Ayeyarwady Region is rice country, and the delta around Pathein shapes the private jet menu more than any hotel kitchen would. Local specialities such as Pathein halawa, a sticky sweet of glutinous rice, coconut and sesame, travel well and make a good private jet snack for the cabin. Fish and river prawn from the delta rivers are the base of the inflight menu: we pack them chilled, with the sauce apart, for the crew to plate. Mohinga, the catfish noodle soup, is the dish most guests ask for, and it reaches the galley in a sealed container for the oven. Private jet food here also leans on tropical fruit, lime, coconut and fresh herbs, which keep a cold plate bright at altitude.
For a menu that reads as Ayeyarwady Region and not as a generic hotel list, we start from the delta. Private jet platters carry river prawn, grilled fish, tea leaf salad and seasonal tropical fruit, built for re-plating from the drawer. Gourmet inflight meals follow Burmese home cooking: coconut rice, fish curry with the sauce apart, and mohinga packed for the oven. Private jet snacks stay simple, with Pathein halawa, roasted peanuts and sesame. These local specialities are what makes the private jet menu from Pathein different from any other airport, and we adjust spice level on request.