Food that catches my eye

Just a little food blog sharing recipes I find and food I find delicious.

[ubercharge]

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[futurefoodie]

How is this even possible?

[foodcravings]

Garlic chili crisp pasta (via Instagram)

[futurefoodie]

I would love to try a dish like this some time. I may have to tweak how much garlic though.

[splatoonpolls]

pick one of these USA american cuisines

Cajun and creole (jambalaya, gumbo, fried oysters, po’boys)

Soul food (fried chicken, collard greens, Mac and cheese)

Ashkenazi Jewish American food (matzah ball soup, pastrami on rye, bagels)

Italian American food (chicken Parmesan, spaghetti with meatballs, pasta alfredo

Midwestern (chili with cinnamon rolls, casseroles, fried cheese curds)

Tex mex (walking taco included)

Texas style BBQ (ribs, southern style brisket)

Chinese American food (crab Rangoon, orange chicken, chop suey)

indigenous (Fry bread, three sisters stew, grits, wojapi sauce)

Hawaiian (poke, kalua pork, plate lunch, malasadas)

American breakfast food (bacon and eggs, pancakes, hashbrowns)

I just want a burger

Voting ended onJul 27, 2025

[moniquill]

Fry Bread isn't traditional indigenous food; it's a product of rationing on reservations. Yes, indigenous people did in fact find a way to make flour and oil/lard rations -delicious- but the fact is that frybread is high sugar and low nutrition and directly impacts the diabetes epidemic in Indian Country.

Indigenous cuisine does not include wheat flour or cane sugar.

Also, indigenous cuisine varies HUGELY by region; here in the northeast seafood is often front and center along with flint corn pan bread (johnneycakes), three sisters, and game meat - turkey, deer, etc.

[splatoonpolls]

Thanks for telling me! Next time I do a poll like this (which I will because American cuisine is BROAD) I will be more aware and go more into detail.

[moniquill]

Oh yeah, this was not meant to be an attack of any kind - the US is an entire continent! Hard to cram all the food genres into a single poll.

[heymerle]

The easiest way to get accepted in the US is to bring food.

(I enjoy most cuisines, but modern European is my least favorite.)

[dreamparkdiaries]

Foodie Friday: Dole Whip

Starting a new idea showcasing different foods that can be found in theme parks across the world. Let's start Foodie Friday with a Disney staple, the Dole Whip and Dole Whip float.

Dole Whip was first created in 1983 by food scientist Kathy Westphal in the Dole Technical Center in San Jose, California. Kathy and her team were put to the task when Dole took over the sponsor ship for Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki room at Disneyland in 1976, and later sponsoring the Walt Disney World version in 1983 called Tropical Serenade. When they started to sponsor the attraction in Disneyland, guests would be able to get pineapple spears as well as juice. However, Walt Disney World would allow guests to receive a cup of vanilla soft serve with diced pineapples on top. It was then Kathy was tasked to come up with a dry mix in that would help create this non-dairy treat that could with stand those hot Florida summers. Thus the dole whip we know and love was born! After a soft opening in 1983, Dole Pineapple Whip officially debuted in 1984 in the Magic Kingdom with three flavors to choose from: pineapple, orange, and strawberry. Disneyland would later receive the pineapple Dole whip in 1986.

Over the years, Disney has expanded both the flavors and locations in which people can purchase these sweet treats with the most popular still being the the classic Pineapple Dole Whip. As of 2023, fans of this pineapple treat can even it at their local grocery stores. Below will be a small list of where you can find them through out different Disney Parks with some of their offerings.

Please note: Some locations and flavor availability is subject to change in a moments notice.

