Key lime pie is a glass-green sweet and sour dessert originating from the Florida Keys. It consists of intensely aromatic Key lime juice, condensed milk, and eggs that are mixed together into a custard. The custard is poured into a buttery crust made from graham crackers and topped with sweet whipped cream.

A Cuban or a Cubano is a grilled, pressed sandwich made with Cuban bread that is filled with ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard. It was originally invented by Cuban immigrants in Florida, who wanted to make their own variation on a classic grilled ham and cheese sandwich.

Cuban bread is a long, white bread characterized by its (ideally) rectangular shape, hard and thin crust, and soft, flaky interior filled with numerous air pockets. It is still unclear whether it was first created in Tampa or Miami, but everyone agrees that the best Cuban bread is made in Florida.

Sour orange pie is a traditional dessert originating from Florida. This sweet pie consists of a pie crust, filling, and meringue topping. The crust is made with a combination of graham crackers, sugar, and butter; the meringue topping is made with egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar; and the filling is usually made with a combination of condensed milk, sugar, egg yolks, orange juice and zest, and lemon juice and zest.

Stone crab claws are a popular seafood dish, particularly in areas where stone crabs are native, such as Florida in the United States. Stone crabs are unique in that they are often harvested for their claws alone, while the rest of the crab is returned to the ocean alive.

Pan con minuta is a Cuban-style sandwich originating from Miami. It's made with a combination of Cuban bread rolls, onions, tomatoes, a tangy tartar sauce, and fish such as snapper that's fried in batter. The unique thing about this sandwich is the minuta part, which refers to the butterfly cut.

Minorcan clam chowder is a Floridian dish hailing from St. Augustine. This Manhattan-style, tomato-based chowder is made with a combination of onions, bacon, green bell peppers, clams with their juice, crushed tomatoes, celery, thyme, bay leaves, potatoes, and datil chili pepper, which is grown in the St. Augustine area.

Red conch chowder is a Caribbean dish that's especially popular in The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, and the Florida Keys. The conch is pounded with a hammer in order to make it tender, and it's then chopped and combined with onions, celery, green onions, hot peppers, tomatoes and tomato paste, potatoes, beans, and herbs and spices.