by Beth Keating
News/Review
DisneyBizJournal.com
December 17, 2022
One of the first places our family heads for quick service food in Disney’s Animal Kingdom is the Satu’li Canteen in Pandora, as much for the uniqueness of the food as for the immersive theming. In fact, it’s not unusual to find some of us waiting in the former RDA mess hall, corralling the family members too young to ride “Flight of Passage,” snacking on cheeseburger pods ($8.59 and $13.29) while we wait for the more adventurous park-goers to return from riding banshees.
With James Cameron’s new movie, Avatar: The Way of Water, arriving yesterday (Friday, December 16), Disney is celebrating the Valley of Mo’ara by adding a few new selections to the menu at Satu’li Canteen.
Let’s start with dessert, shall we? The “Metkayina Mousse” ($6.29) is reminiscent of the beautiful and hauntingly-shaped flowers in Pandora. It’s a flourless chocolate cake with chocolate mousse, decorated with raspberry gelee, mango coulis, boba pearls, and a milk and white chocolate garnish. Satu’li Canteen is known for its bowl options, so for your entrée, you might want to try the new “Ocean Moon Bowl” ($17.49). A riot of bright colors, this dish contains tuna, blue noodles (!), watermelon radish, pickled daikon, rainbow carrots, avocado, cucumbers and red cabbage, finished off with a miso and sweet soy drizzle.
Green seems to be the color of beverages in Pandora, as the Hawkes’ Grog Ale ($9.75 and $11.00) is specially made for Disney, and Pandora is the only place in the world that the beverage is available. It’s been a favorite of Pandoran visitors for a long time now. Joining it is another forest-hued drink, the brand new “Ilu Splash Margarita” ($13.50), made from kiwi Monin syrup with lime juice, sour mix, Corazon Tequila Blanco, and a floating slice of Kiwi.
See you at the canteen… If you get there first, save us a bowl. Or maybe the Metkayina Mousse. It never hurts to save room for dessert, especially at Disney!
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Beth Keating is a theme parks, restaurant and entertainment reporter for DisneyBizJournal.
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