- I went to Disneyland's Food and Wine Festival and tried the divisive peanut-butter-and-jelly mac.
- I wanted to like the unique dessert pasta, but as soon as I saw the clumpy sauce I was skeptical.
- The popping candy was the worst part, but the dish was better than the frozen guac I also tried.
The Disney parks have concocted some pretty wild treats, but Disneyland's latest offering might take the cake.
A peanut-butter-and-jelly mac was recently released as part of the Food and Wine Festival at Disney's California Adventure park. And although some fans have enjoyed the sweet-and-savory combination, others aren't sure how it made it on the menu.
I decided that I needed to try the divisive macaroni dish myself to see what all the fuss was about.
The pasta dish costs less than $10 and features peanut butter, jelly, and popping candy
As an avid Disneyland-goer and self-proclaimed foodie, I always look forward to trying all the new dishes at the California Adventure Food and Wine Festival, which started on March 4 and runs through April 26.
The PB&J mac can be found at the festival's Nuts About Cheese marketplace. It costs $8.25, and it's advertised as peanut-butter-and-jelly macaroni with a brown-sugar streusel and strawberry crackle.
As off-putting as that may sound, I was very eager to try the dish.
The clumpy presentation didn't ease my nervous taste buds
It wasn't until my plate was handed to me that I started to question my choices.
The macaroni noodles covered in peanut butter and strawberry jelly and topped with clumps of brown sugar and hot-pink popping candy didn't look appetizing, to say the least.
As I stared at the dish, I tried to convince myself that Disney obviously knows what it's doing. This might be the most delicious thing I've ever eaten.
But that all changed when I took my first bite.
It didn't take long for me to decide that peanut butter, jelly, and pasta should never go together.
The more I ate, the better it got. But when the strawberry popping candy started exploding in my mouth, I couldn't eat anymore.
The mac wasn't even the worst thing I tried, but there are other festival dishes worth checking out
I really wanted to like this. But it ended up being little more than a shock-value dish.
The Food and Wine Festival has some delicious food offerings, but the peanut-butter-and-jelly mac unfortunately isn't one of them.
Incredibly, it wasn't the worst thing I tried during my visit. The frozen guacamole at the Avocado Time marketplace might be the nastiest thing I've ever eaten.
The avocado paleta was sweet and creamy, but it was topped with lime crema, pico de gallo, chile-lime seasoning, and tortilla crunch. It was very similar to eating an ice-cream bar topped with salsa — I took two bites before it landed in the trash.
I would definitely skip those dishes and enjoy other festival favorites like the chile-relleno empanada from the Peppers Cali-ente marketplace or the gyro-inspired flatbread featuring Impossible ground beef from the LA Style marketplace.
Representatives for Disneyland didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.