Disney Viva Navidad festive dishes at Disney California Adventure

Disney ¡Viva Navidad! is going on right now at Disney California Adventure! The celebration will be taking place until January 6, 2014 so don’t miss it.

The colorful event is a celebration of Latin culture and holiday traditions and ends on Three Kings’ Day (Día de los Reyes Magos), also known as Epiphany. It’s celebrated in Christian cultures around the world, including Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Central America. Guests can enjoy some delicious Latin dishes available at Paradise Garden Grill, Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta and Bayside Brews. Just take a look!

Available at Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta

Homemade Pozole
Pozole is a special occasion stew from Guerrero State, Mexico, where it once had ritual significance. This traditional pre-Columbian dish is made from pork, tomato, hominy and cumin.

Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camaron)
This refreshingly spicy appetizer is popular throughout the coastal regions of Mexico. Typically served with diced avocado, sea salt, cilantro, Serrano chili, hot sauce and a twist of lime.

Chocoflan
A new holiday favorite found throughout Mexico and the United States. In some circles it’s known as the “impossible cake” for its unique and “impossible” combination of classic Mexican Flan atop chocolate cake.

Available at Paradise Garden Grill

Torta al Pastor
Spanish for “shepherd style,” torta al pastor is a dish developed in Central Mexico with spit-grilled meats (with pork in place of lamb) due in part to a Lebanese influence in this area.

Sopes de Barbacoa
A sope is a traditional Mexican dish originating in the central and southern parts of Mexico made up of a thick fried tortilla with both vegetable and meat toppings. Highlighting this dish is the barbacoa oxtail along with a flavorful salsa. Barbacoa is believed to have originated centuries ago in Barbados, where meats were marinated in tropical herbs and spices, preserving them as well as enhancing their natural flavors. They were then slowly cooked in a “barabicu,” or “sacred fire pit.”

Chicken Mole
Legend has it that the nuns at Puebla’s Convent of Santa Rosa combined an assortment of ingredients including unsweetened chocolate, roasted chili peppers, walnuts, stale breadcrumbs and chicken, resulting in the dark mole sauce known today.

Mahi Veracruzano (Pescado Veracruzano)
The coastal Mexican state of Veracruz is known for its abundant seafood. This regional specialty is a fine example of its rich, 500 year old culinary history.

Champurrado
Traditional Christmas time Mexican hot chocolate is a combination of chocolate, milk and masa harina (corn meal), heated and slowly whisked with a molinillo (a Mexican Whisk).

Available at Bayside Brews

Bunuelos with Cajeta
These light, crispy sweet treats are deep-fried and sprinkled with a cinnamon-sugar mix and drizzled with cajeta originated in Spain – now popular throughout Mexico at holiday time. Cajeta, a rich caramel sauce, is a Mexican confection of thickened syrup usually made of sweetened caramelized milk.

Sweet Pineapple and Golden Raisin Tamales
This traditional holiday favorite dates back to the days of the Aztecs and is made from scratch with masa (corn meal), pineapple and golden raisins

Have you tried any of these?

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