Welcome to the third installment of my quest to try all of the new food booths at the 2021 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. We’ve already visited The Noodle Exchange – where I sampled plant-based pho and spicy shrimp curry, and the Rotunda Bistro – where I enjoyed classier samples of seafood parfait and mushroom tart. Now we travel a little farther East to dabble in Moroccan cuisine!
About Tangierine Cafe: Flavors of Medina
If you enjoy Middle Eastern flavors, you’ll LOVE this new addition to the Epcot Food & Wine Festival line up. Located inside the temporarily unavailable Tangierine Cafe, this booth features kebabs (a choice of lamb, lemon-garlic chicken, or spicy harissa marinated beef tips), plant-based falafel, and fresh stone-baked Moroccan bread.
While I love a good falafel, I was sharing my choices with my whole family. My husband briefly considered purchasing the harissa-marinated beef tips, but after finding out this dish is considered to be pretty spicy – we decided against it. Instead, we opted for the stone-baked Moroccan bread as it offered a variety of dips for us all to share!
Stone-Baked Moroccan Bread with Hummus, Zaalouk, and Zhoug Dips
With four different palates to satisfy, this was the most appropriate choice on the menu. The bread was warm, fresh, and delicious. With a crusty texture, it smelled and tasted like it had just come out of the oven. Each dip offered unique taste.
NEW at Epcot Food & Wine Festival: The Rotunda Bistro
If you’ve ever tried original flavor hummus, you know what to expect from the first dipping option. The cool, refreshing creamy taste and texture were a great compliment to the mild bread. If you’re feeling more adventurous, however, you might want to try one of the other two sauces. The red Zaalouk dip boasted a smoky, tomato flavor that was a little reminiscent of an Italian dish. In contrast, the green, olive-oil based Zhoug sauce featured a herbal, fresh-tasting flavor. Of the three, my favorite dip was by far the Zhoug. While the cashier warned me that this specific sauce was supposed to be spicy – I did not find any heat in the Zhoug dip. All I could taste was fresh cilantro and herbs.
Final Thoughts on Tangierine Cafe
At $5.00, the Stone-baked Moroccan bread was an affordable snack for my family. Granted it wasn’t large enough to satisfyingly split between four people – but it could definitely feed one or two!
Stay tuned for more adventures around the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival!
