After taking two days to bring you two (very) long posts about the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, I just couldn’t seem to let it go. Food, food, food, was all hubby and I could talk about. So I made the decision last Friday that we would take the weekend to consider the Food Marketplace menus I divulged in Part 1, and pick our must-tastes. We worked separately on our lists, so we could compare. There was no set number of items – just a food & drink choosing free-for-all.

Hubby sat down and chose his list within about 10 minutes. “How?!?” you ask. I don’t know. It took me forever. (Forever looking more like 30 minutes.) At any rate, here are the lists: His, Hers, and Ours (common items among our lists).

HIS EATS:

• Grilled beef skewer with chimichurri sauce & boniato purée – Argentina
• Seared mahi mahi with jasmine rice and “singa” sauce – Singapore
• Almond crusted blue cheese soufflé with fig jam- Cheese
• Artisan cheese selection – Cheese
• New England Clam Chowder – Hops & Barley
• California roll – Japan
• Dole pineapple fritters – Refreshment Port
• Fried shrimp with Dole pineapple sweet & sour sauce – Refreshment Port

HIS DRINKS: 

• Tequila flight – Mexico
• Rogue Chocolate Stout – Hops & Barley
• Orlando Brewing Company Sun Shade Organic Pale Ale – Florida Local
• Glenfiddich Scotch Flight – Scotland
• Beer Flights 1 & 2 (essentially, all of them) – Craft Beers

HER EATS:

• Black Pepper shrimp with suchuan noodles – China
• Schniken nudel (pasta gratin with ham and cheese) – Germany
• Roast bratwurst in a pretzel roll – Germany
• Ravioli de formaggio all’emiliana (baked cheese ravioli with creamy beef bolognese sauce) – Italy
• Florida shrimp cerviche with fire-roasted vegetables and micro cilantro – Florida Local
• Steamed Green Lip Mussels with garlic butter and toasted bread – New Zealand
• Boeuf bourguignon (braised short ribs in cabernet with mashed potatoes) – France
• Canadian cheddar cheese soup – Canada
• Seared Scottish salmon with cauliflower purée, watercress and malt vinaigarette – Scotland
• Berbere-style beef with onions, jelapeños, tomato, okra, and pap – Africa

HER DRINKS:

• Aulani Sunrise – Hawai’i
• Möet & Chandon Impérial –France
• Orange Dole Whip with Crème de Cacao White – Refreshment Port (I’m not sure what the actual consistency of this would be – but Disney calls it a drink, so that’s where I put it. All the more reason to try – curiosity.)
• La Face Neige Sparkling –Canada
• Sparkling Pomegranate Kir – France
• Kim Crawford Pinot Noir – New Zealand
• Once Upon a Vine’s The Lost Slipper Sauvignon Blanc – Cheese
• Sangria – Mexico
• Pascual Toso Sparkling Brut – Argentina

OUR EATS:

• Beef empanada – Argentina
• Grilled lamb chop with mint pesto and potato crunchies – Australia
• Spicy hand roll (tuna and salmon with chili pepper, soy sauce, and sesame oil topped with Kazan Volcano sauce) – Japan
  
• Teriyaki Chicken roll – Japan
• Potato and leek waffle with braised beef – Belgium

OUR DRINKS:

• Terrrazas Reserva Malbec – Argentina
• Singapore Sling – Singapore
• Beer Flights 1 & 2 – Brewer’s Collection

Clearly I had more items than hubby. I just had a harder time deciding! I don’t really think there are any items I wouldn’t be happy to at least try. My list was a mix of favorite flavors with a one or two out of my everyday comfort zone. The point is to have new adventures right?

Hubby is a big beer guy, so I wasn’t surprised to see so much of the brew on his list. I”m much more of a wines gal – with a fervent love for sparkling wines. There were plenty of those to tempt me. BUT here is my COMPLAINT for the Food & Wine Festival Food Marketplaces: There were several food marketplaces offering beer flights, and a couple (Mexico & Scotland) offering a liquor flight – but NO ONE offering a wine flight. How silly and disappointing is that? *Sigh.  Guess I’ll just have to head to the Wine Cellar in Italy to quench my wine flight thirst. For the record – hubby and I liked that spot so much we visited it twice on our last trip. I do think this is the last of my Epcot International Food and Wine Festival posts for this year. Feel free to weigh in and offer up your picks from the Food Marketplaces in the comments section. 🙂