Emirates expands vegan menu

Emirates is revolutionising in-flight dining with an expanded vegan menu, now offering over 300 plant-based dishes to passengers on routes worldwide.

Emirates is continuing to expand its portfolio of vegan cuisine by workshopping new dishes made with innovative ingredients, such as a lookalike solid egg substitute made entirely from legumes, as well as adding curated vegan meals for children, and new dishes onboard and in lounges. Emirates offers a selection of 300+ vegan recipes.

Marking ‘Veganuary’, an initiative that has highlighted the benefits of a vegan diet for the last decade, a collective of Emirates’ chefs have gathered in Emirates Flight Catering Concept Development Kitchen to workshop new dishes, and experiment with the latest innovative ingredients on the market. At the workshop, chefs trialled the new solid egg substitute in a spicy shakshuka sauce and developed a pre-made vegan pastry sheet into savoury vegan cannelloni, as well as evaluating some of the ingredients and products already onboard.

“Refined vegan cuisine is an important consideration at Emirates, as numbers of vegan customers continue to rise globally, and many non-vegan customers opt for vegan cuisine when flying, as a lighter option often considered easier to digest.” the major airline said in a statement. “Emirates continues to expand its portfolio of vegan cuisine by workshopping new dishes made with innovative ingredients, such as a lookalike solid egg substitute made entirely from legumes, which packs a tasty and nutritional punch for Emirates customers, as well as adding curated vegan meals for children, and new dishes onboard and in lounges.” they added.

Emirates offers a variety of vegan delights across all classes, some options include:

Economy: Enjoy dishes like chickpea crepes, tofu tikka masala, or kale stew, paired with desserts like coconut mousse or chocolate pudding.
Premium Economy: Savour jackfruit curry or squash chestnut stew, followed by chocolate tofu cheesecake or raspberry parfait.
Business: Indulge in roasted cauliflower or tofu ragout with glass noodles, finishing with coconut pineapple cake or chocolate cheesecake.
First Class: Relish polenta cake or aubergine curry, with desserts like rhubarb charlotte or warm chocolate fondant.

Highlighting its commitment to culinary excellence for all customers, Emirates also recently introduced vegan meals for children. Kids vegan meals currently include vegan pizza, sweet and sour vegetable casserole, vegetable fajitas, vegan muffins, cauliflower bites with sweet sauce and desserts like strawberry crumble and vegan chocolate pudding.

Vegan options are available to order and pre-order onboard, as well as in Emirates lounges. Customers can request vegan meals on all Emirates flights and across all classes of travel up to 24 hours before departure. However, on high-demand routes, plant-based meals are also provided as part of the main menu options.