Sándwich Cubano (Cuban Sandwich)
Crusty Cuban bread layered with roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard, brushed with butter and pressed on a hot griddle until crisp and melting.
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Prepare the bread
Cut the loaf in half to make two sandwich portions, then split each piece lengthways. Spread mustard evenly on both cut sides.
- 1 loaf bread
- 2 tbsp mustard
Layer the fillings
On the bottom halves, layer the ham, then the roast pork, then the pickles, and finally the cheese. Close each sandwich with its top half.
- 150 g ham
- 200 g roast pork
- 8 pickle slices
- 120 g Swiss cheese
✅ Done when: each sandwich is fully closed with the fillings evenly stacked and no filling spilling out
Butter the outside
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Press and toast
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Serve
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Prepare the bread
Cut the loaf in half to make two sandwich portions, then split each piece lengthways. Spread mustard evenly on both cut sides.
- 1 loaf bread
- 2 tbsp mustard
Layer the fillings
On the bottom halves, layer the ham, then the roast pork, then the pickles, and finally the cheese. Close each sandwich with its top half.
- 150 g ham
- 200 g roast pork
- 8 pickle slices
- 120 g Swiss cheese
✅ Done when: each sandwich is fully closed with the fillings evenly stacked and no filling spilling out
Butter the outside
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Press and toast
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Serve
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The Story Behind the Dish
The Cuban sandwich grew up between Havana and Florida. Cuban cigar workers in Key West and Tampa's Ybor City carried it to work in the late 1800s, and later Cuban exiles made it famous in Miami.
Tampa and Miami still argue over the 'real' recipe: Tampa adds salami, a nod to the Italian immigrants who worked alongside the Cubans.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Crisp, buttery bread, melted cheese and tangy pickles with two kinds of pork: it's one of the best-loved sandwiches in the Americas.
💡 Fun Fact
In 2012 the city of Tampa officially declared its version, with salami, the 'Historic Tampa Cuban Sandwich'.
Havana, then Tampa and Miami
23.11°N, -82.37°W
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