Epcot International Food and Wine Festival!

2016 Artwork by Disney

Every year, Epcot hosts its International Food and Wine Festival. This event is a fan favorite, and this year it runs from August 30th through November 12th. Disney recently released all of the menus for the different food kiosks. We attended the Food and Wine Festival during our honeymoon in 2016. I'm going to share some of our favorites from 2016 that will be available this year during the Food and Wine Festival.

Australia Global Marketplace
We enjoyed the Grilled Lamb Chop with Mint Pesto and Potato Crunchies. Quite tasty; the mint pesto was refreshing.

Belgium Global Marketplace
This booth was a favorite of mine. We had the Beer Braised Beef with Smoked Gouda Mashed Potatoes, which reminded me of a pot roast. So delicious. We also had the Belgian Waffle with Warm Chocolate Ganache and Whipped Cream. They also serve the waffle with a berry compote and whipped cream.

So yummy

So so good. 

Brazil Global Marketplace
At the Brazil booth we enjoyed Pão de Queijo, which is Brazilian Cheese Bread. Can't go wrong with cheesy bread.

Canada Global Marketplace We enjoyed the Canadian Cheddar Cheese and Bacon Soup served with a Pretzel roll. While this is slated as "cheddar cheese" soup, I found it to be more like a potato soup. Still quite delightful, but not what I was expecting.

Shown with Neige Premiere Apple Ice Wine

China Global Marketplace
My husband had the Beijing Roasted Duck Bao Bun with Hoisin Sauce. He found texture of the bao bun to be interesting (not bad, just interesting).

Flavors from Fire Marketplace
During our festival we didn't go to this booth, however an item that is there for this year was previously at a different booth. We had the Piggy Wings, which are roasted pork wings with Korean bbq sauce and sesame seeds. This was my husbands favorite item of the entire festival, so much so that he got them two different times.

Germany Global Marketplace
At this booth we enjoyed Schinkennudeln, which is Pasta Gratin with Ham, Onions and Cheese. This reminded me of a baked macaroni and cheese, though lighter on the cheese than an American baked mac n cheese would be.

Shown with Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese

Hawai'i Global Marketplace
My husband had the Kalua Pork Slider with Sweet and Sour Dole Pineapple Chutney and Spicy Mayonnaise. He really enjoyed it.

Ireland Global Marketplace
This booth had one of my favorites: the Warm Chocolate Pudding with Irish Cream Liqueur Custard. This was another item we got two times. While it is listed as "pudding", to me it was more of a pudding cake. Oh so delicious.

shown with Bumratty Meade Honey Wine

Morocco Global Marketplace
At the Morocco Marketplace, we enjoyed the Chocolate Baklava, which has toasted almonds and chocolate sauce on top. I absolutely loved the Chocolate Baklava. So delicious!

We enjoyed some other items that aren't offered at this years festival. We had kielbasa with potato pierogis from the Poland Marketplace, Chicken Potstickers from the China Marketplace, the Beef Empanada from the Patagonia Marketplace, and Buttered Chicken and Naan Bread from the Africa Marketplace (though my husband still reminds me how he got none of the naan bread, whoops). There were also a couple of items that we didn't care for, but they aren't back for this year's festival.

The Food and Wine Festival attracts many visitors. The main time we visited the festival (end of October) was a Wednesday afternoon. Hardly any of the booths had a line longer than a person or two. We also stopped by a couple booths on a Saturday afternoon and it looked like peak season in World Showcase. My recommendation is to visit booths during the week if you're able to. You are able to use snack credits from the Disney Dining Plan towards the different items at the Marketplaces. Happy eating!