Counting the ballots…
Counting the ballots…
“Seriously, the next option is a Cuban sandwich… which is from Cuba, not Florida. Key Lime Pie was created in the keys and is only edible in FL. Other places try to make it, poorly.”
“Nothing says Florida like eatin gator. Florida man himself probably captured the gator from the Everglades.”
“Classic Old Florida subsistence food, eaten by Florida Crackers,Seminole Indians, and migrant workers. Best found on the side of the road”
“Stone crabs are really only available in Florida. They are great with mustard sauce or butter. My family and I have them for Thanksgiving instead of the traditional options.”
“The Cuban sandwich is the product of a confluence of cultures coming together at the height of the cigar industry in Florida to create this masterpiece. It's history in a sandwich.”
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.