The 17th Annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival kicks off today at the Walt Disney World Resort! This is one of my absolute favorite events of the whole year…why you ask….well, the food, and the wine….and did I mention the food??
For this Festival, which runs this year from September 28 – November 12, there are almost 30 international food and drink stations positioned all around the World Showcase. These little huts offer tasty treats and refreshing drinks from all over the world!
My family likes to start off our tour with a light appetizer. Great choices are the Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup (Canada); Greek Salad with Pita Bread (Greece); or Shrimp on the Barbie (Australia).
After we get warmed up, we move onto a few heartier dishes, for our main meal, like the delicious beef empanadas and grilled beef skewers (Argentina); Linda Bean's Perfect Maine Lobster Roll (Hops & Barley); or Jerk Spiced Chicken Drumstick with Mango Chutney (Caribbean).
We love to finish off our tour of the "World" with something sweet, like a traditional Belgian Waffle topped with Berry Compote and Whipped Cream or Guylian Belgian Chocolate Seashell Tuffles (Belgium); Crème Brulee au Chocolat au Lait (France); or my absolute "must-eat" Apple Strudel with Karamel-Vanilla Sauce (Germany)…divine!
And we are bound to get thirsty while on our culinary excursion, so we are sure to sample some of the fantastic beverages offered at the marketplace pavilions!
Be sure to pick up a Festival Guide as you enter the park, so you can plan your strategy.
Here are a few more tips to make your dollar and your appetite go a little further:
- - Split the foods/drinks that you want to try with your family members. Each person gets a little taste of each item, and no one gets too full to try many, many more!
- - Target the pavilions that are not one of the main countries in the World Showcase. You can always enjoy the food and drinks of those countries while not attending the Festival, so focus more time on the "new" countries they have added just for a short time.
- - Try to visit the Festival more than once during your trip…make it your lunch one day and your dinner another day. (you will need a park hopper ticket to enjoy another park on the days that you only stay half a day at Epcot)
Have a magical time dining around the World!
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