NEWS: Menus Released for Epcot’s International Festival of the Holidays

The Holiday Season is almost here and we can’t wait. One of our favorite ways to celebrate the season is visiting Epcot to enjoy learning about holiday celebrations around the world during the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays. This year, the festival runs from November 18-December 30, 2018. Guests will once again be surrounded by the wondrous sights, sounds, and flavors of the season. Speaking of flavors, the full menus of the twelve holiday kitchens that are sure to please every tastebud are now available! Read all the details below.

Here are all the details from Disney Cast Member Alex Dunlap:

The holidays are almost here and I am SO READY! One of the things I’m most excited for this year is the Epcot International Festival of the Holidays, which runs from November 18 through December 30, 2018. Celebrating joyous holiday traditions from around the globe, this festival returns to Epcot once again with festivities including the ever-popular Candlelight Processional (starting Nov. 22) as well as festive decorations and unforgettable entertainment.

But we all know what I’m here for – the FOOD! With 12 Holiday Kitchens as well as additional locations throughout the park, there are deliciously festive dishes around every corner. New at this year’s festival, we’ve got a host of new items at Feast of the Three Kings as well as a WHOLE NEW HOLIDAY KITCHEN! The new L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen features traditional Jewish dishes such as Pastrami on Rye, Chicken and Matzo Ball Soup, Egg Cream, and more.

And what would the holidays be without cookies? You won’t want to miss out on the official Holiday Cookie Stroll! Purchase any 5 cookies from any of the official cookie stroll locations noted in your Passport, making sure to collect a matching stamp for each cookie purchased. Once you’ve collected 5 stamps, bring the stamped Passport to Holiday Sweets & Treats for a complimentary completer cookie! How fun is that? This fun activity is great for the kids and can be completed at your own leisure. You can also bring back your stamped Passport to Epcot at any time during the festival to complete your stroll.

If you’re wanting all of the info on the menus for this year’s Epcot International Festival of the Holidays, I’ve put together this foodie guide just for you! This list is fresh out of the oven and is jam-packed with unique dishes and holiday cocktails and beverages as well as the classics like cookies, eggnog, gingerbread treats, hot cocoa, and more. Check out all the yummy details below!

BAVARIA HOLIDAY KITCHEN (GERMANY)
Food Items:

• Potato Dumpling with Mushroom Sauce (Kid-Approved)
• Sauerbraten, Red Cabbage and Spätzle
• Cheese Fondue in a Bread Bowl with Fresh Steamed Baby Vegetables and Marble Potatoes featuring Melissa’s Produce (Vegetarian) (Kid-Approved)
• Black Forest Roulade with Cherry Whipped Cream
• Peppermint Sugar Cookie (Vegetarian)

Beverages:

• Possmann Pure Hard Apple Cider, Frankfurt, Germany
• Possmann Pure Hard Black Currant Apple Cider, Frankfurt, Germany
• Schöfferhofer Pomegranate Hefeweizen, Frankfurt, Germany
• Cider Flight
• Regional Riesling
• Glühwein: House-made Hot Spiced Wine

AMERICAN HOLIDAY TABLE (THE AMERICAN ADVENTURE)
Food Items:

• Slow-roasted Turkey with Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Cranberry Sauce (Kid-Approved)
• Hand-carved Smoked Ham with Green Beans and Sweet Potato Casserole (Gluten/Wheat Friendly) (Kid-Approved)
• Chocolate Pecan Tart with Whipped Cream and Caramel Sauce (Vegetarian)
• Red and Green Chocolate Chip Cookie (Vegetarian)

Beverages:

• American Heritage Milk Chocolate Gourmet Hot Cocoa with Wondermade Marshmallows (non-alcoholic) (Kid-Approved)
• Orange Blossom Brewing Cranberry Kringle Pilsner, Orlando, FL
• Shipyard Eggnog White Porter, Clearwater, FL
• JDub’s Season’s Greetings Peppermint Milk Stout, Sarasota, FL
• Holiday Beer Flight
• Cocoa Candy Cane: American Heritage Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa with Peppermint Schnapps

YUKON HOLIDAY KITCHEN (CANADA)
Food Items:

• Seared Salmon with Crown Maple Whisky Glaze, Parsnip Silk, Apple Chutney and Hazelnut Croquant
• Traditional French Canadian Tourtiere with Canadian Ketchup (Kid-Approved)
• Maple Bûche de Noël: Maple Mousse rolled in Gingerbread Chiffon Cake with Cranberry Sauce and Pecan Crumble (Vegetarian) (Kid-Approved)
• Gold Chocolate Chip Cookie (Vegetarian)

Beverages:

• Frozen Coffee (non-alcoholic)
• Unibroue Éphémère Strawberry and Rhubarb
• Inniskillin Riesling Icewine
• Inniskillin Pearl Vidal Icewine
• Inniskillin Gold Oak Icewine
• Ice Wine Flight
• Frozen Coffee with Tap 357 Whisky

FEAST OF THE THREE KINGS (SHOWCASE PLAZA)
Food Items:

