The day before Cinco de Mayo is not just any ordinary day. Today is Star Wars Day. Around the world, fans of the franchise and Jedi hopefuls will congratulate each other on May 4th in honor of this coincidental spin-off, “May the Fourth Be With You”. Raise a spiked glass of blue and green milk while munching on vegan-friendly outpost popcorn from the Cat Sugar Kettle, on the edge of Disney theme parks, where many look forward to celebrating the holiday in Star Wars: Galaxy.
However, not everyone can make it to Disneyland or Disney World, so we put on our imaginative hats to recreate the vegan-friendly discoveries of a galaxy far, far away. Here are seven copycat recipes for the best vegan meals in Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
The origin of Star Wars Day
“May the Fourth Be With You” is the official greeting used by fans worldwide to celebrate Star Wars Day. This turn of phrase is inspired by the famous words uttered throughout the film franchise: “May the force be with you.”
According to Lucasfilm, “May the Fourth Be With You” was first used as a greeting among Americans in 1978. star wars Fans celebrate Independence Day on July 4.
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The phrase gained more momentum the following year, when Margaret Thatcher was officially elected as the first woman to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. After successfully winning the election over someone else, you guessed it, on May 4, his political party ran an ad London Evening News. It read, “May the fourth be with you, Maggie. Congratulations!” Although there is no direct connection between the film and the political ad, the ad helped put the phrase into motion.
Decades later, it gained more popularity among fans of the film, and May 4 unofficially became Star Wars Day. In 2019, California lawmakers voted to make it a public holiday. The initiative was inspired by the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland later that year.
Vegan Recipes for Star Wars Day
Celebrate like a Jedi with these vegan recipes perfect for Star Wars Day.
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For those who can take some heat, this Korean-inspired wrap features a meaty Impossible Foods sausage, spicy kimchi slaw, sweet pickled cucumbers, and a fiery gochujang sauce wrapped in a fluffy pita. Vegan and ultimate Disney expert The Happiest Vegan on Earth guides you through this copycat recipe. Word has it that a bite allows the consumer to summon the power of pyrokinesis.
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2 Felucian Garden Spread 7 Food & Cargo at Docking Bay
This lunch item is a play on a Mediterranean meatball wrap. The pita-wrapped handhold is filled with Impossible Foods ground-up vegan kefta (meatballs), herby hummus and a refreshing tomato-cucumber relish. This recipe from Connoisseurus Veg is the perfect treat.
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Ethurian Garden Loaf 7 food and cargo at Docking Bay
A Disneyland exclusive, this well-rounded dinner item surpasses the theme park standard of corndogs and soft pretzels. While no longer available in the parks, it’s easy to recreate the magic at home. The plate includes a thick slice of Impossible Foods-based vegan meatloaf, roasted vegetable potato mash and seasonal roasted vegetables all complemented by a delicious mushroom sauce. Make it at home with Oh She Glows’ Lentil Bread and pair it with The Minimalist Baker’s Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes with Simple Vegan Blog’s Mushroom Gravy and Oil-Free Rainbow Roasted Vegetables for the ultimate Star Wars Day feast.
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Blue milk at Milk Stand and Oga’s Cantina
How does blue milk taste? This semi-frozen slush-like concoction has a strong tropical flavor. It is made with a mixture of coconut and rice milk and flavored with watermelon, dragonfruit, lime and pineapple. The drink is non-alcoholic and suitable for young Paduans, but the twenty-something crowd has the option of spiking their drink with Bacardi rum at Ogar Cantina.
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Green milk at milk stand and ogar cantina
Like Blue Milk, this vibrant neon yellow-green drink is made with coconut and rice milk and has a frozen to slushie consistency. The sweet drink combines flavors of passion fruit, grapefruit, mandarin orange and orange blossom to deliver a tropical, slightly floral experience. The spiked version is mixed with Corazon Blanco tequila.
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Takodana Veggie Dippers in Docking Bay 7 and Cargo
Look for her healthy hummus and crudité platters on the kid’s menu. It serves as a solid meal for wild little wookiees as well as a rejuvenating appetizer for tired adults. The dish is accented with black bean hummus with “edible soil” (a mixture of crumbled breadcrumbs and nuts), bread and raw vegetables.
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Cat Sugar Kettle Outpost Popcorn
Like all Disney popcorn, this vibrant sweet-meets-spicy snack is popped in coconut oil instead of butter. It also has an even more innovative range of flavor combinations—red chili lime kernels meet purple blueberry pound cake flavored kernels in a treat described as Red Hot Candy meets Fruit Loops cereal. Let’s just call it an acquired taste—favored by some planets and less so by others. See the pros at Diznify to help you recreate this one-of-a-kind treat.
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Tanya Flink is a digital editor for VegNews as well as a writer and runner living in Orange County, CA.