Now that Lufthansa has (finally) updated the Business Class menu within Europe in response to customer demand, I’d like to share a brief overview of my experiences so far.
Of course, I know opinions on this vary widely — but see for yourself:
Frankfurt
Lufthansa’s official press release reads as follows:
In the fields surrounding their city, Frankfurt residents harvest the key ingredients of their local cuisine: the seven herbs of the famous Green Sauce. Alongside borage, chervil, cress, and parsley, every true “Grie Soß” also includes sorrel, burnet, and chives. On board, you’ll enjoy a take on this classic with young kale, a poached egg, and French Macaire potatoes.
The reality I received differed somewhat from the press release — but it was still very good.
Hamburg
Lufthansa’s official press release reads as follows:
From dinner with a view of the Elbe to the fish market: Hamburg’s cuisine is deeply rooted in its seafaring heritage. No surprise, given the salty sea breeze that always blows through the city. A hint of that is present on board too, when we serve you, for example, a shrimp salad with a beetroot-potato terrine as a starter. It tastes like it came straight from the coast!
Hamburg is definitely one of my favorites so far — it tasted very fresh and was genuinely delicious.
Leipzig
Lufthansa’s official press release reads as follows:
Saxony’s largest city has something for every taste. The world-famous Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Leipzig Book Fair call it home, as does artist Neo Rauch, who set up his studio in the old cotton mill. The traditional dish “Leipziger Allerlei” offers a culinary window into the city’s diversity. On board, enjoy our interpretation as a chicken salad in the style of Leipziger Allerlei, with celeriac, juniper, and black walnuts.
Unfortunately the portion here was quite small, but the quality was genuinely good.
Munich
Lufthansa’s official press release reads as follows:
Bavarian dishes are hearty and robust! Obatzter, onion gravy, and meatloaf are all on the table. And it tastes the same above the clouds — as if the ingredients came straight from the famous Viktualienmarkt in Munich’s old town. You can visit it any day, by the way, to discover even more Bavarian delicacies. We wish you “An Guadn!” — enjoy!
I was genuinely surprised by the quality here — both dishes were excellent.
Verdict
Maybe I’d simply grown tired of the same old rotating meals. But either way, I think Lufthansa has put together a genuinely nice new product that, in my opinion, clearly outclasses what came before. For short-haul flights, I don’t expect much — the little that’s offered just needs to taste good. And here, it does. The one inconsistency is whether you get warm bread or not — that seems to vary.
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