Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
Florida's ballot has a Caribbean half and a Cracker half. Tampa and Miami send the Cuban Sandwich, Pastelitos de Guayaba, Key Lime Pie, and Conch Fritters. The old inland state answers with Fried Gator Tail, Frog Legs, and Smoked Mullet cured over palmetto. The water settles the rest: Stone Crab Claws cracked cold with mustard sauce, Apalachicola Oysters from a fragile Gulf fishery, and a blackened Grouper Sandwich on a kaiser roll. Florida is famous for citrus and seafood, and votes for both at once. So what is Florida's official state dish? Ten dishes, one vote.