Mushroom Fries Are A Thing in Disney World…And We Tried Them Against Our Better Judgment

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The beauty of French fries is that there are so many ways to enjoy them in Disney World. You can just go for the standard Disney fries, which, yes, are one of our favorite snacks. Or you can opt for Mr. Kamal’s seasoned fries in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which we would literally eat every day if we could.

Truffle Mushroom Frites

Maybe you’re in the mood for a nice, big plate of loaded fries. Well, we’ve got that, too. This is one reason why we love The Daily Poutine in Disney Springs, because they’re always dreaming up new ways of serving fries with sauces and cheese. However, a new poutine there had us a little conflicted for a hot minute. Let’s talk about it.

The Daily Poutine now has Truffle Mushroom Frites for $10.49. These are fries with Wild Mushroom Ragù, Gruyère Cheese, Truffle Aïoli, Parmesan Panko Crumble, and Parsley. So here’s where our confusion started: our reporter loves truffles, but hates mushrooms (it’s a texture thing, and I totally get it). But we’re all pros here, and we’re going to try the new foods. However, we found that the other textures in this dish, like that panko crumble, helped hide the mushroom texture, and the truffle aioli overwhelms the mushroom flavor. We even ate a few mushrooms! WHO KNEW?

Well, we’ll give them a try!

The truffle sauce is OUTSANDING. It’s got a wonderful earthy, umami flavor with some saltiness. There was also a heaping LOAD of Gruyere cheese in giant clumps, so you also get some great cheesy flavor with that, and the Parmesan panko crumble (and there’s a lot of that, too). We didn’t taste much of the parsley, but it’s probably hiding in the sauce. The fries are always good here, nice, crispy, and hot.

SO much cheese

Overall, it just goes to prove that even if you don’t like a thing, you might try something like this because Disney often does a good job of making that thing more accessible. Lesson learned!

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