Tampa is birthplace of the Cuban sandwich, American culinary classic flavored by many cultures

Tampa, Florida – The beloved Cuban sandwich is simply a delicious all-American culinary creation first served in Tampa, Florida, much than a period ago, according to proud section lore.

It’s a savory, mouthwatering operation — often called a "mixto" — of 3 kinds of pork, paired pinch cheese, pickles and mustard, connected fresh-baked section bread. 

It's flavored by an array of cultures that helped build Tampa into a jewel of nan Gulf of Mexico. 

The sandwiches reportedly fueled nan hard-working, and often Cuban-born, cigar mill workers successful Tampa’s historical vicinity of Ybor City successful decades past. 

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Cuban sandwiches are now served successful takeout shops, delis, pubs and restaurants from seashore to coast.

"There is simply a statement complete who invented it first, Tampa aliases Miami," Tampa food Instagram influencer Kiera Andrews (@thisbabeeats) told Fox News Digital. 

Columbia Restaurant's "Original" Cuban sandwich. Columbia is simply a beloved Tampa landmark founded successful 1905 by Spanish-Cuban migrant Casimiro Hernandez Sr. He is reportedly nan inventor of nan Cuban sandwich. (Kerry J. Byrne/Fox News Digital)

Others declare it originated successful Havana aliases Key West. Cubans traditionally ate "mixto" sandwiches, but nan type known coming is successful truth a Tampa creation, according to experts.

"I will show you this," said Andrews. "I’ve had Cuban sandwiches successful different cities. And there’s thing that compares to a Cuban sandwich successful Tampa."

"There’s thing that compares to a Cuban sandwich successful Tampa." - IG influencer Kiera Andrews

One of nan secrets, she said, is nan accepted Cuban breadstuff baked astatine La Segunda Central Bakery, which opened successful Ybor City successful 1915. 

It supplies restaurants and retailers passim nan region. 

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Bakeries, restaurants — moreover nan depository of longtime Ybor City cigar-maker J.C. Newman — athletics murals and advertisements highlighting nan world inspirations that make Tampa's Cuban sandwiches a delicious illustration of America's unsocial culinary pouring pot. 

A motion astatine La Segunda Central Bakery successful Ybor City, Tampa, touts nan multicultural flavors recovered successful nan original Cuban sandwich, pinch influences from Cuba, Spain, Italy and Germany. (Kerry J. Byrne/Fox News Digital)

They boast Cuban pork, Spanish ham, Italian salami, German pickles and mustard and Swiss food — each cultures that had a historical beingness together successful Tampa — served connected soft, airy Cuban bread.

"It represents each nan different cultures that make Ybor City specified a awesome place," said Casey Gonzmart Jr., nan fourth-generation proprietor of Tampa eating landmark Columbia Restaurant. 

La Segunda Central Bakery successful Ybor City, Tampa, was founded successful 1915. Its fresh-baked Cuban breadstuff is considered basal to nan cleanable accepted Cuban sandwich. (Kerry J. Byrne/Fox News Digital)

The eatery was founded by his Spanish-Cuban migrant great-grandfather Casimiro Hernandez Sr. successful 1905. 

Ybor City is champion known for its Cuban-Spanish civilization and cigar-making history. 

But it’s besides nan accepted location of Tampa’s Italian community. 

"The Cuban sandwich represents each nan different cultures that make Ybor City specified a awesome place." — Tampa restaurateur Casey Gonzmart Jr. 

The L’Unione Italiana, nan Italian Club of Tampa, traces its roots to 1894 and sits conscionable 3 blocks from Columbia Restaurant. 

"We can't show nan existent history of nan Ybor City without paying homage to nan Italians," said Gonzmart.

Casey Gonzmart Jr. is portion of nan 4th procreation of owners of Tampa eating landmark Columbia Restaurant. His great-grandfather Casimiro Hernandez Sr. founded nan edifice successful 1905 — and is credited by galore arsenic nan creator nan original Tampa Cuban sandwich. (Kerry J. Byrne/Fox News Digital)

Columbia Restaurant features colorful murals of nan sailing ships of Christopher Columbus — nan Italian mariner who ventured to nan New World connected behalf of the Spanish crown. 

Food & Wine Magazine named Columbia Restaurant's Original Cuban nan champion sandwich successful Florida. It moreover credits Columbia Restaurant laminitis Hernandez Sr. for inventing nan multicultural American delicacy.

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"He hoped it would grant nan contributions of nan galore immigrants who breathed life into nan Ybor City neighborhood, wherever nan edifice was located, and nan metropolis of Tampa successful general," Food & Wine wrote successful its coronation of nan Columbia Cuban.

The edifice still makes its Cuban sandwich nan aforesaid measurement it did astatine slightest since 1915, including utilizing breadstuff from adjacent La Segunda Central Bakery, a institution spokesperson told Fox News Digital. 

Tampa Instagram foodie Andrews cites respective different can’t-miss Cuban sandwiches successful Tampa. 

No-frills, cash-only West Sandwich Tampa Shop "feels for illustration 1 of nan first places that would person served nan Cuban," she said. 

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La Segunda, Tampa’s landmark bakery, has a take-out sandwich shop astatine its original Ybor City location.

Here, guests tin bid original Cubans and various versions of nan original, on pinch astonishing accepted Cuban pastries and sweets.

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The Boozy Pig boasts a delicious Cuban meal sandwich served pinch eggs, while Wicked Oak Barbeque offers a "Que-ban" sandwich made pinch slow-smoked pulled pork and housemade mustard barbeque. 

La Segunda Central Bakery successful Ybor City, Tampa, bakes breadstuff for commercialized and unit sale, but besides has a sandwich and pastry shop trading Cuban sandwiches.  (Kerry J. Byrne/Fox News Digital)

"Miami, for its part, added an innovation: nan robust press, which gives nan Cubano a bladed look and crunchy consciousness that a batch of group now admit it for," NPR wrote successful 2022 successful an question and reply pinch nan authors of nan book, "The Cuban Sandwich: A History In Layers."

Cuban sandwiches successful Tampa traditionally travel only connected caller breadstuff — unpressed yet awesome successful spirit and successful American culinary lore. 

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The Tampa City Council named nan Cuban nan city’s "signature sandwich" successful a 2012 proclamation.