It’s a mayonnaise and mustard blend with garlic powder and pepper.

They just put a little bit of butter on the bottom of the press, and the top is left dry. It was like a slap in the face when I bit into it as I was expecting greatness. On the sandwich I had at La Segunda the bread was too dry. La Segunda is famous for their Cuban bread, and many places tout that their Cuban sandwiches use La Segunda’s bread. (All of the sandwiches on this list use a combination of both, or similar.) Mustard is the traditional condiment, and mayo is an option, but it is frowned upon by traditionalists. George (the owner) says they don’t use mustard or salami because he thinks it overpowers the pork. There was no mustard. Bodega uses mayo – one that turned thin and watery when the sandwich was pressed. The pork seemed like very good quality-thick, meaty pieces-but it was unfortunately dry.

Everything else is made from scratch at Bodega, and they do use high quality ingredients. On Bodega’s Cuban, the bread is great! It comes from Casino Bakery in Ybor City. Others & Other Reasons to Not be on the List There are more places here making this Tampa sandwich Miami-style, but the above were mentioned the most. Missing Salami or a similar-to-salami third meat in addition to the roast pork and ham. If you don’t see your favorite Cuban here, please go check to see if they only have roast pork and ham for the meats, and then you’ll know why. There were several highly touted Cuban sandwiches that did not have the third meat, and they were excluded because of this. I think that if you are in the Tampa Bay area making Cubans, that the salami (or something similar) should be there. There’s a great article with more details on Because of this, many people think that the Miami version without salami is the true one, but it is not. Oddly, ironically, and likely because of the larger population, the Miami version is the more popular one. Later, when Miami picked up on the Cuban Sandwich, they left the salami off. The original included a Spanish dried sausage that was later replaced with salami. The Cuban Sandwich was invented in Ybor City in the late 1800s by Cuban immigrants with some influence from Italian immigrants.

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