Although I am not a fan of long flights, I do enjoy flying internationally because it usually means I am going somewhere exciting or going home sweet home. On our 5.5-hour flight to Puerto Vallarta, we were served lunch: a choice of short rib and chow mein or pasta in creamy tomato sauce. I was still half-asleep when the stewardess asked for my preference, so I blurted out short rib because I don't like anything creamy.
The salad had romaine lettuce, cucumber, olives, and tomatoes. The greens were surprisingly fresh and crisp. It was refreshing to eat the salad after having drank only coffee all day.
The appetizer was two cocktail shrimp on a leaf of lettuce. I would have liked a little bit more of the cocktail on the top, but the shrimp was quite plump.
The chow mein had three pieces of red bell pepper and broccoli on top. It needed a bit more seasoning (I eat everything too salty...) so I added a packet of salt and pepper. The chow mein noodle tasted really dry and flimsy.
The broccoli was steamed long enough to taste mushy (just the way I like it). I didn't like how the greasy sauce from the short rib was mixing with the chow mein.
Now I fork into the short rib. As soon as I cut into it, I knew I wouldn't enjoy it very much because the meat had so much fat throughout.
The meat was tender, probably because of the fattiness. I felt like I was stripping into pulled pork.
The sauce was pretty salty. I am guessing they put lots of sodium/msg.
For dessert, we got two scoops of vanilla ice cream with a choice of toppings ranging from chocolate sauce, caramel, strawberries, nuts, and whipped cream. I simply went for the strawberry sauce, which reminded me of the strawberry sauce from Harvard. It was too syrupy for my liking and the ice cream didn't have enough vanilla flavor.
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