Indian Air

I flew back on Singapore Air again, and this time I requested the Indian vegetarian "special meal." It turned out I was supposed to request it a day in advance, but luckily they came through with it for me.

Yum! It always smells good on the plane, and I'm glad I got to taste it. For dinner, there was spiced potato salad, kidney bean masala, and eggplant with coconut curry sauce. It came with tamarind dressing and the standard assortment of pickle. And it was hot! The spicy bite was blissfully calmed with the plain yogurt that came as a side dish. For dessert, there was some kind of carrot pudding made of shredded carrots and condensed milk. I washed it down with a Tiger Beer (from Singapore).

The flight had many Indians passing through Seoul on the way from Singapore, which was on the way from somewhere in India. Naturally, they looked bedraggled, but were in good spirits. Some were dressed traditionally. They had tons of luggage, and I almost couldn't find a place for my travel bag and laptop. Some toted babies-- even tiny ones just a few months old! Thankfully, the one right in front of me only cried once, during dinner. I was allowed to sleep peacefully for the rest of the flight. This baby also had a little chiming music machine, but I was able to tune it out.

Just prior to arrival, you get another meal, and here I found the drawback of ordering the Indian meal. I wasn't ready to face Indian food at what felt like the middle of the night to me. I ate the fruit and yogurt, but passed on the lentils and spiced rice.

Good deal. I want to take Singapore Air more often.