We Tried NEW Food Coming to the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival…And We Have Thoughts!

Are you ready for the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival? Well, we sure are (because we’re always ready for new food in Disney World!).

The EPCOT Food and Wine Festival runs from August 29th through November 22nd. Now, we recently got the full menus for the festival’s food booths, but we just got an early preview of one of the new food items coming to The Alps booth, and we just had to share our thoughts with you!

So we got to attend a media event today that’s giving us a preview of all kinds of things, but most importantly, we got a preview of some of the food coming to the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. Plus we got to taste one of those items, the Kirschwasser Torte with cherry-brandy buttercream, fondant, sugared almonds, and cherry compote at The Alps food booth. We’re just going to tell you now that you will want to get this snack.

It reminded us of a baumkuchen, in a way because it has all these layers of flavor, but it’s also giving German black forest vibes. It’s tart and sweet, but not so sweet that it’s too much, you know? There’s a nice crunch from the sugared almonds on top, too. Overall, we think this is going to be a HUGE hit at the festival.

That’s not all, though, we also got a sneak peek at even MORE food coming to the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. So let’s take a look. Here’s the Gulf Coast-style Seafood Roll with warm-water lobster, rock shrimp, lobster bisque, and sherry-crème fraîche on a toasted brioche bun coming to Flavors of America.

The Montreal-style Burger Slider featuring IMPOSSIBLE Beef with plant-based cheddar, tomato jam, bibb lettuce, and plant-based garlic aïoli on a sesame seed bun is also coming to Flavors of America.

Brew-Wing Lab will be offering the Korean BBQ Wings with gochujang barbecue sauce and toasted sesame. This is another new item coming to the festival.

The new Paella Caldoso with rock shrimp, bay scallops, and smoked mussels will be available at the Spain food booth.

Hawaii will be offering the Pineapple Cheesecake with passion fruit curd and macadamia nuts.

Here’s the Plant-based Strawberry Champagne Trifle coming to Shimmering Sips.

You’ll be able to grab the Apple-Cinnamon and Caramel Mini Churros Sundae with vanilla bean gelato at Milled & Mulled.

The Pineapple Colada with White rum, DOLE Pineapple Juice, and sweetened coconut milk is coming to the new food booth, Gyozas of the Galaxy.

At the Greece food booth, you’ll be able to sip on Greek Melon Limeade made with Kleos Mastiha Spirit, Artonic Melon Apéritif, Pearl Vodka, and lime sour mix.

Brew-Wing Lab will also have the Frozen Pomegranate & Raspberry Tea, made with Twinings Pomegranate & Raspberry Herbal Tea with orange ice cream molecules.

So there you have it, a first look at some of the food coming to the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. We’ll be at the festival on day one to try EVERYTHING, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

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Disclosure: We were invited by Disney World to attend a media event previewing the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival. This did not affect our reporting of the event — our opinions are our own.