Cathay Pacific offers a flavour upgrade in economy class via meals developed with Hong Kong hospitality group Black Sheep Restaurants

French, Thai, Mexican, Vietnamese, and Sri Lankan dishes inspired by, but not taken from, restaurant menus among those to be served on long-haul Cathay flights

Chefs from several of Hong Kong hospitality group Black Sheep’s wide range of restaurants worked for a year with Cathay chefs to develop the new food offerings

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The Mexican pulled pork, served with spice roasted pumpkin and brown rice, takes inspiration from Hong Kong restaurant Taqueria Super Macho. Photo: Handout

Published: 12:35pm, 30 Oct 2019Updated: 3:59pm, 30 Oct 2019

For most passengers squeezed into economy class, aeroplane food is not necessarily something they look forward to on their flight, be it long or short haul.

However, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways hopes to tickle economy passengers’ taste buds through a collaboration with Black Sheep Restaurants, a hospitality group based in the city.

From November 1, travellers in economy class on Cathay Pacific long-haul flights will be able to sample meals developed by chefs from some of Black Sheep’s 25 restaurants, which include Maison Libanaise, serving Middle Eastern food, Vietnamese restaurant Chom Chom, Thai restaurant Soul Food Thai, Italian restaurant Motorino and Hotal Colombo, which serves Sri Lankan food.

Bernard Mills, Cathay’s head of customer experience, says Black Sheep Restaurants was chosen because its stable of restaurants offer a wide range of cuisines and international flavours.

Black Sheep Restaurants co-founders Christopher Mark and Syed Asim Hussain.

“Hong Kong is a diverse food city. People travel for food and flying is part of that journey,” he says.