Spice bar at Melbourne Qantas Domestic Business Lounge

[fletty]

Not sure if it was mentioned yet but the escalators have been fixed (and have fancy new lights).

 

[SYD]

Chicken Laksa (or Chicken Laksa without chicken but extra tofu back on).



Quite tasty, with a reasonable kick. Paired nicely with the Henschke Riesling.

No, it’s not as good as your favourite Laksa place but did the trick ahead of the sumptuous cheese and crackers on board.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Todays offering

I went the minced pork - comfort food

Not bad

 

[docjames]

Todays offering
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I went the minced pork - comfort food
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Not bad

Yeah - this was pretty tasty.

 

[Ade]

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

You have gotten my most wanted dish, Ade.
So far I have not been able to score getting the noodles during my trips out of MEL T1 QFd.
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Enchancement/Enchancement in that sign, plus the off balance alphabet on the bottom line.
Guess they can save paper now, that they can change the sign from day to day.
Also saves $ overall.

 

[Flyfrequently]

You have gotten my most wanted dish, Ade.
So far I have not been able to score getting the noodles during my trips out of MEL T1 QFd.
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Enchancement/Enchancement in that sign, plus the off balance alphabet on the bottom line.
Guess they can save paper now, that they can change the sign from day to day.
Also saves $ overall.

They do have the printed version on display @AustraliaPoochie


Friday 10th April and yep, was a winner!

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

(((Grin, I wonder if we are allowed to bring the hottest chilli from the Chinese grocers, or from home, and use the excuse at T1 dom sec, but I need it for the noodles dish at the Qantas lounge))).
Some of the them chillis can really really pack a punch, not the lounge provided ones, but the home grown ones))).

 

[Ade]

The veggie rendang was good, I liked it, I’ll have it again … But was it really a rendang? I don’t think so … it was more a veggie curry, over-turmericed and too runny … I believe a rendang is a rich curry, not runny at all, fatty and semi-runny at best … this was a veggie curry with rendang style flavours/herbs … still a good curry .. just not a rendang, IMHO.

 

[LinaLee]

The veggie rendang was good, I liked it, I’ll have it again … But was it really a rendang? I don’t think so … it was more a veggie curry, over-turmericed and too runny … I believe a rendang is a rich curry, not runny at all, fatty and semi-runny at best … this was a veggie curry with rendang style flavours/herbs … still a good curry .. just not a rendang, IMHO.

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Yes, rendang is a dry curry of some kind of meat cooked down till it falls apart with spice and desiccated coconut. A bit difficult to achieve with a vegetable ….

 

[RealtimeY]

Indeed the beef rendang is how a rendang is meant to be and actually delicious.

 

[Ade]

Yes, rendang is a dry curry of some kind of meat cooked down till it falls apart with spice and desiccated coconut. A bit difficult to achieve with a vegetable ….

Especially, as the dish is nearing completion, kerisik is sprinkled, which gives the unique coconut-y sweetness, distinct color and rounds the dish … I once had an authentic tofu rendang made by a Malaysian chef - it was wowsaaaa!

Indeed the beef rendang is how a rendang is meant to be and actually delicious.

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Were you in the lounge today? I was there too, but was in a work meeting so forgot to post in the lounge thread …