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Cuban cuisineThe most popular food in the US bearing the Cuban name is the Cuban sandwich. It was not, in reality, created in Cuba. It's a Cuban-American sandwich that was and promoted in.

Arroz con pollo (rice with chicken) Cuban food is a blend of African, Spanish, and other Caribbean foods. Some Cuban recipes share spices and methods with Spanish, African and Taino cooking, with some Caribbean impact in spice and taste. This leads to a blend of the numerous various cultural influences.

There is also some Italian influence. During colonial times, Cuba was an important port for trade, and many Spaniards who lived there brought their culinary traditions with them. Overview [edit] As a result of the colonization of Cuba by Spain, one of the main influences on the cuisine is from Spain.

Another element is that Cuba is an island, making seafood something that greatly affects Cuban cuisine. Another contributing aspect to Cuban cuisine is that Cuba is in a tropical environment, which produces fruits and root veggies that are used in Cuban dishes and meals. A common meal includes rice and beans, prepared together or apart.

If cooked individually it is called "arroz con frijoles" (rice with beans) or "arroz y frijoles" (rice and beans). Cuban sandwich [edit] A Cuban sandwich (often called a mixto, specifically in Cuba) is a popular lunch product that outgrew the once-open flow of cigar employees between Cuba and Florida (specifically Key West and the Ybor City area of Tampa) in the late 19th century and has since infected other Cuban American communities.

In Tampa, Genoa salami is traditionally layered in with the other meats, most likely due to affect of Italian immigrants who lived side-by-side with Cubans and Spaniards in Ybor City. Tomatoes and lettuce are available additions in numerous restaurants, but these are thought about by traditionalists as an undesirable Americanization of the sandwich.