[preidel24]

Got this off Deb Willis site. Pretty cool - it list al the offerings by countries

(Prices will be available after Festival Opens)

GREECE

Tasting: Honey Baklava, Greek Salad, Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce, Spanakopita

Wine and Beer: Boutari Kreitikos Red and Boutari Kreitikos White

FRESH FROM FLORIDA

Tasting: Blackened Mahi with Pineapple Salsa, Fisherman's Stew with Shrimp, Clams and Seafood, Frozen Grapefruit Juice

Wine and Beer: Florida Orange Groves Grapefruit, Florida Orange Groves Strawberry, Ybor Gold

MEXICO

Tasting: Chicken Taco al Carbon, Chorizo and Chicken Quesadila, Watermelon Water

Wine and Beer: Dos Equis Lager, LA Cetto Petite Sirah, Monte Xanic Sauvignon Blanc

IRELAND

Tasting: Corned Beef and Cabbage with Colcannon, Whiskey Flan

Wine and Beer: Bunratty Meade Honey Wine, Guinness Stout, O'Mara's Irish Cream

SCANDINAVIA

Tasting: Cold Poached Salmon, Smoked Trout, Rice Cream

Wine and Beer: Carlsberg, Cherry Kijafa, Dunnewood Merlot, Carmenet Cellars Chardonnay

CHINA

Tasting: Hainan Mango Mousse, Chicken Sha Cha with Peanut Sauce, Dan Dan Noodles, Beijiing Scallion Pancakes

Wine and Beer: Akadama Plum Wine, Tsingtao, Yanjing

POLAND

Tasting: Kielbasa and Pieorgies, Stuffed Cabbage Roll

Wine and Beer: Lednicki Polish Mead Honey, Nalewka Babuni Cherry Wine, Okocim OK

SOUTH AFRICA

Tasting: Beef Sosaie, Durban Spiced Chicken

Wine and Beer: Cape Indaba Chenin Blanc, Quantum Rhapsody Blush, Tusker Beef, Cape Indaba Merlot

AUSTRALIA

Tasting: Shirmp on the Barbie, Australian Lamb with Caramelized Onions, Austrailian Tenderloin with BBQ sauce, Macademia Nut and Wattleseed Pavolva

Wine and Beer: Lindemans Chadonnay Bin 65, Penfolds Koonuga Hill Shiraz/Cabernet, Rosemount Diamond Shiraz, Wynns Black Label Cabernet

OCTOBERFEST

Tasting: Jaegerschnitzel, Apple Strudel, Smoked Pork Ribs

Wine and Beer: Dr. L. Mosel Riesling, Graf Piesporter Michelsberg Spatese, Valckenbery Rhein Dry Riesling, Lowenbrau, Lowenbrau Oktoberfest

ITALY

Tasting: Baked Ziti Carbonara, Sicilian Pizza, Cannoli

Tasting: Canaletto Merlot/Nero d'Avola, Moretti, PescevinaWHite, Placido Pinot Grigio, Tiziano Chianti

SPECIALTY BEER GARDEN

Doc'sHard Lemon/Frozen, Grolsch, Kelly's Raspberry IRish CIder, Michelog HOney, Anheuser World Select, Red Stripe, Samuel Adams Boston Lagar, Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat, Samuel Adams Light and Samuel Adams Seasonal

UNITED STATES

Tasting: Crab Cakes, cheesecake, Corn and Lobster Chowder, Bee Sweet Honey Lemonade

Wine and Beer: Beringer Founder's Estate Chardonnay, Columbia Crest Two Vines Cabernet, Michelob Ultra, Ravenswood Zinfandel, Samual Adams Seasonal

CHAMPAGNE and SPARKLING WINE

Tasting: White Chocolate Mousse

Wine and Beer: Banfi Rosa Regale, Cabriere Brut, Champagne Pommery Brut, Valckenbery Madonna Sekt

