JAL's extravagant kyaraben was ``too divine'' Passengers were impressed with the children's in-flight meal, and the 100,000-like response was ``cute!''

Hayashi rice with a carrot shaped like an airplane, fried eggs shaped like a giraffe, and chocolate shaped like a dog: Child meals offered by Japan Airlines (JAL, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) for children. However, it is attracting a lot of attention on SNS as a luxurious character bento (kyaraben).

"JAL's in-flight meal for children is so godly that my parents wanted to eat it."

Mr. Surprised by the child meal served on the flight, he tweeted:

"JAL's in-flight meal for children was so divine that my parents wanted to eat it." The main dish is hayashi rice topped with a giraffe egg. Broccoli and carrots in the shape of an airplane are added to make it colorful. Dessert is a pudding with chocolate decorated on a dog's face. In addition, fruit, individually wrapped sweets and stick cakes were also included.

Mr. Imagawa told J-CAST News that it was an in-flight meal served on a flight from Japan to Germany in January 2022.

"I was surprised at how well the giraffe made the main dish. The dog chocolate pudding in the back looked so appealing that my son gave me a bite."

Flight from Germany Even my son, who left a little bit of the in-flight meal, was able to eat up this kyaraben.

A warm welcome that brought tears to my eyes

Imagawa was surprised by more than just the in-flight meals offered by JAL. He explained that the response of the cabin attendants was also impressive.

Mr. Imagawa, who lives in Germany, felt devastated when he returned to Japan after seeing people living abroad saying, "Don't come back to Japan," and going through airport quarantine and hotel isolation. It says. But JAL's cabin attendants welcomed us warmly.

"When I got on the JAL flight, it was impressive that everyone in the CA said, 'Welcome back!' I think I'm in an easy position, but I was happy that I was able to respond with a smile." On the plane, the flight attendants called out to his son who couldn't sleep. Mr. Imagawa thanked the JAL staff, saying, "They brought us toys and sweets, and they were very accommodating."

As of February 1st, Mr. Imagawa's post thanking JAL has collected more than 11,000 retweets and over 100,000 "likes", and has been written as "JAL's children's aircraft. The food is so cute!”, “Children will definitely love it,” and “I love it! I want to eat it too!”

How does JAL take these reactions? In response to an interview, JAL's public relations department said:

"Thank you very much for your many compliments. On international flights, you will spend a long time in your seat, so we want your child to have fun during meal time, and we want you to take a break. We hope that it will be time for you to catch up with us.

We hope that you will be excited on board the plane at the beginning of your trip and at the time of your return, and that you will want to board the plane again. , I'm very happy."

According to JAL's public relations department, they want children to enjoy in-flight meals, so they offer menus that include ingredients and menus that are easy for children to eat. In April 2014, the company began offering kyaraben child meals in the shape of animals on international flights departing from Japan.

“Until then, child meals were also for children, but we wanted to provide child meals that would make children happy, so we decided to develop and provide menus centered on mothers of the child-raising generation.”

Adults can also order child meals. The menu changes periodically, but in addition to giraffe hayashi rice, which became a hot topic this time, chick curry rice, bear cook curry rice, etc. are also available.

In addition, JAL also offers baby food for infants, and in-flight meals that take into consideration allergies and religions. In either case, after booking a flight, you can apply by phone, email, or through the form on the official website.

JAL said the following about providing in-flight meals.

“In the current corona crisis, there are fewer people using airplanes and fewer people going abroad, but when using it, safety and security are the first priority. We hope that you will be able to relax on board and enjoy our in-flight meals.
　We also offer in-flight meals with the theme of SDGs that lead to the reduction of CO2 emissions and food loss, as well as meals and We have developed and prepared meals that match the times, such as in-flight meals with the theme of total health support for travel, from the three aspects of knowledge and exercise, so we hope you will enjoy various in-flight meals.

(Kyoko Takigawa, J-CAST News Editorial Department)