A Foodie Guide

This year’s Festival looks to be even bigger and better than last years. I wish I was heading there this season to join in the festivities and try all the bites and sips but it is not in the cards since I will be going in February and just left Disneyland last week. Someone will have to report back and share all the wonderful things they did and tried.

Here is a foodie guide direct from Disney:

“Feast of the Three Kings (Near the Mexico Pavilion):

Food Items:

• Pastelón: Sofrito-marinated Beef with Sweet Plantains and Olives (GF)  
• Queso Fresco-stuffed Arepa topped with Shrimp, Crushed Avocado Aji and Tomato Sauce (GF) 
• Arepas topped with Melted Queso Fresco (GF, KA)
• Tres Leches Rice Pudding with Pumpkin Seeds (GF)  
• Chocolate Crinkle Cookie 

Beverages:

• Coquito: Tropical Eggnog (non-alcoholic, KA)
• M.I.A. Beer Company Tres Reyes Mango Golden, Doral, FL
• Coquito: Tropical Eggnog with a Bacardi Gold Dark Rum Floater

Holiday Sweets & Treats (Promenade Refreshments):

Food Items:

• Peppermint Sundae: Chocolate Ice Cream, Whipped Cream, and Peppermint Candy (GF, KA)
• Santa Mickey Sugar Cookie 

Beverages:

• Hot Cocoa (non-alcoholic, KA)
• Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea (non-alcoholic) 
• Shipyard Eggnog White Porter, Clearwater, FL
• Hot Cocoa with Assorted Cordials (Baileys Irish Cream, Frangelico Liqueur or Fireball Cinnamon Whisky) 
• Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea and Whipped Cream Vodka

L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen (Between Morocco and France):

Food Items:

• Pastrami on Rye with House-made Pickles and Deli Mustard 
• Smoked Salmon Potato Latke 
• Potato Latkes with Sour Cream (KA)
• Sufganiyot: Mini Jelly-filled Donuts
• Black and White Cookie 

Beverages:

• Egg Cream: Milk, Chocolate Syrup and Seltzer (non-alcoholic) 
• Shmaltz Brewing Company Chanukah Hanukkah Pass the Beer, Clifton Park, NY 
• Blue Cosmo Cocktail 

Refreshment Port (Near the Canada Pavilion):

Food Items:

• Turkey Poutine: French Fries with Turkey Gravy, Cranberry Relish, and Crispy Onions 

Beverage Items:

• T.G. Lee Eggnog (non-alcoholic) 
• T.G. Lee Eggnog with Spiced Rum 

Yukon Holiday Kitchen (Canada Pavilion)

Food Items:

• Seared Verlasso Salmon with Crown Royal Maple Whisky Glaze, Parsnip Silk, Apple Chutney and Hazelnut Croquant 
• Canadian Wild Rice and Ham Soup with Almonds served with a Pretzel Roll 
• Maple Bûche de Noël: Maple Mousse rolled in Gingerbread Chiffon Cake with Cranberry Sauce and Pecan Crumble 
• Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie 

Beverages:

• Frozen Coffee (non-alcoholic)
• Unibroue Éphémère Cassis
• Inniskillin Riesling Icewine
• Inniskillin Pearl Vidal Icewine
• Inniskillin Gold Oak Icewine
• Frozen Coffee with Tap 357 Whisky
• Icewine Flight also available

Canada Popcorn Cart (Canada Pavilion)

• Pecan Maple Bark with Maple Sugar

UK Beer Cart (United Kingdom Pavilion)

• Mulled Cider: Strongbow Apple Cider, Twinings Orange and Cinnamon Herbal Tea, Pimms No. 1, and Apple Juice with Star Anise (served warm) 

UK Tea Caddy (United Kingdom Pavilion):

• Twinings Iced Christmas Toddy: Twinings Iced Christmas Tea with Honey (non-alcoholic, KA) 
• Twinings Iced Christmas Toddy: Twinings Iced Christmas Tea with Honey and Drambuie  

Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen (France Pavilion):

Food Items:

• Rillette de Saumon: Salmon Spread with House-made bread
• Bouchée à la Reine Traditionnelle: Turkey and Mushrooms in a Veloute Cream Sauce served in a Light Puff Pastry
• Bûche de Noël au Chocolat: Christmas Log with Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate Caramel Ganache (KA)

Beverage Items:

