I know.  Finally, right?!  I have never waited this long to announce my Final Top 25!

What’s the story this year?  Well, it boils down to the fact that I knew we would be able to make several trips back to Food & Wine this year … and, a whole lot of personal indecision.

Frankly, folks, in the last month, the All in WDW Top 5 has changed and been re-arranged more times than I can count!

Anyway, with roughly two weeks of festival left, let’s, first, quickly review my Pre-Festival Top 25 …

1. Mongolian Beef Steamed Bun – China
2. Cheese Ravioli – Italy
3. Seared Mahi-Mahi – Singapore
4. Kālua Pork Slider – Hawaii
5. “Le Cellier” Beef Filet Mignon – Canada
6. Shrimp Taco – Mexico
7. Grilled Beef Skewer – Patagonia
8. Rib-Eye Taco – Mexico
9. Teriyaki Chicken Steamed Bun – Japan
10. Roasted Verlasso Salmon – Patagonia
11. Tilapia – Brazil
12. Crispy Pork Belly – Brazil
13. Lamb Meatball – New Zealand
14. Grilled Lamb Chop – Australia
15. Beijing Roasted Duck Steamed Bun – China
16. Kimchi Dog – South Korea
17. Seared Sea Scallop – Scotland
18. Slow-braised Beef with Puerto Rican-grown Rice – Puerto Rico
19. Beer-braised Beef, Potato, and Leek Waffle – Belgium
20. Braised Short Ribs – France
21. Seared Rainbow Trout – Canada
22. Griddled “Yard Bird” – Farm Fresh
23. Baked Lobster Alfredo – Hops & Barley
24. Griddled Greek Cheese – Greece
25. Nueske’s® Pepper Bacon Hash – Farm Fresh

For the full re-cap, let me invite you back to my pre-festival posts – Part I and Part II.  You’ll see why I thought the above order was the perfect menu to pursue.

So, after three visits to World Showcase, what was the result of all my re-ranking and re-organizing?  Well, here it is!  The Final All in WDW 2014 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Top 25!  Oh, their pre-festival ranking is in parenthesis.  Click on each dish’s name to get to the DELICIOUS part – the pictures!

1. Lamb Meatball – New Zealand (13)
2. Kālua Pork Slider – Hawaii (4)
3. Mongolian Beef Steamed Bun – China (1)
4. Roasted Verlasso Salmon – Patagonia (10)
5. Seared Mahi-Mahi – Singapore (3)
6. Grilled Beef Skewer – Patagonia (7)
7. Shrimp Taco – Mexico (6)
8. “Le Cellier” Beef Filet Mignon – Canada (5)
9. Tilapia – Brazil (11)
10. Beer-braised Beef, Potato, and Leek Waffle – Belgium (19)
11. Slow-braised Beef with Puerto Rican-grown Rice – Puerto Rico (18)
12. Nueske’s® Pepper Bacon Hash – Farm Fresh (25)
13. Crispy Pork Belly – Brazil (12)
14. Seared Sea Scallop – Scotland (17)
15. Kimchi Dog – South Korea (16)
16. Grilled Lamb Chop – Australia (14)
17. Cheese Ravioli – Italy (2)
18. Griddled Greek Cheese – Greece (24)
19. Rib-Eye Taco – Mexico (8)
20. Braised Short Ribs – France (20)
21. Seared Rainbow Trout – Canada (21)
22. Baked Lobster Alfredo – Hops & Barley (23)
23. Fresh Potato Pancake with Smoked Scottish Salmon – Scotland (Unranked)
24. Spicy Hand Roll – Japan (Unranked)
25. CraB’less CraB Cake – Terra (Unranked)

Other Dishes

• Brazilian Cheese Bread – Brazil
• Florida Grass-fed Beef Slider – Hops & Barley
• Griddled “Yard Bird” – Farm Fresh (22)
• Chicken Marsala – Italy
• Berbere-style Beef Tenderloin Tips – Africa
• Teriyaki Chicken Steamed Bun – Japan (9)
• Beijing Roasted Duck Steamed Bun – China (15)

How in “The World” did it shuffle around so much?  Well, let me tell you all about it …

Wait!  Let me really tell you all about it … on the WDW Magical Main Street Memories Podcast!  Click here for a “LIVE” explanation!

What happened to Japan’s Teriyaki Chicken Steamed Bun, China’s Beijing Roasted Duck Steamed Bun, and Farm Fresh’s Griddled “Yard Bird”?  What powered Hawaii’s Kālua Pork Slider “comeback”?

Why did China’s Mongolian Beef Steamed Bun lose its “title”?  And, how in The World did New Zealand’s Lamb Slider skyrocket to #1?

Listen to the show and find out!