BourbonJoe Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Gary,There is a Cuban place in Key West that makes the very best Cuban sandwich. The Sangria is superb also. It's called El Siboney (spelling).Joe :usflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillman Posted February 27, 2007 Author Share Posted February 27, 2007 Thanks Joe, I will check it out if I ever get there. That is one of the places on my "must visit" list.Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ubertaster Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Throughout my railroad carrier I stopped at many places in the St. Louis area. One of them in East St. Louis was a BBQ joint which sold BBQ snoot sandwiches. I have eaten many of them in the past and my mouth is watering now thinking about it. I knew there was something useful you could do with a pig nose. They always said boil the snot out of it.bj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scopenut Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I don't think the Cuban sandwich was mentioned. I have never had this in Cuba (never been there, no desire to) but I have in Miami. This is a good example of an elegant, light sandwich. It is some slices of fresh pork and ham, a layer of cheese, a pickle of some kind I think and a dab of mustard on a characteristic crusty roll. Very nice and I was told there it was invented for a late night snack, after a night in the clubs or bars. Ole!GaryGary,I think you're referring to a medianoche (midnight) sandwich which is slightly different from a classic Cuban sandwich. The primary difference is the bread. A medianoche uses a smallish sweet eggy roll and a Cuban sandwich uses Cuban (duh!) bread, which is similar to French bread. The medianoche is more of a late night snack, as you mentioned, while a Cuban sandwich is generally larger and a meal in itself.-Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillman Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 Thanks for this, I think I had the Cuban sandwich right but not the part about the late night snack, which refers to the other sandwich you mentioned. Actually I had the Cuban sandwich a couple of weeks ago for lunch at David's in Fort Lauderdale and it was as I described it and you did, the one with the French-style bread. But they didn't press it on the grill this time (or hardly at all), and I felt it wasn't nearly as good as when pressed. Later, someone told me some people do prefer it not pressed. It indeed is a sizable meal, with the chips sprinkled over and a beer it lasted me until well into evening. (Beer: Presidente which I thought from previous trips was all-malt but perhaps never was since the side of the bottle referred to barley malt and adjunct of some kind. Still a good product but then in Fort Lauderdale given a choice I'd take a "mojito" ) Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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