Disney4me Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 If you know what we mean when we say FRUSHI, then you’re already a fan of this booth at the 2025 EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival! 2025 booth We’re of course talking about Hanami, a classic and fan-favorite booth at the Festival. It’s time to find out if this year’s menu is worth a stop on your springtime culinary trip around EPCOT! Let’s go! Menu Over at the Hanami, you’ll find a solid lineup of returning items and a slew of new drinks! 2025 Hanami Menu Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself! ©Disney Eats First up, let’s dig into some noodles with the Ramen Cup for $8.50. Ramen Cup This item made its debut last year and was not the ramen you ate in college! It was a Ramen salad shaken in a cup with fresh vegetables, grilled chicken, and dashi broth with chili oil and yuzu. We LOVED it last year and are excited to see what it’s like now! Ramen Cup Unfortantly, this year, we were let down. The broth this year was not flavorful, and the noodles were a bit overcooked. It felt like nothing really worked. The chicken reminded us of chicken that you would buy in a bag that is already pre-cooked. It just tasted kind of fake and chewy. Ramen Cup Next up, another returning dish! Yep, we’re grabbing the Frushi for $6.50. Frushi: Strawberry, pineapple, and honeydew wrapped in coconut rice and tri-color soy wrap served with coconut cream sauce and toasted coconut This “fruit sushi” is made with Strawberry, Pineapple, and Cantaloupe wrapped in Sweet Rice and Pink Soy Wrap served with Whipped Cream, Drizzled Berry Sauce, and Toasted Coconut. This is a super popular festival item and a favorite for the kiddos and folks who just love the simple joy of fruit. We are happy to report that unlike the ramen, the Frushi was amazing! It is so flavorful, creative, and tasty. You can really taste all the fruits, and the pineapple was so juicy and fresh. This was by far our favorite item from this booth! Frushi Are you ready for something new? This next item is NEW and is definitely coloring outside the lines, but we’re HERE for it! Let’s dive into the Takoyaki for $7.75. Takoyaki: Octopus tako balls served with spicy mayo, okonomiyaki sauce, and crunch rice pearls Curious about what Takoyaki is? Well, it is Octopus tako balls served with spicy mayo, okonomiyaki sauce, and crunch rice pearls. Wow, but now for the real question: How does it taste?! When we got ours, it was sitting out for a bit, so we felt like we missed out on the whole experience. It was a bit weird, but it was nice and fresh and had a bit of crispiness. It was warm on the inside, and the flavors tasted different from the Takoyaki that we have had in the past. We would not recommend this to someone who is sensitive to textures because it is very chewy. We liked the spicy mayo and sweet sauce as they gave it a nice, savory, and sweet moment. Overall, it was good. Takoyaki: Octopus tako balls Returning this year is the Steam Bun that was new last year, but is back for 2025. It’s filled with vegetables and plant-based soy meat and is priced at $8.50. Cross section The Steam Bun is filled with veggies and plant-based soy meat, but it isn’t listed on the Garden Graze list in Festival Passport, so this dish may not be 100% plant-based. Drinks Hanami is bringing it in terms of drinks on the menu. There are THREE new beverages to try this year and we can’t wait to sip and review each of them! First up, we got Kyoto Boba for $6.75. This is a non-alcoholic beverage described as crafted kyoho (Japanese black grape) juice with strawberry popping boba. Is it wrong that we hope that this drink tastes like combining both the strawberry and grape-flavored Nerds in a giant, sugary mouthful? Well, let’s find out! Kyoto Boba This drink was good and had a light fruitiness, but it was nothing spectacular. The boba was nice—like your typical popping boba — and it added a lot of flavor. While we hoped this drink would be an aesthetic one, you can’t really tell that there is boba since the color of the drink is the same color as the boba. Kyoto Boba Now, on to some cocktails! So, let’s check out the Shogun Sangria for $7.75. This one has us scratching our heads. When we think of Sangria, we tend to think of Italy and Spain — not Japan. But we’re all for inclusivity here at DFB, and if the Japanese want to get in on the Sangria action, we support them! This is a Sake cocktail with a combination of citrus and white cranberry juice. Is it truly a “sangria”? Or is it just fruity sake? Let’s find out! Shogun Sangria The sangria was very good. It had a nice sparkliness to it, along with a nice bright flavor. It was really refreshing. Sangria in Japan?! If you’re not feeling the sangria, you can get the straight-up sake choice, the Strawberry Nigori Sake, for $9.75. This is Nigori cloudy sake with strawberry spring notes. Strawberry Nigori Sake This was SO GOOD. Usually, when we go around trying all the booths on the first day of a festival, we struggle to finish our drinks, but it was so good. And we were not alone, as so many people were talking about it. It was not too heavy, but it had a strong alcoholic taste—that is just the way sake is made. It was delicious and refreshing. We can’t rave about it enough, so we had to add it to our Best of the Fest list! Strawberry Nigori Sake OVERALL Overall, the food at this booth fell a bit short for us this year. We were really looking forward to the Ramen Cup but were let down. On the bright side, we would return for the Frushi, and we think it is a fun way for those who may not like traditional sushi to eat a sweeter and fruity kind of sushi! The real stars here are the drinks, especially the Strawberry Nigori Sake. We will 100% be returning to grab a cocktail here, as they were really refreshing. That’s it for this booth, but there’s a LOT more where that came from! Click here to see FULL reviews of EVERY. SINGLE. BOOTH. at the Flower & Garden Festival! Trying to plan the PERFECT trip to the 2025 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival? We’ll be keeping you updated on all of the latest. Click our links below for the information you need to know: Learn about the Garden Rocks Concert Series and Dining Packages Check out ALL of the 2025 Flower and Garden Booth Menus And don’t forget to pick up our 2025 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival e-book! See more details about the book below. MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR FESTIVAL DAYS DFB's Guide to the EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival details everything you need to know to maximize your time, budget, and stomach space! Know what's worth it and what to skip with our full-photo menus of each booth, complete with DFB's Best of the Fest. It includes all the must-have information for navigating this one of the most BEAUTIFUL festivals at Disney World, including: Booth & food photos, maps, and crawls with DFB's exclusive recommendations! The COMPLETE schedule of events (so you don't have to go hunting for all the dates!) All the details on special events, topiaries, festival exclusive merchandise, and more! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Click HERE for All of the Latest News and Details About the Flower & Garden Festival! What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments!The post REVIEW: An Octopus Tako Ball in EPCOT? What Could Go Wrong? first appeared on the disney food blog.View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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