Contributors line up for stone crab claws and different delicacies throughout a previous Florida Keys Seafood Competition. COURTESY PHOTO
Plan on arriving hungry for the Florida Keys Seafood Competition, set for Jan. 15-16.
For almost 200 years, Key West’s delicacies has been based mostly across the bounty of the ocean. Seafood lovers can feast on recent native lobster, finfish, shrimp, stone crab claws and extra — and salute the hardy fishermen who spend their careers harvesting it.
The sixteenth annual pageant is ready for 11 a.m. to eight p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, and 11 a.m. to five p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16., at Key West’s Bayview Park, at Truman Avenue and Jose Marti Drive.
Offered by the Florida Keys Industrial Fishermen’s Affiliation, the gathering was conceived to showcase regional seafood and generate consciousness concerning the historical past and significance of the Keys’ business fishing business.
Attendees can purchase and feast on choices that usually embrace grilled Florida spiny lobster, fried fish baskets or platters, stone crab claws, smoked fish dip, peel-and-eat Key West pink shrimp and extra — all caught, ready and served by Keys business fishermen and their households.
The menu additionally contains such favourite dishes as conch chowder, ceviche and fritters, in addition to conventional flan and Key lime pie. Smooth drinks, beer, wine and different libations are to be out there for buy as properly.
Along with the seafood, attendees can count on nonstop leisure by regional musicians and bands, arts and crafts cubicles showcasing handcrafted wares, raffles and Keys conservation organizations displaying schooling and marine life reveals.
Admission is $10 per grownup, good for each days, and contains entry in a raffle for $250 price of seafood. Youngsters beneath age 12 are admitted free.
Proceeds from the pageant profit the Florida Keys Industrial Fishermen’s Affiliation, its sustainable fisheries administration efforts and scholarships for college-bound college students from Key Largo to Key West.
Information: www.floridakeysseafoodfestival.com. ¦
