{"id":16103,"date":"2014-10-21T09:30:16","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/?p=16103"},"modified":"2014-10-19T16:54:19","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T20:54:19","slug":"scotland-epcot-international-food-wine-festival-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/?p=16103","title":{"rendered":"Scotland &#8211; Epcot International Food &#038; Wine Festival 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing on with our shortened list for the Marketplace Booths&#8230; next up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Scotland<\/p>\n<p>Everything was just sitting around waiting when Nick went to the booth to get our tastings &#8211; not a good sign.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, we really liked the vegetarian haggis, so we were really looking forward to it this year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16120\" style=\"width: 563px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16120\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16120\" src=\"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-3.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetarian Haggis with Neeps and Tatties - Griddled Vegetable Cake with Rutabaga and Mashed Potatoes\" width=\"553\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-3.jpg 553w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-3-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-3-129x150.jpg 129w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-3-400x462.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegetarian Haggis with Neeps and Tatties &#8211; Griddled Vegetable Cake with Rutabaga and Mashed Potatoes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This food wasn&#8217;t even warm, much less &#8220;hot&#8221; &#8211; I&#8217;d say it wasn&#8217;t even ambient temperature &#8211; and it suffered for it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16121\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16121\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16121\" src=\"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-4.jpg\" alt=\"just not good\" width=\"580\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-4.jpg 580w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-4-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-4-135x150.jpg 135w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-4-400x441.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">not worth trying again this year<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The portion of haggis was much smaller than we remember and the vegetable sides were tasteless and just pitiful.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16122\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16122\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16122\" src=\"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-5.jpg\" alt=\"cold vegetarian haggis = not good\" width=\"640\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-5-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-5-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-5-400x317.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cold vegetarian haggis = not good<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t finish this dish, it joined the conch salad and the tostones in the nearest trash can.<\/p>\n<p>On to the scallop&#8230; As Nick watched, they fished the scallop &#8220;out of a vat&#8221; (ummm, not a good sign&#8230; again). SEARED doesn&#8217;t mean braised or soaked in liquid.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16118\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16118\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16118\" src=\"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-1.jpg\" alt=\"Seared Sea Scallop with Spinach-Cheddar Gratin and Crispy Bacon\" width=\"439\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-1.jpg 439w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-1-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-1-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-1-400x583.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seared Sea Scallop with Spinach-Cheddar Gratin and Crispy Bacon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So, we&#8217;ve already established that the scallop had very little potential for being good &#8211; it was overcooked, too chewy, and under salted. I ate half of it and Nick ate 1\/4 of it. Guess where the rest of it went?<\/p>\n<p>The spinach was the best thing we had to eat from the Scotland booth. Loads of umami, good flavors, and good texture. Just get some spinach because the bacon, while okay, wasn&#8217;t really anything to write home about.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16119\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16119\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-2.jpg\" alt=\"good spinach, scallop not so much\" width=\"640\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-2-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-2-150x141.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/scotland-141016-2-400x378.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">good spinach, scallop not so much<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve figured out by now, we won&#8217;t be rushing back to the Scotland Marketplace booth before the end of the 2014 Festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing on with our shortened list for the Marketplace Booths&#8230; next up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Scotland<\/p>\n<p>Everything was just sitting around waiting when Nick went to the booth to get our tastings &#8211; not a good sign.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, we really liked the vegetarian haggis, so we were really looking forward to it this year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-16120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegetarian <\/p>\n<p>continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/?p=16103\">Scotland &#8211; Epcot International Food &#038; Wine Festival 2014<\/a> &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[190,550],"tags":[732,211,201,215,216],"class_list":["post-16103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-epcot-food-wine-festival","category-marketplace-booths","tag-2014-epcot-international-food-wine-festival","tag-epcot-theme-park","tag-tasting-booths","tag-walt-disney-world-2","tag-wdw-2","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16103"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16350,"href":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16103\/revisions\/16350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}