Cubano

History

The Cuban sandwich was born not in Cuba but in the cigar factories of Tampa and Key West, where Cuban, Spanish and Italian workers needed a portable lunch. Roast pork, ham, Swiss, pickles and mustard pressed on Cuban bread — Tampa famously adds Genoa salami, a nod to its Italian community.

Ingredients

• Cuban bread (or a soft baguette)
• Roast pork
• Sliced ham
• Swiss cheese
• Dill pickles
• Yellow mustard
• Butter

How to Make

1. 1Split the bread and spread mustard inside.
2. 2Layer ham, roast pork, Swiss and pickles.
3. 3Butter the outside of the bread.
4. 4Press in a panini press or weighted skillet until flat, crisp and the cheese melts.
5. 5Cut on the diagonal and serve.

Known for it

• Columbia Restaurant2117 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605, USA