I took my bread home, buttered and toasted it, and let it crumble down my front as it brought back memories of Tampa. Of course since I've gone vegetarian, I can't enjoy a Cuban Sandwich...or wonderful garbanzo soup with sausage. But I could have done with some guava jelly...oh well. Next time...
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ReplyDeleteSounds like a nice restaurant, pretty mural on the wall. I have never tried Cuban bread.
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It's basically like French white bread...a long loaf. In Tampa it's baked always with a frond of a palm tree in it. I don't know where this bread was baked, but it was nice and flakey!
DeleteThat was an unexpected little treat for you.
ReplyDeleteYes, and I put margarine on it (which isn't on my Ornish diet.) It tasted good.
DeleteWe have a number of restaurants in the downtown area, but not one serves Cuban cuisine. Glad you found a new place to enjoy and hope it does well.
ReplyDeleteCuban in North Carolina is pretty rare too. Lots of Mexican, Thai, Chinese and Japanese are here already. I hope this little place makes it.
DeleteI'm going to google around to see how Cuban bread is made. I've never heard of it before!
ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned on my first reply...it's a lot like a French baggette - traditionally a loaf has a frond of palm tree baked in the top.
DeleteI think I've had Cuban food once in New York and it was meaty. My older daughter is a vegetarian so it was difficult to find things she could eat. I'd like to try it again, but Cuban restaurants aren't prevalent here.
ReplyDeleteA rare treat indeed...I used to love getting soup with a piece of bread for lunch when I lived in Tampa, which has a large population of older Cuban families. They were the ones making famous cigars there.
DeleteA nice new discovery for you. I never had Cuban cuisine before but I would give it a try.
ReplyDeleteGood for you. With all the recipes on line, you might be able to fix something at home.
DeleteThe food I ate while in Cuba was so delicious -- but yes, lots of meat. Goat, chicken and fish. And the coffee -- oh the coffee! Best I've ever had. Glad you found this place and enjoyed a treat.
ReplyDeleteI need to try their coffee at Cousins...I've heard from a friend that it's really good. My son and his wife went on a cruise to Cuba from Tampa, just had one day in Havana...and I never heard of what they might have had to eat!
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