TNT Diner » Panera Tacoma Mall http://blog.thenewstribune.com/tntdiner Good eats and drinks around Tacoma, Pierce County and South Puget Sound Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Cuban sandwiches, take one: Blazing Onion, Chambers Bay Grill, Powerhouse Brewery and Panera serve puckery sandwiches full of pork http://blog.thenewstribune.com/tntdiner/2011/01/05/cuban-sandwiches-take-one-blazing-onion-chambers-bay-grill-powerhouse-brewery-and-panera-serve-puckery-sandwiches-full-of-pork/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/tntdiner/2011/01/05/cuban-sandwiches-take-one-blazing-onion-chambers-bay-grill-powerhouse-brewery-and-panera-serve-puckery-sandwiches-full-of-pork/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:10:57 +0000 Sue Kidd http://blog.thenewstribune.com/tntdiner/?p=7330

Think of the Cuban sandwich as a pork-filled, puckery, grilled cheese sandwich.

A traditional Cuban, popular in the southeastern United States, is made with crusty bread grilled on something called a plancha press (a flat-top version of a panini press) or simply grilled.

All Cubans – or at least the good ones – have one thing in common: Two kinds of pork. Thick, chewy ham gives the sandwich an unctuous bite, while roasted, shredded pork adds a luscious layer of texture and flavor. Cheese glues together the sandwich’s porky textures and lends a rich edge.

I’ve seen the Cuban sandwich …

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