What to Eat and Drink at Disney World’s EPCOT Worldwide Meals and Wine Pageant

The 2024 EPCOT Worldwide Meals and Wine Pageant is an annual fan-favorite occasion at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The competition permits visitors to style and sip their means across the park’s World Showcase — and past — to strive genuine flavors from around the globe. 

The occasion runs via November 23, 2024, so there’s loads of time to get to Orlando to strive a few of the foodie highlights of the competition. “The truth that the competition will get longer and longer annually is proof that folks like it,” says Michelle Spitzer, trending reporter for the USA Immediately Community. “This occasion is a must-visit 12 months after 12 months for therefore many as a result of there are tons of nice choices for all types of appetites. It’s the proper likelihood to strive a dish you would possibly in any other case be hesitant to get, like grilled bison or a pickle milkshake.”

This 12 months, the competition options greater than 30 International Market meals cubicles, all serving dishes with a chosen theme or representing a area of the world. 

New International Marketplaces For 2024

With the current debut of CommuniCore Corridor in World Celebration comes an all-new International Market themed after macaroni and cheese. Macatizers options 4 completely different macaroni and cheese dishes, starting from Conventional Macaroni and Cheese with herbed panko to Cheesesteak Macaroni and Cheese that’s obtained shaved beef, peppers, onions, and breadcrumbs combined in with noodles and cheese sauce. 

Additionally in CommuniCore Corridor, Pageant Favorites options a few of the finest dishes from years previous, together with Kielbasa and Potato Pierogies with caramelized onions and bitter cream and BBQ Pork Rinds served with creamy pimento cheese. It’s also possible to discover an Irish Milkshake made with Guinness stout, Baileys Unique Irish Cream Liqueur, and vanilla ice cream. 

A Complete International Market Devoted to The Muppets

Simply inside The Odyssey pavilion, which is positioned between the Check Observe attraction and the Mexico Pavilion in World Showcase, is the Brew-Wing Lab. This complete space is themed round Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker from The Muppets. The indoor Muppet-themed house debuted final 12 months however continues to be standard with visitors for its wacky meals mixtures. This 12 months, festivalgoers can strive 4 forms of hen wings — from Conventional Buffalo Wings served with celery and ranch to tasty Garlic-Parmesan Wings. 

Then comes a few of the extra attention-grabbing flavors, together with the return of the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sticky Wings from final 12 months, and a brand new tackle considered one of Disney’s spiciest menu gadgets: the Unnecessarily Spicy But Extraordinarily Tasty Carolina Reaper Pepper Curry Wings served with creamy cucumber raita. 

To scrub all of it down, order a beer flight, or for many who love pickles, strive the Pickle Milkshake, which tastes like dipping a dill pickle right into a vanilla shake. Whereas it might sound bizarre, actual pickle followers will love this one, and let’s be sincere, it’s kooky and enjoyable to say you tried it. “In fact, individuals appear to love it or hate it, however I occur to love the Pickle Milkshake on the Brew-Wing Lab,” says Matt Roseboom, the editor and writer of Points of interest journal, a publication devoted to theme parks and movies.

New and Returning Should-Attempt Dishes

Whether or not you’re searching for one thing new to strive or wanting ahead to having an previous favourite there’s one thing for each palate — from choosy children (and adults) to adventurous eaters.

“Disney caters to repeat guests by bringing again competition favorites just like the Cheddar and Bacon Soup in Canada. In addition they add new gadgets yearly for repeat visitors to strive,” says Roseboom.

The most effective returning favorites this 12 months is The Fry Basket, positioned close to the Refreshment Station close to the Check Observe attraction. The meals stand options 4 types of fries: Adobo Yuca Fries, Truffle-Parmesan Fries, BBQ Bacon Fries, and Candy Potato Casserole Fries. Whereas you will get these as separate dishes, actual EPCOT professionals know to order the Fry Flight the place you get smaller parts of all 4 choices. 

One other favourite close to Check Observe on the Flavors from Fireplace sales space is the Smoked Corned Beef with house-made chips, cheese curds, pickled onions, and beer-cheese fondue. The savory dish is giant sufficient to share, and also you’re undoubtedly going to need to share in case you plan on attempting extra on the competition. 

Round World Showcase, there are many alternatives to strive sweets, however one must-try is the Chocolate Amarula Mousse with white chocolate from the Refreshment Outpost. The mousse is akin to the favored Zebra Dome dessert from Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, which additionally makes use of the South African cream liqueur. 

Cheese lovers will need to strive the Heat Raclette Swiss Cheese from the Alps sales space. You will get the gooey cheese served over ham, child potatoes, cornichons, and a baguette. Vegetarians on the market may also be glad to know there’s a raclette possibility that doesn’t should be served with ham however nonetheless options all the opposite accompaniments. 

On the Swirled Showcase International Market close to Port of Entry, strive the Liquid Nitrogen Frozen Candy Potato Mousse, which is topped with candied pecans and maple-caramel sauce. The candy, barely frozen, however so tasty dessert is one that you simply’re going to need all for your self.

“This 12 months, the dishes I cherished probably the most had been the Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli, the Curried Hen and South African Boerewors Sausage Stew with chickpeas and potatoes served in a bread bowl and something from the Mexico kitchen,” says Spitzer.

Tacky Enjoyable with Emile’s Fromage Montage

Yearly, the EPCOT Worldwide Meals and Wine Pageant has a cheese stroll, dubbed Emile’s Fromage Montage, named after Remy’s brother Emile from the Pixar film Ratatouille. To take part simply decide up one of many free competition passports from the entrance of the park, then purchase any 5 gadgets which can be designated as a part of Emile’s Fromage Montage. After you buy every merchandise, have the Solid Member working the International Market stamp your passport. When you get 5 stamps you possibly can flip the passport in on the Shimmering Sips Market for a specialty meals merchandise. 

The dishes which can be a part of this 12 months’s cheese crawl are the Swiss Raclette Cheese from The Alps Market, Pão de Queijo from the Brazil Market, BBQ Pork Rinds from Pageant Favorites, Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli from Forest & Discipline, Griddled Cheese from the Greece Market, Ardour Fruit Cheesecake from the Hawaii Market, any Macaroni and Cheese from Macatizers, Boursin Fig & Balsamic Cheesecake from Milled and Mulled, and the Spanish Charcuterie from the Spain Market. 

Simply make sure you put on your stretchy pants in case you plan on feasting around the globe on the EPCOT Worldwide Meals and Wine Pageant. And possibly schedule time for a nap again on the lodge after all of the consuming and ingesting.