Yak & Yeti
Animal Kingdom
Friday, October 22, 2016
Lunch
So despite having just eaten here on my last trip in December 2015, I had to come back for a do-over. I made some choice ordering mistakes (including passing over on the wontons for dessert), and I was given enough crap about it here on the DIS (ahem
@kastoney ) to convince me to come back and correct my errors in judgement!
I started with a liquor drink, because day drinking while on vacation is always a good decision:
Big Bamboo: Parriot Bay Coconut Rum, Don Q Cristal Rum, Banana Liquor, and Tropical Fruit Juices.
I struggled over what to order for my appetizer, but finally decided on...
Firecracker Shrimp: Crispy fried shrimp in a creamy, spicy sauce (but I had them put it on the side because I'm a total wuss about spicy stuff).
These were super weird without the sauce, so even though it was spicy, I did end up using small amounts of it to give them some extra flavor!
Bhaktapur Duck: Roasted half ducking, plum BBQ sauce, jasmine rice, stir-fried vegetables (of which I requested mushrooms only).
This was surprisingly delicious! I used the sauce mostly on the rice and mushrooms all mixed up, and it was perfect. The duck was crispy on the outside and juicy and tender inside, and the glaze on it was just lovely. I quite enjoyed this!
And then, of course, the MAIN EVENT...
Fried Wontons: Skewers of fresh pineapple and cream cheese wontons, vanilla ice cream, honey-vanilla drizzle.
Okay, fine. I concede. This were freakin' excellent. I'm not even a big fruit person, and enjoyed this. The wontons were perfectly warm and delicious, and the ice cream and vanilla sauce were the perfect compliment for them. FORMER MISTAKE RECTIFIED. Yum.