JAPAN

Tasting: Golden Salmon Wrap, Sweet Green Tea Mousse, Tuna Tataki, Yasai Maki

Wine and Beer: Genbei San No Onigoroshi Sake, Kirin Ichiban Draft, Ozeki Dry Sake, Takara Plum Wine, Yamada Nishiki Sake

MOROCCO and MEDITERRANEAN

Tasting: Vegetable Couscous, Hummus, Lemon Chicken, Kafta Kabob

Wine and Beer: Casablanca, Guerrouane White, Rene Barbier Red and Rene Barbier White

FRANCE

Tasting: Creme Brulee, Frog Leg Chowder, Goat Cheese and Tomato Tart

Wine and Beer: Georges DuBoeuf Beaujolais Villages, Georges DuBoeuf Prestige Cabernet, Georges DuBoeuf Prestige Chardonnay, Sparr Alsace ONe, St. Amand French Country Ale

GREAT BEERS OF THE WORLD

Bass ale, Boddingtons, Carlsberg, Lowenbrau, Oktoberfest, Labatt Blue, Stella Artois

NEW ZEALAND

Tasting: Lamb Chop, Chilled Mussels

Wine and Beer: Geisen Chardonnay, Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc, Villa Maria Cabernet/Merlot

COGNAC, PORT, BRANDY

Tasting: Flourless Chocolate Cake, International Cheeses

Wine and Beer: Cardinale Mendoza Spanish Brandy, Hennessey VSOP Cognac, Osborne Ruby Port, Remy Red

SPAIN

Tasting: Gazpacho with Spanish Olive Bread, Sangria Flan, Paella with Shrimp and Clams, Chicken and Chorizo

Wine and Beer: Alhambra, Gran Barquero Cream Sherry, Marques de Caceres Rosado, Montecillo Rioja Red, Zambra Sangria

CANADA

Tasting: Pan seared salmon with oney maple glaze, cheddar cheese soup, maple walnut fudge

Wine and Beer: Chateau des Charmes Cabernet/Merlot, Inniskillin Pearl Ice Wine, Labatt Blue

RUSSIA and EASTERN EUROPE

Tasting: Beef Stroganoff with Buttered Noodles, Potato Pancake with Sauerkraut and Sour Cream

Wine and Beer: Bulls Blood Egri Bikaver, Pilsner Urquell,Royal Tokaji Red Label, Sophia Muscat and Ugni Blanc White

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Tasting: Pulled Chicken with Chilli and Lime, Shrimp Noodle Soup

Wine and Beer: Beringer Gewurztraminer, Hogue Johannisberg Riesling

COLORFUL EATING

Tasting: Caramelized Pear with Broccoli Slaw and Gorgonzola Cream, Citrus and Mango Salad, Grapefruit Cake, Frozen Orange Junice.

Wine and Beer: Florida Orange Groves Coca Polada, Stella Artois

[garada3]

It looks like lunch on our Epcot day will be taken care of!

Wonder if I will have any room for LeCellier?

Hmm...where did that weight watchers thread go?

[preidel24]

Sounds good to me and that exactly what we did last year it was great trying new dishes. Look forward to doing it again this year.

Paula

[crystalrp]

My kids absolutely loved the paella!! It is so fun to be able to try foods you havent tried before. I love "eating my way around the world".

[sandanv1]

I have never done this and am curious how it works. Do you pay for each sample or an extra one time fee? What were the prices like last year, do they vary from food to food?

[preidel24]

Sandi,

You pay for each sample. They usually range for 1-4 dollars. If you ever get a chance (your kinda close aren't you) it's a wonderful festival. We always try to plan our Nov get aways around it. They have cool concerts at the American Pavillion too. This year it's

Eat to the Beat! Concert series with evening performances by popular entertainers on the America Gardens stage at no additional cost. Park admission is required. 5:45, 7:00 & 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 18 - 22: Sister Sledge
Oct. 23 - 27: The Spinners
Oct. 28 - Nov. 1: Three Dog Night
Nov. 2 - 6: The 5th Dimension
Nov. 7 - 11: Chic featuring Nile Rodgers
Nov. 12 - 16: Chubby Checker & the Wildcats

Many of us are having a meet on the 15th of November at 5:45 Chubby Checker concert.

