Luminae Menu cutbacks?

[terrydtx]

16 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

Come on Rick you need some Kale or you don't get desert.   I think I recall a Kale soup one night on my last cruise and it was incredible.

If the Luminae ever has an entree that features Tilapia with Kale, I am done with Celebrity. 😁

Edited January 23, 2023 by terrydtx

[Jim_Iain]

Terry - to be honest I love fish but don't think I've ever had Tilapia.   

 

I have to say the fish chef in Luminae  on all the ships I've sailed have never disappointed.  Always cooked to perfection.

[George C]

In the past I remember seeing branzino several times which is the only fish I would order didn’t see that much on last cruise.

[NMTraveller]

1 hour ago, terrydtx said:

If the Luminae ever has an entree that features Tilapia with Kale, I am done with Celebrity. 😁

Try ordering Kale with a silent K.

[levramosis]

On 1/21/2023 at 5:27 PM, hcat said:

does not look like pork..

It's not like there's going to be a big chunk of flesh there. Onlly the flat strip on the plate below the shrimpy stuff is probably the actual pig content. As usual, whether this would be any good would be as much what they do with it and put with it as what it is. But hey, for me if it's part of a pig I'll try it.

[Treasure Hunter]

The filet was on the adult secret menu.

[CruiseRQA]

10 hours ago, George C said:

In the past I remember seeing branzino several times which is the only fish I would order didn’t see that much on last cruise.

Branzino = farmed fish, Good!

Tilapia = farmed fish, Bad!

 

At least according to most around here. 

[terrydtx]

22 minutes ago, CruiseRQA said:

Branzino = farmed fish, Good!

Tilapia = farmed fish, Bad!

 

At least according to most around here. 

I believe the difference is how and where the two are farm raised. 

What Is Branzino? (thespruceeats.com)

Is tilapia fish good for you? Safety, how it is raised, and benefits (medicalnewstoday.com)

 

Branzino is a better-looking fish too and very popular in restaurants in Italy. I do not recall seeing any Tilapia being served in Italy.

 

Edited January 23, 2023 by terrydtx

[Lillibet16]

I have no frame of reference since our trip that ended yesterday as our first time on the Beyond and only my second time on a Celebrity ship. I will say that eating at Luminae as a wonderful experience and if we loved something they gladly brought us more. I am unfortunately a very picky eater and they happily modified dishes for me or even made up new ones if I didn’t like what was on the menu. 

[George C]

1 hour ago, CruiseRQA said:

Branzino = farmed fish, Good!

Tilapia = farmed fish, Bad!

 

At least according to most around here. 

Cost of branzino is most likely 3 or 4 times what tilapia is which is 5 dollars a pound in Dallas, my wife likes it , but not as much as branzino which is sea bass.

[terrydtx]

6 minutes ago, George C said:

Cost of branzino is most likely 3 or 4 times what tilapia is which is 5 dollars a pound in Dallas, my wife likes it , but not as much as branzino which is sea bass.

Here in San Antonio, Branzino, when available at HEB, is about double ($10-$12lb) the price of Tilapia. In Italy Branzino is all known as European or Mediterranean Sea Bass. Last year we had it many times in Italy and Greece. Also had it in Luminae on our cruise and it was delicious and well prepared.

Edited January 23, 2023 by terrydtx

[RichYak]

4 minutes ago, terrydtx said:

Here in San Antonio, Branzino, when available at HEB, is about double ($10-$12lb) the price of Tilapia. In Italy Branzino is all known as European or Mediterranean Sea Bass. Last year we had it many times in Italy and Greece. Also had it in Luminae on our cruise and it was delicious and well prepared.

I like a nicely prepared Toothfish myself... especially when they call it Chilean Sea Bass. 😊

[sptrout]

1 minute ago, RichYak said:

I like a nicely prepared Toothfish myself... especially when they call it Chilean Sea Bass. 😊

Funny how a name change can make a big difference in taste or acceptance. Escargo or Mahi Mahi anyone?

