Cuban Food In Cuba

Cuba is a country that has a cuisine filled with an abundance of flavors and influences of the origins of its citizens and people that came by the island over the centuries. Filled with fruit trees and the perfect land for raising animals and growing vegetables, Cuban cuisine is unique and vast. A staple in a Cuban’s diet is, of course, their coffee. Internationally known for the strength and flavor of Cuban coffee it has made its way into many people’s morning routines.
Breakfast, or desayuno, isn’t a very ceremonious occasion in Cuba. It’s quite short and to the point, consisting of café con leche (coffee with milk), plain coffee (Cuban coffee), or sometimes a heavy, Spanish-style hot chocolate. The hot drink of choice is accompanied by a bread item that is dunkable, known as sube y bajas (“raises and lowers”).
Desayuno is usually followed by merienda or tea time, during which sometimes sandwiches are served as a snack. Popular snacking sandwiches include pan con timba (sliced guava paste in between two slices of bread), pon con lechon ( shredded roasted pork and onion), and the cuban sandwich (sliced pork and ham topped with swiss cheese, mustard, and pickles between pressed cuban bread). It is more common now, especially in Miami, for people to have a sandwiches for lunch on the go, which is popular for Cubans and Americans alike.
Lunch, or almuerzo, is a large, full three course meal served midday usually between noon and 2:00 p.m. The time in which most business close and take a midday break known as a siesta, a tradition inherited from the Spanish. As a rule, almuerzo is not as formal as the evening meal, comida. Despite the warm climate in Cuba, hot soup is served almost everyday. A deliciou...

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...nd mixture. Many Cubans came from Andalusia in southern Spain, bringing with them a taste for almonds which was inherited from the Arabs who ruled that region of Spain for some 700 years till the time of Columbus.
Street food which is also used as saladitos (appetizers) are some of the most internationally well known Cuban food items. They are festive treats, some are indistinguishable from their
Spanish ancestors, tapas. Although, many are uniquely Cuban such as tiny tamales or fritters made with tropical tubers. Many popular saladitos consist of empanadas, mariquitas (plantain chips), and flaky pastries usually filled with guava.
All in all, the cuisine of Cuba is an amazing mixture of food and dishes native to its beautiful country and the expansive influences from people all over the world leaving their touches as they came and went over the centuries.