Name: Sandwich Cubano La Ideal (La Ideal’s Cuban Sandwich)
Yield: Makes 4 large sandwiches; Serves 4 to 8
Cuisine: Cuba
Ingredients: 2 to 3 tablespoons yellow mustard; 2 loaves Pan Cubano (Cuban Bread) or French bread; 3 to 4 tablespoons melted butter; ⅓ to ½ pound thinly sliced Swiss cheese; ¼ cup mayonnaise; 2 or 3 dill pickles, cut into long, thin slices; ⅓ to ½ pound shredded or thinly sliced Puerco Asado (Roast Pork Loin); ⅓ to ½ pound thinly sliced ham

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Makes 4 large sandwiches; Serves
4 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Eating Cuban

By Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs

Published 2006

About

Located in what was once an old grocery store, La Ideal is a favorite neighborhood hangout for members of Tampa’s Cuban-American community. The scene is animated and relaxed. Regulars chat from table to table, but the feeling is inclusive, with visitors made to feel like members of the family.

A dynamic force behind the atmosphere at La Ideal is Majito, Mario Aguila Jr. Majito’s dad, Mario Sr., moved his family to the United States from Cuba in 1966. After ten years in New York, the

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