The Cuban sandwich is made on Cuban bread, which is baked in long loaves, somewhat like French bread, wrapped in palmetto leaves for baking. An appropriate length (about 8-10 inches) of bread is cut off the loaf, and it is then sliced through the middle, dividing top and bottom. Then, it is piled with sliced baked ham, a special kind of spicy roast pork, Genoa salami, Swiss cheese, and dill pickle, graced with mustard, perhaps mayo... and then pressed. A sandwich press is like a large waffle iron, but with flat plates. The sandwich is brushed with melted butter on the outsides, then put into the press. A weight is applied, and the sandwich heats and flattens for a few minutes, melting the cheese.
It is a pretty simple affair, but squabbles erupt over adding lettuce and tomato (a "cracker" Cuban) or serving it not pressed.
Lifted from http://www.peanut.org/users/mike/text/Cubansan.htm
Jerry Johnson
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yuck yuck :) What's in a Cuban sandwich anyway -- I'm thinking
potatoes and olives and stuff?
Dana
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