Passengers flying with British Airways will be able to enjoy a traditional roast dinner at 35,000ft as the airline celebrates the best of the nation's cuisine.
The roast will be available in First and Club World on long-haul services and feature 21-day aged British beef, served with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, horseradish cream and gravy.
On flights to the Indian subcontinent, customers will be offered British roast chicken served with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, bread sauce and gravy.
Chefs will also be creating themed deserts on its monthly menus, with September’s theme being ‘All Things Botanical’ including an elderflower and white chocolate dessert with compressed apple and elderflower sorbet.
British Airways ’ new monthly ‘Best of British’ menus champion seasonal ingredients, taking customers on a culinary journey across the UK.
In October, customers can expect to see another great traditional roast featuring chicken, as well as lamb hot pot and Welsh rarebit with chutney. The new dessert menu will celebrate the British apple season with treats such as apple mousse, with granny smith sorbet or British apple compote with vanilla custard and crumble.
Sajida Ismail, Head of Inflight at British Airways, said: “As we look ahead to welcoming back customers who may not have flown for a while, we wanted to mark the occasion by offering a really special menu that celebrates the best of Britain.
"We have created dishes using the best of British ingredients while they are in season. We are particularly excited to be offering a roast dinner on board.
"We know that Yorkshire puddings and crispy roast potatoes can be difficult to re-create at altitude, but our chefs have been working to make it happen, because we know that every British roast dinner should have them.”
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