Disneyland foodies craving an authentic taste of Louisiana will need to look no further than the po’boy and muffaletta sandwiches on the menu at the new Tiana’s Palace restaurant in New Orleans Square.
“We are bringing the bread in from New Orleans,” Disney Parks Food & Beverage Director Michele Gendreau said.
Tiana’s Palace will open Thursday, Sept. 7 in the former French Market restaurant at the Anaheim theme park.
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Locally sourced ingredients from Louisiana will be shipped to Tiana’s Palace for a New Orleans-inspired menu that includes gumbo, shrimp and grits, red beans and rice, lemon-filled beignets and chicory coffee as well as po’boy and muffaletta sandwiches.
“The ingredients are critical to tell the story,” Disneyland Resort Culinary Director John State said. “Sourcing this bread wasn’t an easy task. We tried to duplicate the bread here. We tried to make it ourselves. We tried to work with somebody local to make it for us and we just couldn’t get there.”
Disneyland chefs made multiple research trips to New Orleans while developing the menu for Tiana’s Palace, Gendreau said during a media preview for Tiana’s Palace. One Big Easy research trip included stops at 18 restaurants in two and a half days.
The Louisiana-sourced ingredients in the Tiana’s Palace recipes include andouille sausage, cane syrup and rice along with Tabasco and Crystal hot sauces.
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Tiana’s version of a po’boy is served with slow-roasted beef and gravy dressed with shredded lettuce, tomato, pickle and mayonnaise on toasted New Orleans French bread.
“It’s critical that the one key component you start with is the bread,” State said. “The bread is very light. It helps the ingredients stand out.”
The Muffuletta comes with mortadella, salami, rosemary ham, cheddar,…
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