Walt Disney World Resort:

Magic Kingdom:

Aloha Isle: Pineapple Dole Whip Cup, Pineapple Float, Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, Coconut Cup, Raspberry Swirl Cup

Sunshine Tree Terrace: Orange Bird Sipper, Dole Whip Orange Cup, Dole Whip Strawberry cup, Orange Cream Soft-serve Cup (Orange and Vanilla Swirl) Seasonal Dole Whips

Storybook Treats: Rapunzel Sundae (short cake with Wild Berry and Dole Whip Lemon soft serve) Aurora Cone (Dole whip Strawberry and blue soft serve)

Epcot:

Refreshment Outpost: Dole Whip Raspberry

Animal Kingdom:

Tamu Tamu Refreshments: Dole Whip Pineapple Cup (with and without Parrot Bay Coconut Rum), Dole Whip Pineapple Float (Pineapplejuice, Orange Soda, Hard Cider using ACE Pineapple Craft Cider, Pineapple Juice Float with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum)

Disney Springs:

Swirls on the Water: Have both Classic and seasonal flavors depending on the time of year which include, but aren't limited to Dole Whip Watermelon, Dole Whip Lemon, Dole Whip Orange, Pineapple Dole Whip, Cherry Dole Whip, A Sampler that features three flavors with toppings, Dole Whip Float (with or with out Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider, and topped with rum that includes pineapple juice pineapple Dole Whip and either Captain Morgan Spiced Rum or Malibu Coconut Rum)

Wine Bar George: Frozen old fashioned with Dole Whip Orange and George Dickel 8-year-old Tennessee Whiskey, Frozcato made with Dole Whip Pineapple Moscato (a sweet white wine) and vodka

Disney Resorts:

Disney's Boardwalk: Joe's Marvelous Margaritas (Dole Whip Smoothie, Captain's Seaside Sensation contains Captain Morgan Rum)

Disney's Polynesian Village Resort: Trader Sam's Grog Grotto (Spikey Pineapple with Cruzan Mango Rum blend with Dole Whip Pineapple) Barefoot Pool Bar (Frozen Margarita with Dole Whip Lime, Frosty Pineapple, The Voyager), Oasis Bar & Grill (Frozen Margarita with Dole Whip Lime, Frosty Pineapple, The Voyager), Pineapple Lanai (Dole Whip Soft-serve, Dole Whip with Rum Floater favorite Pineapple Float)

Old Key West Resort: Good's Food to Go (Seasonal Dole Whip)

Saratoga Springs Resort: Backstretch Pool Bar (Seasonal Dole Whip)

Contemporary Resort: Contempo Cafe (Dole Whip Cupcake)

Blizzard Beach:

Warming Hut: Dole Whip Orange Cup (with or without vanilla swirl), Dole Whip Orange Waffle Cone (with or without vanilla swirl)

Typhoon Lagoon:

Happy Landings: Pineapple Upside-down Cone

Snack Shack: Kungaloosh Kooler (alcoholic), Dole Whip Soft Serve (pineapple, lime, mango, and raspberry and with or without Plantation Original Dark Rum, Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, or El Silver Tequila), Hei Hei Cone (Pineapple and Raspberry Dole Whip swirl) Habanero Lime Galley Shack Swirl (Dolw Whip Mango with El Jimador Silver Tequila)

Disneyland Resort:

Disneyland Park:

Tiki Juice Bar: Dole Whip Pineapple Soft Serve, Dole Whip Float

The Tropical Hideaway: Chile-Mango Whip, Sweet Lumpia with Dole Whip Dipping Sauce

Disneyland Hotel:

Tangaroa Terrace: Dole Whip Pineapple Soft Serve, Dole Whip Float, Dole Whip Float with a Splash of Rum

[futurefoodie]

[dreamparkdiaries]

Foodie Friday: Popcorn

It's that time of the week again! Welcome to another edition of Foodie Friday. A little post to tell you how to snag some interesting food while in theme parks around the globe. This week we will be talking about popcorn!

Popcorn has been around for ages, but it wasn't really seen in carnivals and circuses until the 1800's with the invention of the Cretor's popcorn machine featured at the Chicago World's Fair. It was seen as a cheap snack that would later be added to movie theaters as a primary snack choice. Walt Disney made sure popcorn would be a snack staple across all of his parks. Originally, popcorn would be sold in boxes that guests could carry around the parks. It wouldn't be until the 90's that would start the trend of the souvenir popcorn buckets would begin.

