- For the first time, Disney World park Epcot is offering a L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen pop-up at their International Festival of Holidays to include Jewish visitors to the park that celebrate Hanukkah.
- However, people aren’t happy with it, as some think the food and drinks offered are more like items off a New York deli menu than of a Hanukkah celebration.
- None of it is kosher.
- In particular, people pointed out that two classic Hanukkah favourites – potato latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly-filled doughnuts) – were left off the menu.
Disney World’s Epcot International Festival of the Holidays runs from November 18 to December 30, celebrating holiday traditions around the world with an array of festive treats from different countries and cultures.
According to the official Disney Parks Blog, this year’s festival includes a new L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen featuring “traditional Jewish dishes” such as pastrami sandwiches and matzah ball soup.
Some people are thrilled that Disney is including Jewish-themed foods in their festival.
FINALLY Epcot is getting a Jewish food related kiosk! Looking forward to trying it all this holiday season! @ Epcot – Walt Disney World https://t.co/IgWCry2ljp
— Brittany Vitiello (@BrinaRifka) October 25, 2018
Read the article by Talia Lakritz, Gabbi Shaw in Business Insider Australia.