Ottawa already has an official flower (the tulip), an official motto ('Advance-Ottawa-En Avant') and an official flag — but what's the dish that best defines residents in Canada's capital?

On Tuesday, the Halifax mayor cast the deciding vote in a motion to declare the city's official food the Donair.

That got us thinking.

Two camps quickly emerged.

The first included those with fond memories of grabbing a BeaverTail during an evening skate down the Rideau Canal.

The second featured those who have debated which of Ottawa's many restaurants serves the most delicious shawarma platters and pita wraps.

<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> If you live here for any length of time, it's obviously Shawarma. Beavertails are for tourists. —@meladroite

<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa">@JimWatsonOttawa</a> I would have to say shawarma although I much prefer a donair. —@DrewInOttawa

Even Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson got into the debate.

<a href="https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa">@JimWatsonOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa">@CBCOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BeavertailsO">@BeavertailsO</a> it's obviously shawerma. We have more shawerma places than grocery stores it seems —@YAbdelnasser

Now it's time to make a decision.