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This is NOT a drill! Baked potatoes are back in Disney World!
Plant-based Chili Baked Potato
We go to Disney World all the time trying out different eats, treats, and drinks. When we heard there was a new baked potato in EPCOT, we wasted no time heading to the park to try it out. Of course, we’re bringing you our full review. Is this something you should try? Let’s find out!
One of our favorite dining spots at EPCOT is the Regal Eagle Smokehouse, which you’ll find at the American Adventure in World Showcase. We went to the quick-service spot to try the Plant-based Chili Baked Potato for $13.49.
Plant-based Chili Baked Potato
In all the times we’ve taken photos for food, we’ve never had a crowd of people come ask us about the food we got, like this baked potato. The photos do not do the size of this potato justice! It is shocking to see how big this is. This is the baked potato version of the giant croissant. If you love oversized Disney food, we’ve got a new one for you.
Plant-based Chili Baked Potato
Besides the dramatic visual appeal, this potato also tastes good. This plant-based loaded baked potato checks a lot of the boxes. You’ve got your chili, your sour cream, your cheese, and even a bonus Benne Seed-Herb Sauce (benne is an old Southern term for sesame seed). However, since every element is plant-based, everything seems to be missing the level of salt you expect from eating something like this. It doesn’t deliver the salty kick you expect from something that looks like this.
Let’s take a bite!
We had about half before we decided to grab a couple packets of salt and pepper. After splitting the potato open so all the toppings were exposed, we seasoned everything, and now we’re in love with this dish. Opening it up also showed us that the chilli appears to contain a combination of red beans, black beans, and garbanzo beans, which we found really interesting. We’re happy to have that variety of legume-based protein, and it makes the chili taste hearty.
Here it is!
The herb sauce completely came to life after adding the salt and pepper. So did the chili, the sour cream, and the cheese. Every element got a boost, but the potato itself, which needed it the most, benefited more than anything. It’s an expensive baked potato, but is it worth it? We actually think so! The variety of ingredients, the specialty plant-based components, and the fact that several of these elements seem unique to this dish make us think it probably wasn’t cheap to develop. This feels like the kind of ambitious menu item a chef introduces that disappears if it doesn’t sell because there are so many custom components involved.
This was tasty!
The vegan sour cream is going to give you a coconut aftertaste. The shredded vegan cheese won’t give you a melty texture. You’re definitely gonna need to grab those salt packets, but this thing is GOOD. We also got watermelon on the side. Our first instinct was to get fries until we remembered that those were potato too, and we figured we should break it up a little bit.
You need to try this!
We’re always trying new things at Disney World, so make sure to follow us at the Disney Food Blog for more snack reviews!
Would you try this baked potato? Let us know in the comments!
Plant-based Chili Baked Potato
We go to Disney World all the time trying out different eats, treats, and drinks. When we heard there was a new baked potato in EPCOT, we wasted no time heading to the park to try it out. Of course, we’re bringing you our full review. Is this something you should try? Let’s find out!
One of our favorite dining spots at EPCOT is the Regal Eagle Smokehouse, which you’ll find at the American Adventure in World Showcase. We went to the quick-service spot to try the Plant-based Chili Baked Potato for $13.49.
Plant-based Chili Baked Potato
In all the times we’ve taken photos for food, we’ve never had a crowd of people come ask us about the food we got, like this baked potato. The photos do not do the size of this potato justice! It is shocking to see how big this is. This is the baked potato version of the giant croissant. If you love oversized Disney food, we’ve got a new one for you.
Plant-based Chili Baked Potato
Besides the dramatic visual appeal, this potato also tastes good. This plant-based loaded baked potato checks a lot of the boxes. You’ve got your chili, your sour cream, your cheese, and even a bonus Benne Seed-Herb Sauce (benne is an old Southern term for sesame seed). However, since every element is plant-based, everything seems to be missing the level of salt you expect from eating something like this. It doesn’t deliver the salty kick you expect from something that looks like this.
Let’s take a bite!
We had about half before we decided to grab a couple packets of salt and pepper. After splitting the potato open so all the toppings were exposed, we seasoned everything, and now we’re in love with this dish. Opening it up also showed us that the chilli appears to contain a combination of red beans, black beans, and garbanzo beans, which we found really interesting. We’re happy to have that variety of legume-based protein, and it makes the chili taste hearty.
Here it is!
The herb sauce completely came to life after adding the salt and pepper. So did the chili, the sour cream, and the cheese. Every element got a boost, but the potato itself, which needed it the most, benefited more than anything. It’s an expensive baked potato, but is it worth it? We actually think so! The variety of ingredients, the specialty plant-based components, and the fact that several of these elements seem unique to this dish make us think it probably wasn’t cheap to develop. This feels like the kind of ambitious menu item a chef introduces that disappears if it doesn’t sell because there are so many custom components involved.
This was tasty!
The vegan sour cream is going to give you a coconut aftertaste. The shredded vegan cheese won’t give you a melty texture. You’re definitely gonna need to grab those salt packets, but this thing is GOOD. We also got watermelon on the side. Our first instinct was to get fries until we remembered that those were potato too, and we figured we should break it up a little bit.
You need to try this!
We’re always trying new things at Disney World, so make sure to follow us at the Disney Food Blog for more snack reviews!
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