Paella for 2,000
February 9th, 2016 by Mike Vasilinda
For the 32nd year in a row, the state Capitol has been home to the world’s largest Paella. The food fest is sponsored by Miami Dade County for their annual trip to the Capitol. Chef Bijan Nakhuvuan’s goal; feed two thousand hungry denizens of the Capitol.
“400 pounds of chicken, and we had almost about 700 pounds of seafood, which is shrimp, crab, lobster meat, mussels, octopus, and fish, and the rest is rice, tomatoes, green pepper, red pepper, onions, garlic, and beer and wine on rice.”
Governor Rick Scott is a usual participant, serving Paella up to all who come,, but this year, he left the duties to Lt. governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, who is running for the US Senate.
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