Originally Posted by
manzana
After your adventure in the wilderness, stay on Tamiami Trail eastbound until it turns into Calle Ocho (8th Street), the aorta of Little Havana. You will be starving hungry so go into one of the Cuban restaurants and order paella ("pa-ey-a"), which is a fabulous Spanish dish with rice and lots of delicious seafood. They will probably ask for a deposit first, which is customary. Wash it down with Cuban espresso then for dessert have a mamey batido, which is a Cuban milkshake made from a tropical fruit unknown in cold climes. Also try the amazing pastries made from guava and cream cheese. Ahhhhh... On my first visit I had lengua, since I had no idea what anything was. It was cow tongue. Maybe you should skip that one.