[terrydtx]

2 minutes ago, RichYak said:

I like a nicely prepared Toothfish myself... especially when they call it Chilean Sea Bass. 😊

Who would ever eat a toothfish? We like Chilean Sea bass, and it does very well in our air fryer. Here it costs about $35lb in local stores.

"Chilean sea bass isn't a bass at all, it's a Patagonian toothfish".

[sptrout]

 I thought that I remembered that Chilean Sea Bass was being overfished and that it was no longer acceptable to fish for it. However, I still see it on menus, land or sea based resturants, so am I remembering wrong?

[terrydtx]

1 minute ago, sptrout said:

 I thought that I remembered that Chilean Sea Bass was being overfished and that it was no longer acceptable to fish for it. However, I still see it on menus, land or sea based resturants, so am I remembering wrong?

It is now farm raised in both Chile and even in New Zealand, so it is back on menus. Took 12 years to develop the farm raising techniques.

 

 

Farmed Chilean sea bass ready for primetime - Hatchery International

[miched]

On 1/21/2023 at 9:25 AM, terrydtx said:

I would like to see the Daniel Boulud dishes change after the same thing for 3 years. Tried the Moroccan chicken twice on two ships and it is not good at all.

I agree about that chicken.  I tried it once because nothing else appealed to me on the menu that night.  It didn’t make a favorable impression of him if that is his signature  dish.   
 

If you look on the Xs app you will now see that it is duck leg confit “ char sui”

 

Happy crusing 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅

[terrydtx]

9 minutes ago, miched said:

I agree about that chicken.  I tried it once because nothing else appealed to me on the menu that night.  It didn’t make a favorable impression of him if that is his signature  dish.   
 

If you look on the Xs app you will now see that it is duck leg confit “ char sui”

 

Happy crusing 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅

The app for our June Equinox still shows that awful Moroccan Chicken Tagine!!🤢

[39august]

JUst off EQ and had branzino at least twice each cruise of a b2b.  Never saw talapia. Kale soup and kale salad are on menu different days. Love the soup, hate the salad. 

[Jim_Iain]

13 hours ago, George C said:

In the past I remember seeing branzino several times which is the only fish I would order didn’t see that much on last cruise.

On our last cruise we had Branzino, Sea Bass, Chilean Sea Bass and Loupe de mer.   I was curious as to me they all tasted and are prepared the same

 

So... I Googled -   Curious if you find Branzino tastes different

 

Is branzino the same as sea bass?

 

 

European seabass is sold under various names including Mediterranean seabass, branzino, and loup de mer. In the UK it is sold as European seabass whereas in US, it's most frequently sold as branzino (branzini, plural) and many restaurants serve them whole.

[CruiseRQA]

1 hour ago, George C said:

Cost of branzino is most likely 3 or 4 times what tilapia is which is 5 dollars a pound in Dallas, my wife likes it , but not as much as branzino which is sea bass.

And of course "sea bass" is a bit of a made up term for a fish that used to be named toothfish. 

[Jim_Iain]

1 hour ago, terrydtx said:

Who would ever eat a toothfish? We like Chilean Sea bass, and it does very well in our air fryer. Here it costs about $35lb in local stores.

"Chilean sea bass isn't a bass at all, it's a Patagonian toothfish".

 

Now that's something I've never known before.

[terrydtx]

9 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

Now that's something I've never known before.

Patagonian toothfish brings up images of some pre-historic monster fish in my mind. 

 

Not this:

Edited January 23, 2023 by terrydtx

[terrydtx]

Patagonian toothfish is so much better than lobster and I would rather eat it than any lobster dish on a cruise ship.

[Jim_Iain]

I did notice on @nz1 Luminae Food Picture thread they have a new Entree for Lunch -   I'm sure it isn't fleet wide.

 

For my main, I chose the kangaroo loin which, I was a little hesitant about as the one previous time I’ve had it, it’s been a bit dry. But, it was nicely done with braised red cabbage and potato mash, with small cocktail onions and carrots.

 

Looks incredible -  @nz1 is on a New Zealand Cruise

 

 

Edited January 23, 2023 by Jim_Iain