Flower & Garden Festival’s Full Menu Revealed
Disney has announced its full menu for its expanded food offerings during this year’s Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.
A dozen “Garden Marketplaces” will spring up around Epcot’s World Showcase during the event, and they will spotlight food and drink inspired by gardens.
Here are menus and the locations, working counterclockwise around the lagoon, planned for the festival:
•Pineapple Promenade at World Showcase Promenade: Dole Whip; Dole Whip with spiced rum; pineapple upside-down cake; Dole pineapple fruit cup; frozen desert violet lemonade; cream stout beer.
•The Cottage: Savories, Trifles and Tea at United Kingdom pavilion: Potato, chive and cheddar cheese biscuit with smoked salmon tartare and sour cream; baked goat’s brie with kumquat chutney; heirloom tomatoes with mozzarella, vinegar and basil; trifles (chocolate, berry, ginger and tea); hot and iced teas; Brut Rosé sparkling wine; Rose Blush lemonade.
•L’Orangerie at France: Ratatouille tarte with goat cheese; pate with baguette and cherry compote; peach charlotte; frozen cocktail; Chardonnay; Cabernet Sauvignon; Sparkling Muscat
•Taste of Marrakesh at Morocco: Spiced lamb kebab with couscous salad; harissa and lemon confit chicken drumettes with chermoula and cucumber salad; Moroccan sweet pancake; sparkling wine with pomegranate liqueur; white sangria; red wine; Moroccan beer; mint iced tea with peach
•Hanami at Japan: Frushi (fruit sushi — made with fresh fruit and coconut rice); grilled shrimp, salmon and crab stick over ginger rice; grilled vegetables with Japanese noodles and teriyaki on a bun; green tea flan; yuzu rita; fruit saki; sake; frozen Kirin Ichiban.
•The Smokehouse at American Adventure: Pulled pig slider with cole slaw; smoked beef brisket with collard greens and jalapeno cornbread; rocky road mousse brownie; red wine; craft beer; beer flight.
•Primavera Kitchen at Italy: Green asparagus and lobster with garden cocktail sauce; lasagna primavera; Limoncello-flavored panna cotta; Pinot Grigio; Chianti; Prosecco; white peach bellini; Strawberry Rossini; Italian Primavera Cocktail; Italian beers; Italian-beer flight.
•Bauernmarkt, near Germany: Savory bread pudding with spring peas and wild mushroom ragout; German meatloaf sandwich with sweet mustard and fried shallots; potato pancakes with apple sauce; Hugo – elderflower sparkling wine cocktail; German and domestic beers; beer flight.
•Lotus House in China: Beijing-style candied strawberries; spring pancake with grilled chicken and green apple; Taro-bacon puff pastry; bubble teas; fruit beverage cocktail, Chinese beer.
•Jardin de Fiestas in Mexico: Crab tostadas with chipotle aioli and salsa; pork tacos served over flour tortilla; guava flan; rosita margarita; organic tequila flight, Mexican beer.
•Florida Fresh at World Showcase Promenade:Watermelon salad with pickled red onions, baby arugula, feta cheese and balsamic reduction; shrimp and stone-ground grits with andouille sausage, Zellwood corn, tomatoes and cilantro; angel food cake; tomato wine; carrot wine; Florida beer; strawberry slush drink.
•Fruits by the Glass at World Showcase Plaza:Watermelon passion fruit cocktail; wild berry slush; blueberry beer; mango wine; blueberry wine; raspberry ale; Chardonnay; Pinot Noir.
The festival, known for elaborate plantings and topiaries, runs from March 6 to May 19. It’s included in regular Epcot admission.