Singapore Airlines to serve meals in paper and bamboo

Singapore Airlines is to serve economy class meals in what is called a new packaging solution, consisting of a leak-proof box and cup made of Forest Stewardship Council certified paper, a dessert box and a cutlery pack made of bamboo with a paper wrap. This will replace its current plastic plates bowls and cups, called the casserole service ware.

Congee with Pork Ball and Century Egg

The unique box can hold the same amount of food as the casserole but is deeper and more secure, allowing it to retain gravy and soupy dishes without any seepage.

Laksa Goreng & Coffee Milk Jelly

It is also oven-safe and resistant to overheating, ensuring that food quality is preserved even after reheating.

Pulut Hitam & Fried Carrot Cake with Prawn

This will also reduce the amount of single-use plastics, including cups and polybags for cutlery, on the meal tray by 80 per cent by weight.

Braised Beef and Mushroom Ragout with Mash Potato & Raspberry Cream Cake

Leftovers on the tray, including the new service ware, will be brought back to Singapore, sent to an eco-digester at SATS, and converted into pellets that can be used as refuse-derived fuel, a source of energy that can replace fossil fuel and coal.

Congee with Pork Ball and Century Egg & Banana Sugee Cake

Along with the new design of container, Singapore Airlines are increasing the number of meal options, with more than 40 new dishes will be available on rotation on different flights, including Singaporean favourites - such as congee, laksa and gravy-rich mee siam that were previously not available in Economy Class.

Meals available for lunch or dinner include:

• Salted Fish Fried Rice with Chicken
• Sliced Pork with Ginger and Fried Rice
• Beef Brisket with Egg Noodles
• Thai Green Curry Chicken with Steamed Rice
• Laksa Goreng
• Thai Yellow Curried Fish with Steamed Rice
• Chicken Curry with Rice
• Dry Mee Siam
• Laksa
• Chicken Briyani
• Tom Yam Bee Hoon with Cabbage, Carrot, Thai Chilli
• Japanese Chicken Curry with Rice