Paula

[KarenWDWCP]

I am so excited about the Food and Wine Festival! I had no idea there would be SO MANY different offerings available to try! I will have to save my appetite for our day at EPCOT!

[Jacova]

Mmmmmm. It's too close to lunch time to be reading this thread, lol!!! I'm thinking I'm going to have to plan around this for our next trip to WDW - sounds too good to miss!!!!

Can't wait to hear some taste test reviews from those of you who will be going this year!

[MickeyMac]

OMG, we just got back and it was incredible! The sun was warm, the strolling grand, and the food was wuuunerful! We could NOT get enough. We would go right at 11, and pick our way through the countries. We tried:

GREECE - Honey Baklava, Greek Salad, Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce, Spanakopita

I'm part Greek and kind of picky about my Baklava since it's like the only thing I can cook that my Yiayia taught me. It was *magnificent* Not too gooey, just the right spicy, and not dense, like it had been sitting in syrup for days. Very yummy. I didn't care for the Souvlaki since I prefer lamb instead of beef. The Greek Salad was very refreshing after all the heavies we'd been eating. The Spanakopita was really good, too.

ITALY - Sicilian Pizza

This was wicked good with the yeasty taste in the bread which I love. DD loved it too. It was a sizeable piece for the money.



JAPAN -Tuna Tataki

I had tuna sushi?? I thought there was no fish in it?? It was incredible. I got it because I thought it was like a California roll and I'm addicted to Wasabi sauce and now I find I ate raw tuna??? LOLOL!


MOROCCO and MEDITERRANEAN

Tasting: Vegetable Couscous, Lemon Chicken,

Mmmmmmm.... this was sooooooo good!!!

Wine and Beer: Casablanca

I did not care for this. Wished I had gone back to the Irish stand and got some Irish Creme. LOL!

FRANCE

Tasting: Creme Brulee

OMG, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. I also ate it while talking to one of the CM's about France in french and I kind of drifted off. It was a real mental warp, new kind of Disney magic.




UK - Flourless Chocolate Cake

Walk, don't run, and get some. It's like a smooth, heavenly, dark chocolate brownie. We went back again... and again... and again...




CANADA- Pan seared salmon with oney maple glaze

We didn't try this, but just wanted to say how much it smelled! it seemed to be the only thing at the festival that kind of turned us off.



SOUTHEAST ASIA- Pulled Chicken with Chilli and Lime

I didn't try this, but a friend of mine did and loved it. Every time I went back, there was a wicked long line so we didn't get any.


We also went to the Honey stand, and I tried honey sticks. Couldn't get the dang things opened, it was a riot. I also tried the Bubble QQ Tea in China for the first time and loved the drink, but the tapioca in it reminded me of fish eyeballs! LOL! felt like I was on Fear Factor! hehehee!

[preidel24]

Now you've got my mouth watering. I love the food festival and I plan on spending Monday eating my way around the world!! Good thing my hotel (Beach Club) is close so DH can roll me home if needed.

Paula

[JM0318]

Mickeymac :heart You have my mouth watering too... We always go to the food and wine festival...It is so wonderful that we would not miss it for anything.... We will be there sometime during the festival.... You just made me want to be there now.:laugh :laugh :laugh

:) Judy

[mickaholic4077]

My mother and I just returned from Epcot on Saturday(Oct.25),and honestly,I think the value of the food is not so good. We made a point of going up to each booth to see what the portion sizes were and were appalled to see the tiny size of what you got when you considered how much you paid for it. You could easily spend upwards of 30 dollars and not get half as much food as at a buffet for half the price.

[MickeyMac]

Then I'm glad I opened my mouth... (ha ha, get it, opened my mouth... *groan*) I'm a horrible cook and therefore a lousy critic, but had loads of fun. I have always wanted to go to the Epcot Festivals and the dates just lucked out for us!

Also, I would like to note that quite often, the drinks were cheaper than the food...