• Sparkling Rosé Veuve Dubarry Cuvée Prestige
• Syrah, Grand Vallon, Charles Brotte
• Kir Imperial: Sparkling Wine and Chambord Liqueur
• Frozen Hot Chocolate Martini: Grey Goose Vanilla, Vodka, and Chocolate Milk

L’Artisan des Glaces (France Pavilion):

• Glace au Pain d’Epices: Gingerbread Ice Cream with Gingerbread Pieces (KA)

Boulangerie Patisserie Les Halles (France Pavilion):

• Bûche de Noël au Chocolat: Chocolate Christmas Log with Chocolate Orange Cream Mousse and Chocolate Crunch Biscuit (KA)

Sapphire Holiday Kitchen (Morocco Pavilion):

Food Items:

• Grilled Lamb Kefta Kebab and Grapes with Euro Cucumber, Red Pepper, Pickled Pearl Onions, and Harissa-Cilantro Dressing
• Confit of Chermoula Chicken Drum with Cinnamon Granny Smith Apple, Toasted Almonds, Brussels Sprouts and Pinot Noir Glaze
• “Sfenj”: Warm Beignets with Cream, Cinnamon-Sugar and Chocolate Sauce

Beverage Items:

• Casa Beer
• Bonassia Red Wine
• The Andalusian “Poinsettia” Cocktail: Sparking Wine, Orange Liqueur and Cranberry Juice topped with Orange Blossom Water
• Walnut Spiced Coffee with Walnut Liqueur and topped with Cinnamon and Whipped Cream

Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen (Japan Pavilion):

Food Items:

•  Year Celebration Soba: Buckwheat Soba Noodles in Hot Dashi Soup with Kakiage (Vegetable Tempura) and Chopped Green Onion
• Chirashi Sushi Tree: Sashimi-grade Tuna, Salmon, Ikura, and Yellowtail with Vegetables decorated on a bed of Rice
• Matcha Crème Brûlée: Creamy Green Tea Custard with a Caramelized Sugar Crust topped with Mochi, Strawberry, and Red Bean Jam

Beverages:

• Ichigo Milk Boba (non-alcoholic): Strawberry Cream Drink with Japanese Calpico and popping Strawberry Boba Pearls
• Sapporo Draft Beer
• Tsubaki Whiskey Sour: Plum Wine with Whiskey, Cranberry Juice, and Lemon 

American Holiday Table (The American Adventure):

Food Items:

• Slow-roasted Turkey with Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Cranberry Sauce (KA)
• Hand-carved Smoked Ham with Green Beans and Sweet Potato Casserole (GF, KA)
• Chocolate Pecan Tart with Whipped Cream and Whisky-Caramel Sauce 
• Gingerbread Cookie 

Beverages:

• Hot Cocoa (non-alcoholic, KA)
• 81Bay Brewing Company Cinnamon Cranberry Orange Wheat Ale, Tampa, FL 
• Shipyard Eggnog White Porter, Clearwater, FL 
• Playalinda Brewing Co. Peppermint Chocolate Porter, Titusville, FL 
• Cocoa Candy Cane: Hot Cocoa with Peppermint Schnapps
• Holiday Beer Flight also available 

Funnel Cake (The American Adventure):

• Pumpkin Spice Funnel Cake

Fife & Drum (The American Adventure):

Food Items:

• Holiday Apple Pie Sundae with Soft-serve Ice Cream, Caramel Sauce and Crunchy Streusel Topping (KA)

Block & Hans (The American Adventure):

Beverage Items:

• Orlando Brewing Blonde Ale, Orlando, FL
• Lexington Brewing Company Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Lexington, KY
• Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, Milton, DE
• Spiked Frozen Apple Pie: Minute Maid Apple Juice, Monin Cinnamon Syrup and Ole Smoky Apple Pie Moonshine 

Tuscany Holiday Kitchen (Italy Pavilion):

Food Items:

• Bianca Neve: Italian Flatbread, Mozzarella, and Parmesan (KA)
• La Genovese: Rustic Flatbread, Vidalia Onions, White Wine Braised Beef Tenderloin Tips, Mozzarella
• Collezione Barilla: Pennette Pasta, Sweet Sausage, Caramelized Onions, Creamy Sauce (KA)
• Crespelle di Mele: Cinnamon Apple Fritters with a Vanilla Sauce Drizzle and Confectioner’s Sugar
• Bacio al Cioccolato: Warm Hazelnut Chocolate Cake with Caramelized Berry Sauce
• Panettone Mignon: Miniature Traditional Italian Christmas Fruitcake

