Eating Cuban by Beverly Cox

Author:Beverly Cox
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2017-12-08T16:00:00+00:00

Frituras de Maíz Dulce

Sweet Corn Fritters

Mariquitas

Fried Plantain Chips

Papas Rellenas

Meat-Stuffed Potatoes

Cebollas Encurtidas

Pickled Onions

Masitas de Puerco

Crisp Fried Pork Chunks

Tamal en Hoja

Fresh Corn Tamales

Pan de Gloria

Heavenly Cuban Sweet Rolls

Pastelitos de Coco

Tiny Coconut Turnovers

Torticas de Morón

Cuban Shortbread Cookies

Masa Real de Guayaba

Guava Tart

Comidas Ambulantes | Street Food

My first meal in Cuba was street food. Driving from Jose Marti International Airport into Havana, Marty and I are intrigued by carts and kiosks along the road selling all kinds of food, from snow cones to empanadas (fried pies). It’s lunchtime and people have begun to line up in front their favorite stands. Through the open car windows we inhale an exotic potpourri of fried dough, grilling meat, and flowering trees mixed with the fumes of leaded gas. An artistically decorated trailer with a sign advertising “Pizza” catches our eye. Is Cuban pizza really different? We ask the driver to pull over so we can take a picture, and give it a try. It’s good, and somehow it is different, the same basic ingredients as other pizza, but here it tastes more ... more Cuban.

Street food is popular in Cuba, part of a longstanding tradition of stopping during the day for a cafecito (a tiny cup of strong coffee) and a bocadito (a snack). It’s a chance to get together with friends for a few minutes and just take a break.

Opening a food stand is an opportunity for Cuban entrepreneurs to have their own business, and a way for customers who can’t afford to go to restaurants to enjoy eating out and socializing. There is street food for most any mood and budget. For breakfast on the run, stop at the corner coffee cart for a cortadito (coffee with hot milk) and a rosquilla (doughnut). Feeling hungry but poor? Try a croqueta (croquette) or fritura (fritter)—they are tasty, inexpensive, and filling. If you want to splurge, order a pizza or frita (Cuban hamburger), or a sandwich Cubano, half a loaf of Cuban bread, split and spread with mustard and mayo and filled with ham, cheese, roast pork, and pickles and toasted in a giant sandwich press.

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