India, March 15 -- Scoring a table at soup dumpling institution Din Tai Fung anywhere in the world comes with hurdles. It might be waiting for your number to pop up on the screen outside Taipei's four-story Xinsheng Branch, queueing up outside the Santa Clara, California, one, or fighting for an online reservation at midnight for the New York City outpost. But there's one way to seamlessly enjoy your own private meal - on board the airline EVA Air.

The partnership between the two Taiwan-founded companies is more than two decades old, with Din Tai Fung's first meal served on an EVA Air flight on February 10, 2002. But many travellers only became aware of the perk last week when the Taiwanese carrier showcased a Reel from San Francisco-bas...