As you probably know by now, this year’s 2021 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival opened in two parts. The good news in that is that we could try half the foods in the first two months and have a lot of new items to look forward to later on. The opening date for all the other booths was scheduled for October 1st, yet most of them opened early. The primary reason was to ensure a good supply chain of all festival items.
There are more gluten-friendly offerings than we have ever seen before – with some not marked that way! As always, Paleo Disney meets with festival chefs to discuss ingredients for paleo, keto, and gluten-free dieters. We have also added onion and garlic to our list of questions this year for those on low-fodmap diets.
Our chefs this year were Chef Donald who is usually at Biergarten in Germany and Chef Nathan from Le Cellier Steakhouse. I am looking forward to visiting with both of them when they return to their restaurants.
Vegans and vegetarians have more items this year, including some gluten-friendly plant-based options to enjoy.
To see all the items that we reviewed from the first half of the 2021 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, click here.
For those who have asked, the allergy binders at the food booths do not list all the ingredients. If you have a food allergy, please ALWAYS ask to speak with a chef. Suppliers and products can change, and any information at the booths could be different. There is an inherent risk of cross-contamination at the food booths due to their small quarters and everything being prepared in central kitchens.
I have been asked this year to add onions and garlic to my long list of ingredients for people who are on a low fodmap diet. I had extensive experience with that last fall as my daughter was on that diet, as well. In the past, I have focused on gluten, dairy, sugar, corn, soy, and canola oil. As we all know, canola or the canola/olive oil blend is the primary oil used throughout the resorts and parks. Know that going in you cannot change that at the booths.
While a lot of ingredients are covered in the lists below, they are not the only ones in the dishes. If you have any allergies, please ask for a chef. Remember, if you have a gluten-eater in your party, you can always ask for the gluten-containing item on the side. The same goes for any sauce.
Alps
The Alps has always been a keto-friendly booth if you omit the baguette. What is better than warm Raclette cheese?
Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese with and without Alpine Ham – omit baguette for gluten-friendly. The ham contains sugar, corn syrup, and garlic. The cornichons contain onion.
Brazil
The festival booth in Brazil brings you three naturally gluten-friendly dishes.
Moqueca Seafood Stew (GF) – contains canola, garlic, onion, heavy cream, and corn starch
Pork Belly (GF) – contains sugar, canola, onion, garlic; Beans contain soybean oil, onion; Pico contains onions
Cheese bread (GF) – contains cassava/tapioca, cheese, vegetable oil
India
The booth in India is one of my favorites as I love Indian food. Both of these dishes are always a hit.
Korma Chicken (GF) – contains garlic, onion, yogurt, canola oil, cream
Madras Red Curry (GF) – this is an excellent dish as it does not contain any of the Top 8, there is garlic, onion, canola oil
Ireland
Another favorite booth – strictly for a beverage and dessert, is Ireland. I must get back there again this year.
Warm Chocolate Pudding Cake (GF) – although not marked, this cake is gluten-friendly. It contains corn starch, sugar, soy lecithin, milk, heavy cream, and Bailey’s that may be of concern to some diets.
Kenya
Although the shrimp is not a gluten-friendly dish, you can make it that way by omitting the couscous.
Kenyan Coffee Barbecue Beef Tenderloin (GF) – contains canola oil, corn starch, onion
Piri Piri Skewered Shrimp – omit couscous to make this gluten-friendly; the shrimp contains corn, canola oil, onion, garlic, sugar, corn starch; there is corn protein in the sauce, which you can also omit
Lobster Landing
Did they really make a lobster booth? They got my attention!
New England Lobster Tail – while not a gluten-friendly dish, you can omit the Lobster Bisque Sauce, which contains wheat flour, cream, canola, sugar, onion, and garlic
Baked Lobster Dip (GF) – contains soy, garlic, onion, egg; the potato chips contain Old Bay Seasoning
Spain
Spain is another great booth, which brings us three gluten-friendly items.
Charcuterie (GF) – contains garlic in chorizo, garlic, and canola in dressing, which you can omit, sugar in prosciutto
Spanish-Style Paella (GF) – contains canola oil, garlic, onion; there is corn protein in the rice
Seafood Salad (GF) – none of our covered ingredients are in this dish!
There you have it – part 2 of this year’s 2021 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. Please check out Part 1, with the booths that opened first to ensure that you do not miss out on any of your favorites. Happy eating!