{"id":2830,"date":"2013-03-30T16:17:48","date_gmt":"2013-03-30T21:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2013-03-30T16:17:48","modified_gmt":"2013-03-30T21:17:48","slug":"top-picks-from-epcot-flower-and-garden-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/asian-cuisine\/top-picks-from-epcot-flower-and-garden-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Picks from Epcot Flower and Garden Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I wrote about earlier, the <a href=\"https:\/\/disneyworld.disney.go.com\/events-tours\/epcot\/epcot-international-flower-and-garden-festival\/\">Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival <\/a>now includes food specials just like their Food and Wine Festival.\u00a0 The menus are completely different though which is nice and most of the dishes are lighter due to the event being in Spring as opposed to Fall.\u00a0 I tried at least one item from most of the twelve booths and the following were my favorite picks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2822\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Veggie-Bun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2822\" class=\" wp-image-2822 \" alt=\"Pan Fried Vegetable Bun\" src=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Veggie-Bun.jpg\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Veggie-Bun.jpg 640w, http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Veggie-Bun-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pan Fried Vegetable Bun<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of my favorite surprise dishes was the pan-fried vegetable bun from Lotus House \u2013 the booth in China. The bun is very soft and is filled with chopped vegetables. It is served with a sweet sauce which really enhances the overall flavor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2823\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Carnitas-Taco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2823\" class=\" wp-image-2823\" alt=\"FG Carnitas Taco\" src=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Carnitas-Taco.jpg\" width=\"384\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Carnitas-Taco.jpg 640w, http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Carnitas-Taco-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carnitas Taco<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The pork carnitas taco from Jardin de Fiestas \u2013 the booth in Mexico, are very flavorful and have pork rinds which add a nice amount of texture.\u00a0 The carnitas were a tad dry but the flavor made up for it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2796\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Cottage-Salmon-Cheddar-Biscuit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2796\" class=\" wp-image-2796 \" alt=\"Potato, Chive and Cheddar Cheese Biscuit with Smoked Salmon Tartare and Sour Cream\" src=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Cottage-Salmon-Cheddar-Biscuit.jpg\" width=\"384\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Cottage-Salmon-Cheddar-Biscuit.jpg 640w, http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FG-Cottage-Salmon-Cheddar-Biscuit-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potato, Chive and Cheddar Cheese Biscuit with Smoked Salmon Tartare and Sour Cream<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My absolute favorite item comes as a complete surprise from The Cottage: Savories, Trifles and Tea \u2013 United Kingdom booth.\u00a0 It is described as\u00a0being a \u201cPotato, Chive and Cheddar Cheese Biscuit with Smoked Salmon Tartare and Sour Cream.\u201d\u00a0 The biscuit is very flaky and the cheddar flavor comes through but is not overpowering.\u00a0 The smoked salmon tartare is perfectly fresh and the sour cream and chives offset any fishy notes.\u00a0 I cannot wait to get another one.<\/p>\n<p>I will be posting some of the other good finds soon but these were my favorite.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I wrote about earlier, the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival now includes food specials just like their Food and Wine Festival.\u00a0 The menus are completely different though which is nice and most of the dishes are lighter due to the event being in Spring as opposed to Fall.\u00a0 I tried at least one 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