The hardest-to-book restaurant meal you can now enjoy on a China Airlines flight – Michelin-starred chef André Chiang serves up his creations on the A350

▲ Taiwan’s Michelin-starred chef André Chiang, whose creation can be enjoyed on the new A350. (Photo / Reporter Lai Wen-hsuan)

Reported by Lai Wen-hsuan, Taipei

Starting January 9 next year, China Airlines’ new A350 aircraft will launch direct flights to Amsterdam and Vienna in Europe. To elevate the in-flight dining experience, China Airlines has collaborated with Taiwan’s first Michelin-starred chef, André Chiang, who serves as the catering consultant for the A350. He has created an exclusive dish for the airline called “Oriental Beauty Soup,” which will be available to business class passengers on the inaugural direct flights to Europe.

▲ Michelin-starred chef André Chiang serves as the catering consultant for the A350. (Photo / Reporter Lai Wen-hsuan)

Taiwan’s first Michelin-starred chef, André Chiang, is recognized as one of the 15 most influential chefs over the next decade. His restaurant “RAW,” opened in Taiwan in 2014, is known as the hardest-to-book eatery in the country. For the upcoming A350’s direct flights to Europe, China Airlines enlisted Chef Chiang as the catering consultant to develop “Oriental Beauty Soup,” a unique in-flight meal that elevates the quality of onboard dining.

▲ %?%%%&?%……..& Soup “Oriental Beauty,” now available on the new A350. (Photo / Reporter Lai Wen-hsuan)

Chef Chiang said that to match the new route flying directly from Taiwan to Europe, the Oriental Beauty Soup is made with Eastern ingredients but presented as a Western-style consommé. The

André Chiang personally selected unique Asian spices and flavors, using nearly 30 ingredients including sweet shrimp, scallops, asparagus, and tofu to simmer the broth. China Airlines said that business class passengers on the inaugural A350 flight from Taoyuan to Amsterdam and Vienna on January 9 next year will be able to taste the “Oriental Beauty Soup.” In the future, this gourmet dish will also be offered periodically on special flight routes.

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China Airlines’ new A350 aircraft will officially operate European routes, with 16 flights per week—averaging at least two direct flights to Europe daily—to establish Taiwan’s leading direct flight brand to Europe. In addition to collaborating with Chef André Chiang and offering the inaugural “Oriental Beauty Soup” on the first direct A350 flights to Amsterdam and Vienna, China Airlines continues to provide diverse and innovative in-flight meal services, such as the Sky Bistro European-style bistro, allowing travelers flying to Europe from around the world to enjoy tapas and a variety of creative dishes.