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Home  >  Finnair • Meal of the Week  >  Fresh, Flavorful Fish In Finnair Business Class
FinnairMeal of the Week

Fresh, Flavorful Fish In Finnair Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 26, 2019November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago.

Fish on an airplane is a paradox. It’s the dish most likely to spoil at some point in the supply chain process, but also the dish I find safest in terms of taste. How would the fish choice be in Finnair Business Class on an A350 flight from Helsinki to Beijing?

After takeoff, flight attendants offered a beverage service with an amuse bouche (fennel, apples, peas, whitefish, and caviar). I tired the signature cocktail, called Blue Sky, featuring blueberry liqueur and champagne. It was excellent…a great juxtaposition of sweet and tart tastes.

a glass bowl with food in it

a glass of red liquid on a table

Flight time to Beijing is short…we were in the air for only about seven hours. While Finnair offers a more relaxed meal service on longer Asian routes, it offered a single-tray service on this 7-hour, 50-minute flight.

a tray of food on a table

The starter contained slices of roast beef in tartar sauce with spinach and nutmeg.

a plate of meat and greens

For the main course, I chose pike-perch over beef neck or sweet and sour pork. Served with potatoes, asparagus, cauliflower, and zucchini, it was an excellent choice and proved light and delicious. I suspect that Finnair would have done all three dishes well and loved the garnishes.

a plate of food with a piece of bread and a piece of bread

The meal tray also included bread and a small green salad with radish arugula, and cucumber.

a plate of food on a table

a small bottle of olive oil next to a piece of bread

A cheese course included a selection of tasty Finnish cheeses.

a plate of food on a table

Finally, dessert was Finnish organic ice cream: I tried both vanilla and licorice. The only downside to the entire flight: the cappuccino was powdered.

a cup of coffee and spoon on a table

CONCLUSION

This trip was in 2017 and I have not been back on Finnair since, which is truly a shame. Finnair greatly exceeded my expectations and I look forward to trying Finnair again next year.

a plate of food on a table with a screen on the side

> Read My Full Review Of This Flight:

Finnair A350 Business Class Review

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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