• Pastelón: Sofrito-marinated Beef with Sweet Plantains and Olives (Gluten/Wheat Friendly)
• Queso Fresco-stuffed Arepa topped with Shrimp, Crushed Avocado Aji and Tomato Sauce (Gluten/Wheat Friendly)
• Arepas topped with Melted Queso Fresco (Vegetarian) (Gluten/Wheat Friendly) (Kid-Approved)
• Tres Leches Rice Pudding with Pumpkin Seeds (Gluten/Wheat Friendly)
• Green and White Sugar Cookie (Vegetarian)

Beverages:

• Coquito: Tropical Eggnog (non-alcoholic) (Kid-Approved)
• M.I.A. Beer Company Trey Reyes Mango Golden
• Coquito: Tropical Eggnog with a Bacardi Gold Dark Rum Floater

HOLIDAY SWEETS & TREATS (SHOWCASE PLAZA)
Food Items:

• Peppermint Sundae: Chocolate Ice Cream, Whipped Cream, and Peppermint Candy (Gluten/Wheat Friendly) (Kid-Approved)
• Holiday Tree Sugar Cookie (Vegetarian)
• Holiday Cookie Stroll Completer Cookie – Red and Green Mickey Sugar Cookie (Vegetarian)

Beverages:

• Hot Cocoa (non-alcoholic) (Kid-Approved)
• TG Lee Eggnog (non-alcoholic)
• Chocolate Apple Shake featuring Twinings Winter Spice Tea (non-alcoholic)
• Shipyard Eggnog White Porter, Clearwater, FL
• Hot Cocoa with Assorted Cordials (Baileys Irish Cream, Frangelico Liqueur or Fireball Cinnamon Whisky)
• Firenog: T.G. Lee Eggnog with Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
• Chocolate Apple Shake featuring Twinings® Winter Spice Tea and Butterscotch Schnapps

L’CHAIM! HOLIDAY KITCHEN (BETWEEN MOROCCO AND FRANCE)
Food Items:

• Pastrami on Rye with House-made Pickles and Deli Mustard
• Potato Knish with Herb Sour Cream (Vegetarian) (Kid-Approved)
• Chicken and Matzo Ball Soup
• Black and White Cookie (Vegetarian)

Beverages:

• Egg Cream: Milk, Chocolate Syrup and Seltzer (non-alcoholic)
• Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn Lager
• Blue Cosmo Cocktail

REFRESHMENT OUTPOST (NEAR AFRICA OUTPOST)
Food Items:

• Warm Caramel Stuffed Salted Pretzel with Soft-serve Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce (Kid-Approved)

Beverage Items:

• Shipyard Eggnog White Porter, Clearwater, FL

REFRESHMENT PORT (NEAR CANADA)
Food Items:

• Turkey Poutine: Sweet Potato Fries with Turkey Gravy, Cranberry Relish and Crispy Onions

Beverage Items:

• Eggnog Shake (non-alcoholic)
• Eggnog Shake with Baileys Irish Cream

FIFE & DRUM (THE AMERICAN ADVENTURE)
Food Items:

• Holiday Apple Pie Sundae with Soft-serve Ice Cream, Caramel Sauce and Crunchy Streusel Topping (Kid-Approved)

Beverage Items:

• Budweiser Reserve Collection Copper Lager

TASTE TRACK (NEAR TEST TRACK)
Food Items:

• Croissant Doughnut tossed in Cinnamon Sugar
• Croissant Doughnut with Chocolate and Holiday Sprinkles (Kid-Approved)
• Croissant Doughnut with Eggnog Pastry Cream and Gingersnap Crumbs
• Gelato

Beverage Items:

• Pancake Milkshake (non-alcoholic) (Kid-Approved)
• Banfi Rosa Regale Sparkling Red

LE MARCHE DE NOËL HOLIDAY KITCHEN (FRANCE)
Food Items:

• • Napoléon de Saumon Fumé, Brioche à L’aneth: Smoked Salmon Napoleon in a Dill Brioche
  • Bouchée à la Reine Traditionnelle: Turkey and Mushrooms in a Veloute Cream Sauce served in a Light Puff Pastry
  • Bûche de Noël au Chocolat “Christmas Log”: Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate Caramel Ganache

(Kid-Approved)

Beverage Items:

• Spiced Rum Punch Slush: Spiced Rum, Rhum Clement V.S.O.P., Orange and Pineapple Juice with Cinnamon
• Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot Blend, Château La Grand Moulin, Blaye, Côtes de Bordeaux
• Holiday Kir: Sparkling Wine and Monin Cranberry Syrup
• Willm, Brut Blanc de Blanc Sparkling Wine

SAPPHIRE HOLIDAY KITCHEN (MOROCCO)
Food Items:

• Grilled Lamb Kefta Kebab with Whole Wheat Pita, Cucumber, Olives, Tomatoes, Mint Yogurt Sauce and Harissa-cilantro Dressing
• Confit of Chermoula Chicken Drum with Cinnamon Granny Smith Apple, Toasted Almonds, Brussels Sprouts and Pinot Noir Glaze
• “Sfenj” – Warm Beignets with Cream, Cinnamon Sugar, Toasted Almonds and Chocolate Sauce

