Disney Day 2

Finally able to continue on with the food from the Disney trip after a busy week here. Had comic convention C2E2 going on the weekend following the trip so was busy getting stuff ready and actually attending. Shout outs to everyone who stopped by the table and showed love/interest/etc. Really shouldn't add "etc." as everyone was cool and supportive/positive. #ShoutOutToShouOuts.  That being said onward to the 2nd day of Disney-mania dining experience.

Spent the day at Magic Kingdom from the early morning some folks were tired by lunch time and decided we should eat nearby.  To appease them we went to Skipper Canteen in Adventureland as there wasn't much of a wait. Funny enough Disney's description of the type of food is America, Asian, Latin, and African. I mean that's a lot of options considering the menu wasn't that big. Either way it was pricey but guess that's part of being at Disney.

I opted to go with the curried vegetable crew stew and added chicken to it. Name is pretty self explanatory but was pretty excellent/hit the spot as it came with coconut rice as well as naan. Considering the weather in Florida you would think "hey dummy why did you get a hot stew?" but really I'm glad I went with it as it was delicious. If I had to venture I'd say this would fit under Asian or African cuisine depending on your views. I mean technically an American version of Asian or African cuisine so maybe they're description is spot on after all.

Curried Vegetable Crew Stew with Chicken

 Karen with with Skip's Beefy Baked Pasta- which is not code for anything. Per the description it says it's Egyptian-inspired. Not sure I've ever known or met anyone from Egypt named Skip in addition to pasta and Bechamel sauce are mostly Italian flavors. Maybe the spiced braised beef makes it Egyptian? If we have an expert on Egyptian cuisine I'd like to know. Either way Karen really liked it minus the side of green beans- which she hates for some reason so those will never win. Having tried it I can say it was pretty tasty for sure. I might have been and as you can tell still stuck on how it's considered Egyptian inspired.

Skip's Beefy Baked Pasta

 I didn't get a picture of Lily's food as it was just plain old mac & cheese aka nothing to write about. I did however get a pic of her dessert. the Volcano! Looked pretty cool. I would say it was good from her reaction and scarfing it down. Not sure it made her shout "UH OA!" but she was happy with it.

Lily's Dessert: Volcano!

The in-laws bid farewell and we continued on with our amusement park shenanigans. After a long day  at Magic Kingdom and Epcot we decided to hit up a joint that was on my list as well at our resort: Trader Sam's Grog Grotto. Its basically a small Tiki bar with just appetizers and a couple of areas to sit in. The items on the menus are what got me as well as the atmosphere. As you'll notice by the pictures of the food- it was a low lit joint but we didn't mind after being in the sun all day. 

Started off with a good drink- the Polynesian Punch: Sam's Gorilla Grog and Hibiscus Grenadine combination. I didn't get the souvenir glass as they had run out of them. Outside of that the drink was refreshing and good. For you alcoholics out there you could get a spiked version of it. 

Polynesian Punch

 Being a taco fan and one of the reason I wanted to come here, I went with the Kaula Pork Tacos. These were good and probably one of the cheapest food items in all of Disney World at $10. I wish i could have gotten better pictures but didn't want to blind the other patrons in the place with flash photography. I would go back to the resort just for these tacos.

Kalua Pork Tacos

 Lily got the pan fried dumplings- I think mostly cause everything else didn't really fit with stuff she liked to eat. I mean we all shared what we had but she really liked these which also could have been due to the fact that she got to use chopsticks.

Pan Fried Dumplings

 Karen got the Chicken Lettuce Cups. I would say I would return to the resort just to eat these as well. Who knew a small bar in a resort with just appetizer can out cook an expensive restaurant at Epcot? Well I probably did cause I actually researched it. #BEEPBEEP. I think the Hoisin-ginger sauce is what made this superb. Definitely a cool atmosphere to eat at as the staff were really interactive in a fun way, light shows, and cool decor.

Chicken Lettuce Cups

For dessert our resort we stopped by Pineapple Lanai. Karen had mentioned that her sister loved these Pineapple Dole Whip soft serve non-dairy ice cream from when they visited Hawaii back in the day. Come to find out our Polynesian Resort had a place that served them. Its pretty much just pineapple and coconut milk blended/whipped up.

Pineapple Dole Whip

I can see the craze around this as it hit the spot on a hot day as it was tasty and refreshing. Fairly certain we got a these a bunch of times after this.  Definitely going to have to try and make it at home and try to relive the magic...no pun intended.

#VacationFoodie,

Reef