These buckets started out as an oversized thermos sort of bucket with a themed wrap depending on the place and time of year. The one seen up above was recently created for the 25th Anniversary of the Disney Cruise Line. Most buckets would try to keep it simple with the logo of the theme park on the front and back of the bucket similar to this one for Universal Studios seen below.

It wouldn't be long before these simple buckets would turn into popular collectors items. As time went on, these simple buckets would start to take the shape of popular characters and icons around both theme parks and movies. Most notably would be the Figment popcorn bucket craze of 2022 during Epcot's Festival of the Arts. *cue war flash backs for the brave souls that waited in line for hours on end*

Now back to the topic of the actual snack itself, popcorn can be found in a variety of flavors across many theme parks around the world. The one that is seen as the standard flavor is the classic buttery popcorn that is usually found at different stands across the parks made constantly at these stands. In some of the other shops and locations, you may come across prepackaged bags of the classic buttery popcorn along with caramel and cheese. Occasionally, a gourmet flavor may appear in these prepackaged bags like cinnamon toast or confetti. Disney has recently included flavors like churro, maple bacon, and caramel with cashews and almonds just to name a few. Other times their might be special shops that sell only a certain kind of popcorn like the maple popcorn in the Canada pavilion and the fresh caramel corn in the Germany pavilion at Epcot.

In some of the theme parks located in China and Japan, you may come across a variety of flavors you never thought possible. In Universal Studios Japan, a honey plum flavored popcorn was released with a Nezuko popcorn bucket when they were featuring a Demon Slayer ride overlay. They also release peach and mushroom flavored popcorn for Super Nintendo World as well with a super star and Bob-omb popcorn bucket. Over at the Tokyo Disney Resort, guests can find honey, milk chocolate, curry, and even roast beef flavored popcorn just to name a few. Hong Kong Disneyland has a few new flavors they are releasing for their 20th Anniversary such as Caramel and Banana as well as a Caramel and Pineapple one being released in January of 2026.

No matter what flavor of popcorn you're into, theme parks will always have a stand of popcorn nearby. Hope you liked it. I might do a few separate posts about the various kinds of popcorn buckets over the years at a later date. Stay tuned!

[fattributes]

Cream Cheese Stuffed Garlic Bagels

[futurefoodie]

Mmmm, I would love to try this sometime for breakfast. Might need to go a little light on the garlic.

[redrola]

[futurefoodie]

Awe, these cookies are so cute. You could have them as a special treat or a date night dessert.

[fullcravings]

Cheesecake Brownies

[futurefoodie]

Mmmm, these look so yummy. I will want to keep this recipe close when the weather gets a bit cooler. I don't want to heat up the house

[futurefoodie]

Look what @krispykreme just dropped! These donuts look delicious. Just keep them away from Pacman

[julieterbang]

[futurefoodie]

Mmmm, bubble waffles. Those look so good!

[pinkfairiesteaparty]

[futurefoodie]

It looks so pretty! I love the way the colors aligned when the cake was rolled.

[toyastales]

Cheeseburger tortellini

[futurefoodie]

I have never tried some thing like this, but it looks delicious.

[foodcravings]

(via Instagram)

[futurefoodie]

Can't go wrong with the classics. Only needs wither a little ranch or BBQ sauce.

[burgrsstuff]

JF

[futurefoodie]

Mac and cheese might be a bit much for me, but I can see this as a very filling meal.

[burgrsstuff]

JF

[futurefoodie]

Loaded fries are so good! This would be better with a dollop of sour cream on top.

[lustingfood]

Fudgy Brownies (x)

[futurefoodie]

Now I'm in the mood for brownies. Thank god I have the mix in my closet.

[fullcravings]

Fudgy Dark Chocolate Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting

[futurefoodie]

Mmm, fudgy brownies are always my favorite!