Indigineous Tasting Plate in Qantas F....

[Max Samuels]

So yesterday I received the latest "news" from QF marketing, and among all the other exciting news was the mention of an "Indigineous Tasting Plate" on selected flights in First Class.... zooming in on the photo I did notice some kind of cured ham and biscuits too....

A strange piece of marketing, in my opinion.... does the word "indigineous" refer to the people? Meaning that it was eaten by indigineous people? Or the ingredients? As in the food sourced for this product is indigineous to Australia (except the ham and biscuits, of course)? Either way it is #confused.

When they refer to their livery, Qantas talk about the "Indigineous" themed livery, which is always about the people. So I don't think they can use the same word to describe the food without causing confusion....

 

[Denali]

Im sure I saw something the other day in my news feed about a indigineous indigenous (bush tucker) food festival.

I also recall a meal at Aria once spruiking a meal where a particular indigenous pepper was picked on Arnhem land on a full moon harvest.

Edit. spell check fail

 

[Max Samuels]

Im sure I saw something the other day in my news feed about a indigineous (bush tucker) food festival.

I also recall a meal at Aria once spruiking a meal where a particular indigineous pepper was picked on Arnhem land on a full moon harvest.

Sweet lord....

 

[Max Samuels]

If I was flying Alaskan, and they offered an "Indigineous" meal, which in their case would be Eskimo cuisine..... I am not sure if I would be excited???

 

[coriander]

Im sure I saw something the other day in my news feed about a indigineous (bush tucker) food festival.

Is that different from an Indigenous food festival?

.... Or have I missed the sarcasm in the above posts?

 

[drron]

Sarcasm at the spelling abilities of the QF interns.

 

[Max Samuels]

Oh wow I didn't even notice!!! I just copied what was sent to me by QF - no wonder my spell-check kept going crazy!!! It's not a word I use often (ever(), so I did not even notice lol

 

[Kangol]

It was a fish dish - ceviche style a couple of weeks ago. Didn't get the full name, but certainly did not give off the impression it was indigenous.
Personally was not a fan.

 

[Max Samuels]

There is probably a reason that "Indigenous Australian" cuisine has never really taken off here... or anywhere for that matter.

 

[Deleted member]

If I was flying Alaskan, and they offered an "Indigineous" meal, which in their case would be Eskimo cuisine..... I am not sure if I would be excited???

or even Inuit cuisine

 

[Vic]

Ignoring the poor spelling. My newsletter says:

"First customers on selected flights can enjoy an Indigineous inspired tasting plate featuring Australian native ingredients"

Australian Native Ingredients = indigenous. that word certainly DOES not only apply to people

I can't see anything that says ONLY native ingredients. But then there are plenty of australian born and bred wild pigs out there.

 

[Deleted member]

There is probably a reason that "Indigenous Australian" cuisine has never really taken off here... or anywhere for that matter.

I think Crocodile Dundee said it best "Well, you can live on it, but it tastes like cough. "

 

[Max Samuels]

Australian Native Ingredients [/B]= indigenous. that word certainly DOES not only apply to people

I can't see anything that says ONLY native ingredients. But then there are plenty of australian born and bred wild pigs out there.

Yeah no question about what the word means, just how it has been used thus far in the red rat's marketing.
And just a personal observation, whenever I eat in a restaurant and buy food etc, I can't recall seeing the word "indigenous" pop up that often (if at all) - it is always "native" or local or whatever...

And on the flip side, you don't see QF talking about their "native inspired livery"... it seems to me that we as a culture have somehow decided that "indigneous" is for people and "native" is for plants and animals.... anyway that's just my observation... here's hoping that VA stick to the traditional western menu on my flight this afternoon!

 

[Mike65]

I think they actually misspelt the word and were intending it to read "disingenuous"

 

[Max Samuels]

As long as I get bakery items served with upside forks used like chopsticks....

 

[Max Samuels]

Qantas are excited to announce their all-new "Vegan Tasting Plate", available only in First on selected routes.
The plate consists of "a range of different types of dirt, sand and dust, from all around Australia. We really think the range of colours do great justice to this wonderful country of ours. Also such a variety of flavors, from the gamey taste of the mud freshly dredged from the Yarra River, to the earthiness of the Uluru Red Sand, there is something for everyone. And you can be happy knowing that not a single animal died (although you might). And every serve is 100% fat-free! So you can eat as much as you like"!

 

[amaroo]

Here it is.... didn’t inspire me to order it.

 

[get me outta here]

Actually, the fresh off the boat raw whale snippet I had was surprisingly good.

or even Inuit cuisine

 

[VPS]

at least they spelt indigenous correctly on the menu

 

[GoldCanyon340]

Here it is.... didn’t inspire me to order it.

That really is an average menu.