![]() It was a little smoky and very creamy with just a tiny hint of heat from the andouille sausage and spiced panko crunch. This is your standard issue mac and cheese with elbow noodles that you simply can’t stop eating. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) 6) Southern Mac & Cheese Southern Mac & Cheese with andouille sausage and spiced panko crunch and IMPOSSIBLE chicken curry bites with lemon raita and coriander chutney available during Disney Festival of Holidays inside California Adventure in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, November 10, 2023. Is it time for Disney to throw a cheese-centric food fest? I’d be first in line. The dried pepper salsa macha gave the dish a bite that will surprise you.Īs you’ll see in the next dish on the list, mac and cheese made up a quarter of the 12 food menu items at the festival booths. The carnitas was juicy, delicious and plentiful. This was the most satisfying of the three mac and cheese dishes at the festival booths. There’s lots of carnitas piled on top of this dish if that’s what you’re craving. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) 5) Esquites Carnitas Mac & Cheese Esquites carnitas mac & cheese with salsa macha and spiced puffed rice and barbacoa tamal de res available during Disney Festival of Holidays inside California Adventure in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, November 10, 2023. You think about the fakeness less when it’s slathered in cheese. I found myself using the crumbs of the house-made tortilla chips to scrape the last of the fundido out of the bottom of the bowl - a true sign of a good dish.ĭropping the “shredded chorizo” into the cheese dip turned out to be an excellent way to hide the Impossible meat. It was easy to share, not super filling and one of those dishes you just can’t stop eating. ![]() The cheesy fundido was one of the best things I tried at the Festival of Holidays food booths. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) 4) Impossible Chorizo Queso Fundido IMPOSSIBLE Chorizo Queso Fundido with house-made tortilla chips available during Disney Festival of Holidays inside California Adventure in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, November 10, 2023. I was still picking the herb breadcrumbs out of my teeth as I prepared to move onto the next dish - even though I couldn’t stop thinking about the last one. The Kugel Mac and Cheese was creamy, light and delicate - and the best of the three mac and cheese dishes on the menu at this year’s festival marketplace booths. A kugel is a traditional Jewish baked casserole - and the perfect platform for mac and cheese exploration. ![]() If you like mac and cheese - like I do - and exploring new twists on classic favorites - like I do - then you will love the Kugel Mac and Cheese. The Kugel Mac & Cheese fits that bill at this year’s Festival of Holidays. What I love about a food festival is trying new takes on old standbys. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) 3) Savory Kugel Mac & CheeseĪ Twist on Tradition marketplace booth $8.50 Savory kugel mac & cheese with herb breadcrumbs, sour cream and chives available during Disney Festival of Holidays inside California Adventure in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, November 10, 2023. The chicharrones added a surprising crunch every few bites. My favorite thing about the dish was finding little bits of garlic inside the garlic rise. It was the best cut of meat I ate all day. I’d order the adobo again and recommend it to anybody heading out to the festival. The Favorite Things marketplace booth serving the Pork Belly Adobo - along with the Mad Santa Macaron - had the longest line of the food festival. The Braised Pork Belly Adobo had the best flavors I tasted at the Festival of Holiday food fest. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) 2) Braised Pork Belly Adobo Braised pork belly adobo with garlic rice available during Disney Festival of Holidays inside California Adventure in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, November 10, 2023. ![]() But tell your friends and loved ones to go get their own macaron filled with chocolate ganache goodness. The sensible and courteous thing to do would be to share this hockey puck-sized dessert. The Mad Santa Macaron is a chocolate lover’s dream come true with a peanut butter mousse surprise in the middle. My expectations were high for this one and somehow the Disney pastry chefs managed to exceed them.
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