Beverage Items:

• Peroni Nastro Azzurro Pilsner
• Pinot Grigio, Santa Marina
• Chianti, Gabbiano
• Prosecco, Villa Sandi
• Corbinello, Montegrande
• Moscato Fior D’Arancio, Montegrande
• Italian Margarita with Limoncello and Tequila

Bavaria Holiday Kitchen (Germany Pavilion):

Food Items:

• Potato Dumpling with Mushroom Sauce (KA)
• Pork Schnitzel with Mushroom Sauce and Spätzle 
• Cheese Fondue in a Bread Bowl with Steamed Baby Vegetables and Marble Potatoes (KA)
• Black Forest Roulade with Cherry Whipped Cream  
• Linzer Cookie 

Beverages:

• Possmann Pure Hard Apple Cider, Frankfurt, Germany
• Possmann Pure Hard Black Currant Apple Cider, Frankfurt, Germany
• Schöfferhofer Pomegranate Hefeweizen, Frankfurt, Germany
• Regional Riesling
• Glühwein: House-made Hot Spiced Wine
• Cider Flight also available

Prost! (Germany Pavilion):

Beverages:

• M.I.A. Beer Company White Christmas IPA, Doral, FL
• 3 Daughters Brewing 70 Degree Winter Weizen, St. Petersburg, FL
• Shipyard Candy Cane Coffee Porter, Clearwater, FL
• Anchor Brewing Christmas Ale, San Francisco, CA 
• Barrel of Monks Brewing Figgy Terno, Boca Raton, FL 
• Castle Church Brewing Here I Stand Stout, Orlando, FL 
• Beer Flights also available

Refreshment Outpost (African Outpost):

Food Items:

• Warm Caramel Stuffed Salted Pretzel with Soft-serve Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce (KA)

Beverage Items:

• Coca-Cola Cinnamon Float (non-alcoholic, KA) 
• Shipyard Eggnog White Porter, Clearwater, FL

Shanghai Holiday Kitchen (China Pavilion):

Food Items:

• Pork and Vegetable Egg Rolls (KA)
• Mongolian Beef Bao Bun and a Fortune Cookie 
• Celebration Barbecue Pork with Steamed Rice and a Fortune Cookie
• Chengdu Spicy Street Fries 

Beverage Items:

• Tsingtao Beer 
• Firework: Jose Cuervo Tequila Gold, Vodka, Mango Syrup, Orange Juice and Soda Water 
• Marco Boba: Amaretto, Iced Coffee, Milk and Boba 
• The Lucky Mo: Peach Schnapps, Peach Syrup, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice and Coconut Milk 

Norway- Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe (Norway Pavilion):

• Traditional Holiday Rice Cream

Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen (Mexico Pavilion):

Food Items:

• Giant Tostada de Puerco: Braised Pork served on a Giant Tostada with Chipotle Black Bean Spread, Guajillo Sauce, Queso Fresco, Crema Mexicana, Pickled Onion, and topped with Chicharrón Dust (GF) 
• Tamal de Pollo: Braised Chipotle Chicken served in a Corn Masa with Yellow Mole and topped with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds, Queso Cotija and Crema Mexicana (GF, KA) 
• Horchata Cheesecake: Creamy Rice Cheesecake served with Cajeta Sauce 

Beverages:

• Holiday Cider: Hard Apple Cider with Cinnamon-infused Tequila
• Mexican Fruit Punch: Mezcal, Red Wine, and Blackcurrant Liqueur infused with Star Anise, Cinnamon, Clove, Ginger and Orange Peel (served warm)
• Horchata Margarita: Tequila, Horchata Rum, Cinnamon Whisky, and Agua de Horchata served on the rocks

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company:

Future World East: Choco-Latte: Latte with Chocolate Sauce and Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur 

Canada: Ginger Chai Madness: Chai Latte with Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur and Gingerbread Syrup 

Showcase Plaza: Coconut Snowstorm: Latte with RumChata and Coconut Syrup 

The American Adventure: Toffee Coffee: Latte with Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur and Sea Salt Caramel Toffee Sauce” – © Disney

If you would like to schedule a last minute trip down there for a nice long weekend, let me know! We can set you up with a great vacation package and some wonderful tips to make the most of this great festival. Happy Holidays!