At least, most of the time… According to Wikipedia (a dubious source to be sure), or in the immigrant community of a Cuban sandwich is a variation of a ham and cheese originally created by Cuban workers, either in Cuba, Ybor City in Tampa Florida. Later, Cubans brought it to other communities in southern Florida, particularly Key West and Miami where it is very popular. The sandwich is made with ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and sometimes salami on Cuban bread.
Our Cubano, which I am actually eating in between typing sentences, is BBQ pulled pork, black forest ham, swiss, pickles, pickled onions, and housemade mayo, on a ciabatta roll. We think it’s totally delicious and is one of our most popular menu items. However, we have heard complaints from some purists, because it’s not pressed, there’s no mustard, or they don’t like that it has BBQ sauce.
Having not been to Cuba, we don’t know how it stacks up against a real Cubano. But the vast majority of the customers who order it love, love it. We’ve considered changing the name but for now, we’re going to rebel a little against the purists and do it our way.
0 comments:
Post a Comment