Chef Júlia Tricate’s stuffed cow joins the menu on Latam flights – 04/01/2024 – Tourism

Starting this Monday (1), the airline Latam adds a new meal option to the onboard menu: Vaca Atolada de Primeira by chef Júlia Tricate, which will be served in executive (premium business) and economy classes on long-haul international flights. duration (seven hours or more).

Served with cassava puree, biju farofa, braised cabbage and black-eyed pea vinaigrette, the dish was chosen to represent the southeast region within the Sabor à Brasileira program, which serves, on air, dishes from female chefs from all regions from the country.

The menu includes Baião de Dois ao Mar, by Bahian chef Nara Amaral, who inaugurated the series; the Galinhada das Deusas, by chef Manuelle Ferraz; Amazônia Encantada, by chef Débora Shornik; Pintado Pantaneiro by chef Ariani Malouf and Porco Catarina, by chef Janete Borges. The project reinforces the wave of airlines recruiting chefs to improve the image of airline food.

Winner of The Taste Brasil in 2017, Tricate currently operates three restaurants in São Paulo: De Segunda Restaurante, in Itaim Bibi, and De Primeira Botequim and De Primeira Quintal, in Vila Madalena. Her partner in all three ventures is chef Gabriel Coelho, her husband and winner of the first season of the reality show Mestre do Sabor.

According to the airline, all dishes are paired with a wine list designed by Héctor Vergara, the only Master Sommelier in Latin America, who analyzed more than 500 options until arriving at a list that highlights the flavors of South America.

“Inflight service is one of the points of contact where we can have a closer exchange with the customer and demonstrate its importance by serving a good meal”, says Paulo Miranda, Vice President of Customers at LATAM Airlines Group. “We take advantage of this moment to take the name of Brazilian women to the world through elaborate dishes that represent the richness of Brazilian cuisine at a high level.”