If upon departing from your next trip out of Miami International Airport, you realize you bought one too few “Sunshine State” visors, or decide the “Miami Beach Bum” t-shirt may not be appropriate for Aunt Myrtle after all, stop by La Carreta restaurant, located by Gates D37 and D21 to pick up a tasty souvenir of pasteles de guayaba.
Pasteles are delicious, flaky, traditional Cuban pastries and by extension delicious, traditional Miami treats. Since pasteles are sold throughout bakeries and cafés all around Miami, Aunt Myrtle never has to know that they were a last minute purchase.
Though the sweet guayaba (guava) filling is the most popular, pasteles are also filled with carne (beef), queso (cheese), and guayaba y queso (you figure that one out for yourself). Pick your favorite or take an assortment, and gift a souvenir that is unique, delicious and culturally relative to Miami.