grasp on the fact that Americans get quite tired of turkey at Thanksgiving and would probably rather have something else on the plane, although the duck appetizer in first/business sounds awesome, and the cupcakes are pretty cute.
Thanksgiving is one of those holidays (like Christmas) that has become both a secular and a religious holiday in the US. Surprisingly, you don’t hear much out of the fundamentalists about Thanksgiving being secularized, nothing like the “reason for the season” and “war against Christmas” arguments that come to a boil in December. I actually had a lady in Florida tear into me once for saying “Happy Holidays” in mid-November; I just said back “Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s. Three holidays, plural.” I was about to say something about Hanukkah, but let it go. I did wish her a happy Festivus, though.
“Is there a tree?”
“No. Instead, there’s a pole. Requires no decoration. I find tinsel distracting.”