British Airways to serve ceviche at 30,000 feet
Peruvian cuisine is currently getting the recognition it thoroughly deserves. Restaurants are appearing everywhere from Dubai to London, sharing the culinary delights of ceviche and pisco with the masses. Now, travellers flying to Lima with British Airways can sample Peru's local offerings before they even depart the aircraft.
In honour of British Airways’ new route from Gatwick to Peru, which takes off on May 4, the airline has teamed up with award-winning Peruvian chef, restaurateur and author Martin Morales to create a special menu that will be served on the route. Martin Morales, executive chef at Ceviche Soho, Ceviche Old St and Andina restaurants in London, said: “Peruvian food is one of the most exciting and cutting edge cuisines in the world as a result of its wide variety of flavours, influences and ingredients so it’s fantastic that British Airways customers will now be able to enjoy this incredibly diverse cuisine whilst in the air.
“It has been a fascinating challenge to take restaurant cooking into a format that works at 35,000 feet but also a real privilege to work on the launch of a new service that connects two cities with such fantastic food scenes.” Dishes to be served on board include ‘causa de camaron’; mashed yellow potatoes, layered fresh prawns and Amarillo chill and ‘bistec escabechado’; grilled soy and cumin marinated beef fillet with pickled tomato and onion salsa and sweet corn puree. Club World customers will also be offered a traditional pisco sour cocktail, which blends pisco brandy with lemon juice and egg whites. Peru has a lot more to offer than just a decent meal, as Lynne Embleton, British Airways' managing director at Gatwick pointed out: "With the world-famous Inca Trail and the incredible citadel of Machu Picchu, there’s nowhere quite like Peru. Its rich cultural heritage make it one of the most popular places in South America to visit and explore.” The menu will be available from May 4 until June 4. Flights will depart three-times weekly and are the only direct flights between London and the South American country.