Cuban Panini!?!?
by Hanly on Feb.14, 2009, under Life, The Wisconsin Experience
Of all the things to have in Wisconsin, Cuban Panini…really? What makes this Cuban? The fact that it has ham and cheese? I had to try it, to test whether or not it was actually up to par with what I know to be Cuban cuisine. I suppose there was some distant similarity to a Cuban sandwich. There was mustard, mayo, ham and cheese. However, their choice of provolone cheese doesn’t go with the standard swiss (I think) that is used in Cuban sandwiches. This was supposed to have chicken, but upon biting into it, it quickly became obvious that it had no chicken, instead it was pork. Hey, at least that’s more authentic.It wasn’t bad, but somehow it didn’t feel Cuban; it felt like a bad imitation of a Cuban sandwich, a bastard child if you will. It had banana peppers for goodness sakes. Cuban sandwiches are supposed to have pickles. But you know, being one of the few Cubans at the University of Wisconsin, only that small bit of us would know its inauthenticity.
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