Beverage Items:

• Casa Beer
• Kasbah Prestige Red Wine
• The Andalusian “Poinsettia” Cocktail: Sparking Wine, Orange Liqueur and Cranberry Juice topped with Orange Blossom Water
• Walnut Spiced Coffee with Walnut Liqueur and topped with Cinnamon and Whipped Cream

TUSCANY HOLIDAY KITCHEN (ITALY)
Food Items:

• Cavatappi ai Quattro Formaggi: Baked Four-Cheese Pasta, Parmesan Crumble and Truffle Essence (Kid-Approved)
• Mozzarella in Carozza: Golden-crusted Fried Mozzarella Sandwich and Tomato Sauce (Kid-Approved)
• Crespelle di Mele: Cinnamon Apple Fritters and a Vanilla Sauce Drizzle with Chocolate Caramel Sauce
• Bacio al Cioccolato: Warm Hazelnut Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Mascarpone Cream
• Panettone Mignon: Miniature Traditional Italian Christmas Fruitcake

Beverage Items:

• Moretti Lager
• Moretti La Rossa Double Malt Beer
• Pinot Grigio
• Chianti
• Prosecco
• Corbinello
• Moscato

SHANGHAI HOLIDAY KITCHEN (CHINA)
Food Items:

• Pork and Vegetable Egg Rolls (Kid-Approved)
• Mongolian Beef Bao Bun and a Fortune Cookie
• Celebration Barbecue Pork with Steamed Rice and a Fortune Cookie
• Spicy Mala Chicken with Steamed Rice and a Fortune Cookie

Beverage Items:

• Sweetened Bubble Milk Tea: Mango Flavored Milk Tea with Tapioca Pearls (non-alcoholic)
• Jasmine Beer
• Plum Wine

SHI WASU HOLIDAY KITCHEN (JAPAN)
Food Items:

• New Year Celebration Soba: Buckwheat Soba Noodles in Hot Dashi Soup with Chicken and Spinach
• Holiday Green Tea “Yule Log”: Delicate Spongecake rolled with Whipped Cream Filling

Beverages:

• Ichigo Milk Boba: Popping Strawberry Boba Cream Drink with Japanese Calpico (non-alcoholic)
• Sapporo Draft Beer
• Cinnamon Apple Cider: Plum Wine, Orange Juice with Lemonade and Apples

LAS POSADAS HOLIDAY KITCHEN (MEXICO)
Food Items:

• Enchilada de Pollo con Mole: Chipotle Chicken in a Corn Tortilla topped with Mole Negro and garnished with Shredded Oaxaca Cheese and Sesame Seeds
• Tamal de Camarón: Corn Tamal stuffed with Guajillo-marinated Shrimp topped with Mole Rojo and Shredded Cotija Cheese
• Arroz Con Leche: Rice Pudding with Cranberries

Beverages:

• Cerveza Mexicana Artesanal: Allende Mexican Craft Ale served with a Floater of Kahlúa
• Noche Buena Margarita: Libélula Joven Tequila, Cranberry and Lime Juices and Agave Nectar topped with Lime Foam and Sprinkles
• La Posada Margarita: Cazadores Blanco Tequila, Horchata-Cinnamon Liqueur, and Agua de Horchata topped with Cinnamon

ADDITIONAL FESTIVAL LOCATIONS:

L’Artisan Des Glaces

• Glace au Pain d’Epices: Gingerbread Ice Cream with Gingerbread Pieces (Kid-Approved)

Boulagnerie Patisserie Les Halles

• Bûche de Noël au Chocolate: Chocolate Christmas Log with Chocolate Mint Cream Mousse and Chocolate Crunch Biscuit (Kid-Approved)

UK Beer Cart

• T.G. Lee Eggnog (non-alcoholic)
• T.G. Lee Eggnog with Irish Whiskey

UK Tea Caddy

• Twinings Iced Christmas Toddy: Twinings Iced Christmas Tea with Honey (non-alcoholic) (Kid-Approved)
• Twinings Iced Christmas Toddy: Twinings Iced Christmas Tea with Honey & Drambuie

Norway- Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe

• Traditional Holiday Rice Cream

Fountain View Café

• Mickey Santa Hat Cupcake

Canada Popcorn Cart

• Pecan Maple Bark featuring Crown Maple Sugar

Funnel Cake (The American Adventure)

• Pumpkin Spice Funnel Cake

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company

• Future World East: Mistletoe Mile – Brown Jug Bourbon Cream with Eggnog topped with Whipped Cream and a dash of Cinnamon
• Canada: Naughty and Nice – Grey Goose and Kahlúa with Eggnog topped with Whipped Cream and a dash of Cinnamon
• Showcase Plaza: Rum Rudolph – RumChata with Eggnog topped with Whipped Cream and a dash of Cinnamon
• The American Adventure: Cheerful Elf – Baileys Salted Caramel with Eggnog topped with Whipped Cream and a dash of Cinnamon