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Link Posted: 6/28/2018 12:16:59 AM EDT
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Most Cubans in this country are very proud to be Americans.
My own Cuban relatives fought the Cuban government on America's behalf. Kennedy screwed them over, but they blame Democrats for that to this day.
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 12:32:38 AM EDT
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I've always known Cuban sandwiches to be like the ones described here as Miami. That being said the Tampa version sounds delicious too
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 12:39:43 AM EDT
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The Cuban sandwich has Genoa salami. Tampa had Italians and Cubans working together, and sometimes working together in organized crime. Maybe not a great thing to be proud of, but it's our history.
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 8:52:43 AM EDT
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The thing is, Cubans (the people, not the sandwiches) had a thriving community in Tampa while Miami was still mostly mangroves. (One reason is that Tampa has a better natural harbor)

*Most* Tampa Cubans came here pre-Castro whereas *most* Miami Cubans are post-revolution refugees as well as Marielitos.
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 9:07:57 AM EDT
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FPNI
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 9:28:04 AM EDT
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te pickel makes it or breaks it it has to be crisp & dill
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 9:31:52 AM EDT
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nope that soft bread isn't as good
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 9:34:08 AM EDT
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One of the best things I ever ate while living in Tampa. I love those suckers.

as a rule, the shittier the gas station the better the Cuban sammich.
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 9:42:31 AM EDT
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Whoooaa!. Looks like we got us a brined vegetable racist here.

Look at this guy. I'd bet, if he could, he'd have each pickle seperated from the rest in the barrel, and fucking deported.

NO PICKLE, NO PEACE!   NO PICKLE NO PEEEACE !
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 9:45:28 AM EDT
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Miami Cuban sandwich is better than Tampa Cuban sandwich. There! I said it, bite me.  
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Lol. No.
It was invented in Tampa. Anything different is just a pork sandwich
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 9:53:45 AM EDT
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I love Cuban sandwiches!
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 10:04:36 AM EDT
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Alton Brown taste-testing Cuban sandwiches on his tour bus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NdfiYcQHVU
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 10:31:37 AM EDT
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I can't find a real one in Dallas.  Any help?
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Cuco's sandwich shop in North Richland Hills has a good one. They are only open 10 to 3 and closed Sunday.
There is a place in Oak Cliff called C' Senor that people like, but I haven't made it there yet.
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 11:10:02 AM EDT
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Media Noche is what you seek.
nope that soft bread isn't as good
The one I eat is pressed and crunchy.

“Like the Cuban sandwich, the medianoche is typically warmed in a press before eating.[1]”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medianoche
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 11:45:02 AM EDT
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My pickles are exactly that.
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 11:47:24 AM EDT
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Fuck yeah it is!
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 11:49:49 AM EDT
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Fuck yeah it is!
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Fuck yeah it is!
Might have to agree with you there...
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 11:52:37 AM EDT
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He is not really  Cuban. He lives in Florida

The real Cubans live in New Jersey.
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 11:53:35 AM EDT
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Latin pig in Plano
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 12:33:28 PM EDT
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I had this one yesterday. It was delicious. Attachment Attached File
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 3:22:13 PM EDT
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https://flic.kr/p/LuuBYW

Can someone make this a pic? I’m tarded...
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 3:24:16 PM EDT
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Tampa Cuban is the real Cuban
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 3:50:42 PM EDT
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Tampa Cuban is the real Cuban
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Tampa Cuban is the real Cuban
Anything is better than Miami Cuban!!
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 6:26:56 PM EDT
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Ackshually,

There's a place in Loudonville NY that made me realize it's quite proper.

Genoa salami, garlic mayo, roasted red peppers, shredded (on the meat slicer) lettuce, provolone, tomatoes.

Heaven on a roll.
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...why didn't you get a Cuban sammich instead?
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 6:28:23 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 6/28/2018 6:30:04 PM EDT
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There was another little place that served a dish called "ropa vieja", which was shredded beef flank steak cooked in a wine & tomato sauce, served with white rice and black beans "christanos y moros", and a side order of platanos fritos.
Damn! I'm ready to call the airlines and book a ticket to Miami.
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that sounds effing incredible dude..
Link Posted: 6/28/2018 6:33:27 PM EDT
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I've tried them throughout the US. The best I've had is from a little deli near me, in NH of all places. They smoke their own meat, of course.
Link Posted: 6/29/2018 11:05:07 PM EDT
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Well of the 17 I sold, the customer reaction ranged:

The bread is perfect.

An 8/10.

Not a home run, but pretty damn close.

Really good.

Amazing.

Too much mustard.

Excellent, but could use a little more mustard.

Should have a sauce, but really good.

OMG I’ll be back for another.

I devoured it. So amazing.

Perfect.

Too much meat.

Hard to really get good feedback from people, but I’ll be doing it again.

Over all, it’s super easy prep the bread and pork, but time consuming to put together for an order. Next time I’ll cook it the day before I serve it as it was definitely better today than yesterday. I’ll also slice it and hot hold the slices.
Link Posted: 6/30/2018 12:34:39 AM EDT
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Sliced Roasted pork (puerco asado) for the win.
Went to a Cuban restaurant in Tampa close to the airport, the Cuban Sandwich had shredded pork (barf) I felt like I was eating a Mexican carnitas sandwich.
Link Posted: 6/30/2018 12:40:23 AM EDT
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nope that soft bread isn't as good
It’s not a real Cuban unless it makes the roof of your mouth bleed.
Link Posted: 6/30/2018 12:49:42 AM EDT
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I have something better than a Cuban sandwich.

