The Ultimate Guide to All New Eats at Disney California Adventure for Lunar New Year

Editor’s note: The following was written by Mindy Poder, Editor-in-Chief of TravelAge West.

Disney California Adventure Park (DCA)
kicked off its annual Lunar New Year
celebration on Jan. 23 for the Year of the Horse. 

The 31-day celebration, which runs until Feb. 22, is an
homage to Southern California’s Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese local
communities, complete with meetings with outfitted characters, festive
decorations, exclusive merchandise, a calligraphy experience, Mulan’s Lunar New
Year Procession and “Hurry Home – A Lunar New Year Celebration.”

But perhaps most notably, the event doubles as a food
festival featuring Asian favorites, fusion creations, decadent desserts, and
festive beverages to sample throughout the park. 

“Our culinary teams travel, and they bring it back here,”
said Juan Aldava, a spokesperson for Disneyland Resort. “So, if you are coming
from Korea or China, the sounds and sights are all authentic.” 

All the New Food

This year, DCA’s Lunar New Year is offering 35 new culinary items,
including returning favorites such as the Quesabirria Eggroll with guajillo
pepper consome. 

The most devoted foodies will purchase the $49 Sip and Savor
Pass (https://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disney-california-adventure/sip-and-savor/)
at the Sip and Savor Cart when entering the park, which provides access to six
of the items on sale at the pop-up Lunar New Year marketplaces. These six marketplaces
are located along Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession route, from Hollywoodland
to Paradise Gardens Park, which serves as the main location for Lunar New Year
music, character meetings and more.  

Guests using the Sip and Savor Pass can place an order for
all six items at once, even if the items are from different vendors. Since
order lines can be long, this reduces waiting time. It should be noted that the
pass does not cover alcohol, and many of the new items are alcoholic beverages
— including cocktail and beer flights.

Here are the new options:

Bamboo Blessings Marketplace

• Five-Spice Popcorn Chicken with sweet
  chile-garlic sauce  
• Guava Dragon Fruit Sparkler: Simply Lemonade,
  Topo Chico, and guava and dragon fruit syrups garnished with frozen dragon
  fruit
• Guava Dragon Fruit Vodka Cocktail: Vodka, Simply
  Lemonade, Topo Chico, and guava and dragon fruit syrups, garnished with a lemon
  wheel

Longevity Noodle Co. Marketplace

• Japchae Noodles with Kalbi Short Rib

Lucky 8 Lantern Marketplace

• Red Envelope Margarita: Tequila, orange juice,
  sweet and sour, raspberry puree, blood orange syrup, and gold shimmer
• Yuja-Melon Cocktail: Gin, Lillet Blanc, yuja
  puree, and rock melon syrup, garnished with a purple orchid 

Prosperity Bao & Buns Marketplace

• Brewery X, Grapefruit Citrus Seltzer
• Coronado Brewing Co., Nado Premium Rice Lager
• Harland Brewing Co., Lucky Horse
• Unsung Brewing Company, Photo Nuclear Orange
• Year of the Horse Beer Flight: Brewery X
  Grapefruit Citrus Seltzer, Coronado Brewing Co. Nado Premium Rice Lager, Unsung
  Brewery Company Photo Nuclear Orange Wheat Ale, and Harland Brewing Co. Lucky
  Horse West Coast IPA 

Red Dragon Spice Traders Marketplace

• Green Apple Soju Cocktail: Soju, grapefruit
  liqueur, green apple syrup, and sweet and sour
• Honeydew Colada: Rum, melon liqueur, honeydew
  cream, coconut cream, and sweet and sour, topped with a slushy made with Dole
  Whip
• Mango Soju Cocktail: Soju, Sprite, mango puree,
  and sweet and sour
• Peach Yogurt Soju Cocktail: Soju, Sprite, white
  peach syrup, and yogurt
• Soju Cocktail Flight: Peach Yogurt Soju
  Cocktail, Mango Soju Cocktail, and Green Apple Soju Cocktail 

  Quesabirria Eggroll at Disney California Adventure’s Lunar New Year. (Photo Credit: Disneyland Resort Media)

Wrapped with Love Marketplace

• Cold Brew Cocktail: Bourbon, Joffrey’s Coffee
  & Tea Co. Vietnamese-style Coffee, cocoa powder, and condensed milk,
  garnished with taro chocolate sweet cream and a chocolate wafer stick

Carthay Circle Restaurant

• Golden Moonfire Cocktail: Pomegranate
  martini served with a strawberry-mint garnish 

Churros at Hollywood Land

• Feng Li Su Churro: Churro rolled in
  shortbread sugar, topped with pineapple jelly and cherry-flavored popping
  pearls 

Hollywood Lounge

• Tteokbokki: Rice cakes with
  gochujang sauce topped with cheese, sesame seeds, and green onions
• Lychee Soju Cocktail: Soju with lychee syrup
  topped with grenadine and club soda

Schmoozies!

• Hotteok-Inspired Mickey-shaped Waffles: Red
  batter waffles with brown sugar and cinnamon custard, yellow whipped topping,
  and sprinkles

Studio Catering Co.

• Tteokbokki: Rice cakes with
  gochujang sauce topped with cheese, sesame seeds, and green onions 

Pym Test Kitchen

• Spicy Pork Belly Grilled Cheese: Pork belly
  marinated in Korean spices with white American cheese, spicy aioli, pickled
  onions, sourdough bread, and green onion crust served with potato bites

Cozy Cone Motel 5 – Popcone

• Crispy Chicken Bao: Fried chicken coated in
  sweet chile sauce with cucumbers, carrots, and sesame seeds served in a soft
  bao bun

Aunt Cass Cafe

• Year of the Horse Bread: Horse-shaped Boudin
  sourdough bread
• Strawberry Green Tea Bread Pudding: Strawberry
  and green tea-layered bread pudding with green tea crème anglaise and whipped
  topping
• Almond Cold Brew: Almond cold brew with orange
  cold foam

Boudin Bread Cart

• Year of the Horse Bread: Horse-shaped Boudin
  sourdough bread

Lucky Fortune Cookery

• Mango Milk Tea with brown sugar tapioca spheres
  topped with pineapple cold foam

Lamplight Lounge

• Chef’s Special: Mongolian beef topped with green
  onions, sesame seeds, red Chile flakes, and crispy shallots served with noodles
  tossed with Chinese broccoli, cabbage, and carrots
• Coconut Pandan Donuts 

Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta

• Korean Pork Belly Pizza: Roasted
  soy-glazed pork belly with kimchi cucumber, mozzarella, yellow corn, sesame
  seeds, and kimchi marinara
• Pandan Cheesecake: Pandan-flavored
  cheesecake, brown butter graham crust, coconut whipped topping, and strawberry
  jam 

Paradise Garden Grill

• Lemongrass Pork Skewers: Grilled
  lemongrass-marinated pork belly skewers served with fried garlic rice, pickled
  carrots and daikon radish, and a side salad 
• Vietnamese Coffee Roulade: Coffee
  sponge, Vietnamese coffee mousse, coffee cookie crumble, and sweetened
  condensed milk whipped cream 

Smokejumpers Grill

• Bulgogi Fries: Fries with marinated bulgogi
  beef, kimchi cucumber, mozzarella cheese, and gochujang aioli topped with
  sesame seeds and green onions

Select Outdoor Vending Carts

• Blue Vanilla Cotton Candy: Blue vanilla cotton
  candy

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