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Spicy Jerk Chicken

Hot Jerk Chicken

Spice can be an addiction—a healthy one at that. When you need a fix, you just have to get yours. The Caribbean provides Florida with many of its spicy flavors for our enjoyment.

Hawaiian Poke made from Florida blackfin by FS member Go Mongo.

Hawaiian Poke

A traditional Hawaiian way of enjoying tuna is to make poke—using raw tuna and spices and some veggies. It hasn’t…»

Blackened cobia in the pan.

Blackened Cobia

It’s just about the height of the springtime cobia run in the state, and that means that cobia are on menus, too.

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Datil Sauce

Florida has datil peppers, first grown in the state near St. Augustine and commonly used by the Minorcan community there.

Roasted cauliflower soup with rye crostini

Roasted Cauliflower Soup

Since cauliflower grows well in Florida in the cool seasons, you might even take the main ingredient from your backyard if you have a garden.