Food
For more than a
decade, Greater Miami has remained one of the
world’s culinary hotspots and is the birthplace
of some of the most innovative cuisine to come out
of the United States. A reflection of the city’s
multicultural identity, the area’s cuisine has
been described as New World, Floribbean, Tropical
Fusion, and Nuevo Latino.
Whatever
the name, the cuisine here is a combination of
classic European techniques, using fresh native
ingredients with a dash of Caribbean and Latin
gusto. In addition to tasting great, most dishes are
low in fat and have evolved over the years from the
tropical know-how of local Native Indians and the
African heritage of West Indian slaves.
Along
with fresh seafood such as snapper, grouper,
lobster, stone crabs, shrimp, conch, most of the
staples used in Miami cuisine are exotic fruits,
vegetables and spices that are grown in Miami,
including citrus, yuca (a starchy tuber also called
cassava), mango, hearts of palm, avocado, guava,
papaya, coconut, banana, cilantro, and more.
Along
with the New World cuisine Miami is famous for, the
area also offers an array of restaurants
specializing in international foods, such as
Vietnamese, Japanese, Colombian, Thai, Cuban,
French, Chinese, Peruvian, Northern Italian, Greek
Irish, Russian, and Argentine. And, of course,
traditional steakhouses, sushi bars, and New
York-style delicatessens are provided throughout
Miami. What all this means is that dining in Greater
Miami and the Beaches is an epicurean emporium that
food lovers from around the world can’t help but
adore.
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