Sample menu published by MSC Cruises, dated February 2024.
What’s served changes by ship and sailing, so treat it as a guide to the kind of dishes you’ll find. Dated from the PDF file.
See MSC Cruises’ original menu.
Rice paper rolls
Cha Gio - Fried Imperial Roll
Fried rolls of shrimp, chicken and glass noodles
Goi Cuon - Fresh Vietnamese Roll
Fresh rolls of pork, prawn and rice noodles
Fresh Vegetable Summer Roll
Fresh vegetable and avocado rolls
Salads & appetizers
Green Papaya Salad
Crunchy papaya salad with peanuts, lime and chili
Snapper Carpaccio
Thin-sliced raw snapper with pomelo and ginger
Black Angus Beef Tartare
Raw beef with chili-lime dressing and lotus crisps
Crunchy Shrimp Cake
Shrimp cake with spicy mayo
Crispy Squid
Fried squid with a spicy pink sauce
Soups, noodles & mains
Indochine Spicy Tom Yam Soup
Hot and sour lemongrass soup
Pho Bo
Rice noodle soup with beef or chicken
Beef Bo Bun
Rice noodles with marinated beef, herbs and peanuts
Bo Kho
Vietnamese beef stew with baguette
Crispy Caramelised Pork Belly
Sticky pork belly with duck hash and a poached egg
Lemongrass Black Cod Papilotte
Black cod steamed in paper with ginger broth
Typhoon Shelter Lobster
Spicy lobster with noodles and XO sauce
Desserts
Soufflé Grand Marnier
Orange liqueur soufflé; takes 15 minutes
Che Bao Mau
Pandan jellies and beans with coconut cream over ice
Roasted Pineapple
With coconut ice cream
Rate dishes at the table and keep a log of what you loved, so you know what to order next time. Members also get a one-line, plain-English description of every dish.
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