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Italian Regional Lunch Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Menu for today’s Italian Regional Lunch (it changes every week) Tutto Gusto is a bar during the day and a bar + the full Tutto Italia menu at night. We’ve been here a few times right after they first opened (here and continue reading Italian Regional Lunch – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Tyskie Beer Tyskie beer isn’t a lager, but since it was paired with the zapiekanki we gave it a try anyway (hey! beer is usually good and is sometimes quite good). Nora thought it had a sweeter finish than most beers/ales and that it wasn’t very hoppy (that’s a good thing). Nick thought continue reading Poland Booth – Tyskie Beer – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Zapiekanki – “cheese toast” Zapiekanki – Toasted mushroom, carmelized onion, and cheese bread with house-made ketchup We tried this twice – once when we were looping the booths with a large group of friends (we thought it was wonderful, we were famished) and again on a quiet afternoon, just the two of us continue reading Poland Booth – Zapiekanki – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Selbach-Oster – Mosel, Germany Johannes Selbach, Owner and Winemaker Riesling grapes are great because you can make wines that range from super sweet to very dry, and they are balanced wines. The quality levels are on German labels (see here for lists of Selbach-Oster wines) – missed the first word; Kabinett – regular harvest, continue reading Beverage Seminar – Selbach-Oster Winery – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … White Corn Arepa White Corn Arepa with Mangalista Pork Rillette and Zellwood Sweet Corn Salad The corn salad was better than expected, sweet and crisp. Nora liked the first few bites of the arepa, even though it was very greasy. Nick’s initial reaction was “yuck, salty.” As nora got a bigger bite of continue reading Florida Local Booth – White Corn Arepa – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Steamed Mussels in Hoegaarden Beer Broth Steamed Mussels in Hoegaarden Beer Broth with Baguette We both like mussels. The critical question is “are these mussels good?” – yes, they’re good. Are they great, nope. The broth was watery and didn’t really add anything, the creamy broth from previous years added more texture and continue reading Belgium Booth – Steamed Mussels – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Singapore Booth – Seared Mahi Mahi & Singapore Sling – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012Seared Mahi Mahi Seared Mahi Mahi with Jasmine Rice and Singa Sauce The last day of the Festival, we made it over to the Singapore booth to try a Singapore Sling (sorry, no photo, imagine a small plastic glass of a purplish liquid that smells like Hi-C fruit punch and pineapple juice) and continue reading Singapore Booth – Seared Mahi Mahi & Singapore Sling – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Kikusui Super Dry Jumai & Bishounen Junmai Ginjo The Junmai on the left is slightly yellow in color and the Junmai Ginjo on the right is much clearer. Nora perferred the Junmai (a little less refined in flavor) and nick preferred the Junmai Ginjo (in fact, he said that he could just sit continue reading Japan Booth – Sake – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Karaage Hand Roll Karaage Hand Roll – Crispy chicken breast with sushi rice and spicy mayonnaise This wasn’t anything spectacular (each of the food items at the Japan Booth have been disappointing this year (spicy hand roll and sukiyaki beef pan), such a shame because we typically find quite a bit to really continue reading Japan Booth – Karaage Hand Roll – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Sukiyaki Beef Pan Sukiyaki Beef Pan – marinated thinly sliced rib eye with sauteed onions and teriyaki sauce served in a bun First off, let’s start by examining what the name means. Sukiyaki is generally a soup/stew sort of dish, nora thinks that its in the title because the thinly sliced rib eye continue reading Japan Booth – Sukiyaki Beef Pan – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … |
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