Welcome to a Marketplace Booth review for the 2019 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, taking place in the park from August 29 to November 23, 2019. This review will cover the Africa kiosk located in-between China and Germany in the World Showcase. This is a one-stop shop for African inspired food during 2019 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. (Note that the menu prices do not include tax!)

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Africa Booth at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2019

Menu for the Africa Marketplace at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

Food:

•  Kenyan Coffee Barbecue Beef Tenderloin with Sweet Potato and Corn Mealie Pap and Kachumbari Slaw – $5.75
•  Spicy Kenyan Vegan Githeri with White Beans, Pigeon Peas, Curry Rice Pilaf, and Kachumbari Slaw (V) – $4.50
•  Piri Piri Skewered Shrimp with Citrus-scented Couscous – $6.75

Beverages:

•  Tusker Lager (4.2% ABV) – $4.50
• Cederberg Chenin Blanc, South Africa ($15/bottle) – $6.00
• Jam Jar Sweet Shiraz, South Africa ($7/bottle) – $5.00
• Groot Constantia Pinotage, South Africa ($22/bottle) – $7.00
• Wine Flight – $6.50

Photos of Menu Items from the Africa Marketplace at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

*NEW* Kenyan Coffee Barbecue Beef Tenderloin with Sweet Potato and Corn Mealie Pap and Kachumbari Slaw – $5.75

The rub they season these steaks with gives it an odd tinge, but many taste testers raved about this. Like the other dishes here, it’s mildly spicy.

For $5 and change, you can get yourself some steak tips with interesting sides, and that’s worth exploring, in my book.

*NEW* Spicy Kenyan Vegan Githeri with White Beans, Pigeon Peas, Curry Rice Pilaf, and Kachumbari Slaw (V) – $4.50

We love that there’s a vegan option on the menu, but at what cost? It’s extremely spicy, so much so that even our most heat-experienced taste testers claimed it was “one of the spiciest dishes sold on Disney property.” The rice alone is not enough to cut the spiciness, so be warned.

*NEW* Piri Piri Skewered Shrimp with Citrus-scented Couscous – $6.75

Another spicy dish, but at least this one was more mild in the spice department. It was a good portion size, too. We were all surprised by how many (large) shrimp was on the skewer. For $6, you have a small meal.

*NEW* Tusker Lager (4.2% ABV) – $4.50

From Kenya Breweries Limited: “Tusker Lager is brewed from 100% African ingredients that are all locally sourced; the barley is from the Savannah and the Maasai Mara, the spring water is from the Aberdare Mountains and all the yeast is developed locally which means that you feel closely connected to the brand’s origins and roots.”

Cederberg Chenin Blanc, South Africa ($15/bottle) – $6.00

From Cederberg: The Cederberg style Chenin Blanc offers beautiful layers of melon, grapefruit and fleshy white pear. Four months lees contact ensured a mouth coating creaminess on the palate with a lively crisp acidity to finish off.

Jam Jar Sweet Shiraz, South Africa ($7/bottle) – $7.00

Jam Jar Wines describes their Sweet Shiraz as having a taste of “mixed berries [and] dark chocolate undertones. Fruit-forward and semi-sweet, with a clean finish.”

Wine Flight – $6.50

Location of the Africa Marketplace Booth at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

Africa is Number 18 on the map below.

More Information

• All of our 2019 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival coverage is available from our landing page at https://wdwnt.wine!
• Previous coverage:
  • REVIEW: Africa at Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2018
  • VIDEO: Food & Wine Review, The Price is Right Force Friday Edition and More on WDW News Tonight
  • TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (9/21/16) – Food & Wine 2016 Review, Goodbye Stitch, & The Price is Right
  • All-New WDW News Today: The Radio Show Tonight (10/01/15) Food and Wine Review ETC.
  • Full Epcot Food & Wine Festival Review and We Play The Price is Right, Tonight (9/25/14) on WDWNT: The Radio Show

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