American Food

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I thought this was cute, then after watching a couple times...

There'll be no arse grabbing, Bry.

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Time for a series - food from Tampa. It's not like any other place.

Alessi Bakery #1 - West Tampa - Ooey Gooey Buttercake.

No pictures of this exist out of the wrapper. You eat it before you can take a picture.

NOT St. Louis Style, but just as sinful and addictive.

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Here's part of the display. Try the macaroons. We Floridians are partial to the guava pastelitos.

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More to come tomorrow. We'll go to La Segunda Bakery and Cacciatore's Market. My mate (who was born in Tampa) and I went on his "Stations of the Fork" in the Bay area. We'll hit his favorite spots and mine as well. This is from mi hermano Ron to start out.
 
The subject is the Cuban Sandwich, a cornerstone of what we eat down here in Florida. In Tampa, if you're eating a really authentic Cuban sandwich, the bread comes from here:

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here's the reason - the best Cuban bread in Tampa, which is to say it is some of the best anywhere in the world:

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That's a strip of palmetto leaf on the loaf, one is placed on each and every baguette to create the split on top. Today I made myself a world-class cuban with some of this bread, some ham, spanish pork roast, genoa salami (only in Tampa), swiss cheese and some garlic pickle, with some mustard and a little butter. You split the bread, butter it, put it under the broiler and wait for the butter to completely melt, then remove and spread mustard (your basic yellow like a hotdog) on it. Add the meats, cheese, and pickle, and you have it. They'll press it for you if you ask in Tampa, but that's not really authentic to the Tampa Cuban sandwich. Tomorrow we go to Cacciatore Grocery for their Italian sausage and olive salad.

Noms.

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