When I think of Florida I certainly do not think of it as a foodie destination, unless of course, we’re talking giant smoked turkey legs at the theme parks, those are delicious. Sadly many share this thought – Florida eats not being the best and not the Turkey legs comment that is. Food in Florida tends to be geared towards tourists and push quantity over quality, or so I thought. That is a side of Florida I have only known until now. With my recent retired life, I spent a month in the Sunshine State and quickly found that Florida eats can be great if you search out the best and unique places.
With that here is a foodie photo review of my surprisingly tasty time discovering Florida eats:
BLST (Bacon/Lettuce/Shrimp/Tomato) – Good God. Quality and quantity in this Florida eats favourite.
Fish Sandwich (Caroline’s Cafe – Key West) – Quality covered in fried quantity.
Shrimp Tacos (Garbo’s Grill – Key West) – Amazing little food truck and cute bar.
Key Lime Pie (Various spots) – As covered in Man vs. Key Lime Pie, this Florida eats can be found throughout the Keys, even on a stick.
Peel and eat Florida pinks (Key Largo) – Oh man.
Gator Balls (Cherry Pockets-Lake Whales) – Or bites depending who you ask. Fishy tough chicken. Surprisingly tasty and a surprisingly common Florida eats dish.
Classic Cuban (Latin Cafe-Miami Beach) – Grilled skirt steak fried polenta, beans and rice. Whoa.
Potato meat ball (Latin Cafe-Miami Beach) – yes.
Fried plantain (Latin Cafe-Miami Beach) – Meh.
Cuban Chicken Soup (Latin Cafe-Miami Beach) – Another win for the Cuban community of Miami.
Cuban coffee (Tropical Beach Cafe-Miami Beach) – A mix of what I liked about Turkish coffee and what I love about a latte.
Empanadas (Tropical Beach Cafe-Miami Beach) – We went from fine dinning to classic street food on this Florida eats trip.
Birthday Toro (Miami) – Splurging on an expensive cut of tuna for Erin’s bday.
Turtle Soup (Key West) – No. Just no.
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Turtle soup?!?! : (
Sadly yes. This was in a museum though as Key West used to farm turtles. Sweet, cute, innocent, and apparently delicious turtles.
LOL!
Cuban food is the best! Miami has some of the best cCuban food outside of Cuba. Probably better actually!
That is what I had heard Fanny! Glad I tried it and hope to get to Cuba before the USA does!