I have a Cuban sammich maker.

She makes Cuban babies, too.

Link Posted: 6/30/2018 12:54:50 AM EDT
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Substitute the pickle for thin sliced jalapeno and you are fucking IN buddy !
Link Posted: 6/30/2018 12:58:33 AM EDT
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I didn’t have dinner. This sounds amazing
Link Posted: 6/30/2018 1:00:53 AM EDT
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Wrong!
Link Posted: 6/30/2018 1:03:24 AM EDT
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Now I’m all hungry and no chance of getting a good Cuban sandwich.  You are all mean, bad people.
Link Posted: 7/1/2018 10:31:49 AM EDT
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I've tried them throughout the US. The best I've had is from a little deli near me, in NH of all places. They smoke their own meat, of course.
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Is it a really little store? If so, that's where mine came from the other day.

@Mazeman
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 9:33:44 AM EDT
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Is it a really little store? If so, that's where mine came from the other day.

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Gotta be the place.
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 3:57:32 PM EDT
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Just had my first Cubano sandwich today.

It hit the spot with all the yellow mustard and dill pickle.
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 4:18:23 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 7/5/2018 5:26:16 PM EDT
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There are a few choices that I have tried, so depends on where you are:
- Havana Cafe (Garland)
- C Senor (Bishop Arts District)
- The Latin Pig (Plano)
- Caribbean Cafe (Carrollton)
- Cuban Dulceria International Bakery (Carrollton)

Cuban sandwich is on Cuban bread (close to a french bread)
Media Noche is usually a soft potato or egg bread
Both are grilled and pressed.

Hope that helps.

That salami/Italian version from Tampa is not a real Cuban Sandwich.
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Thanks.  Of those, which was your favorite?
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 5:27:53 PM EDT
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There are a few choices that I have tried, so depends on where you are:
- Havana Cafe (Garland)
- C Senor (Bishop Arts District)
- The Latin Pig (Plano)
- Caribbean Cafe (Carrollton)
- Cuban Dulceria International Bakery (Carrollton)

Cuban sandwich is on Cuban bread (close to a french bread)
Media Noche is usually a soft potato or egg bread
Both are grilled and pressed.

Hope that helps.

That salami/Italian version from Tampa is not a real Cuban Sandwich.
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There were Cubans in Tampa before Miami was anything more than swamp and skeeters. Italians and Greeks settled in the area too. Sponge diving, cigar making, and phosphates were the focus of many business ventures. This started in the 1880s, and the Cubano was a product conceived to feed those factory workers. Around this same time, Miami wasn't much more than a military outpost involved with the Seminole Wars.  The first major influx of Cubans into Miami was in the 1950s.

That being said, the bread for the Cuban sandwich is Pan Cubano. In a pinch, you can use Pan Agua, but don't tell any Cubans you know if you wish to retain that friendship.  :)
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 5:28:59 PM EDT
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Caribbean Grill in Arlington makes the best one in NoVA I've found.

Man are they fantastic sandwiches
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 5:40:26 PM EDT
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This.

Close second is a Philly Cheese Steak.

Everything else is just sack lunch.
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 5:58:23 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 7/5/2018 6:02:28 PM EDT
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FPNI
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 6:56:12 PM EDT
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Most Cubans in this country are very proud to be Americans.
My own Cuban relatives fought the Cuban government on America's behalf. Kennedy screwed them over, but they blame Democrats for that to this day.
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Buy American sandwiches!
Most Cubans in this country are very proud to be Americans.
My own Cuban relatives fought the Cuban government on America's behalf. Kennedy screwed them over, but they blame Democrats for that to this day.
And many of us even joined the US military, served over 20 years, quite a few of those years - voluntarily - in combat.
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 7:00:47 PM EDT
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I really love Papas Rellenas   (Deep fried mashed potato balls with a ground beef center)

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0oCjGFe0u4o/WVh-Ofxm9iI/AAAAAAAAOPY/rIOh-j8Jjo0DAFRL0Mkjj-yXQtlHSDHkwCLcBGAs/s1600/Potato_Balls_2.jpg
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never heard of them until now. Now, do want.
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 7:02:56 PM EDT
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The only one I've had was when Arby's had it.  If their's is that good, I bet a real Cuban restaurant sandwich is amazing.
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Jesus, you poor bastard.  An Arby's cuban sandwich?
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 7:07:19 PM EDT
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Columbian guy owns a place here who make a Cubana with some kinda shredded cheese,AL pastor, ham, picked jalapeños,  avocado, little bit of  salsa fresca, little bit of refried beans on the roll.

Jesus Cristo it's the best sandwich you can put inside your face IMO.
Link Posted: 7/5/2018 7:13:12 PM EDT
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Anybody try one of those red-headed Yolandas?

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/96646d85-38a6-450f-9c2a-fef10063b39a
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