Medianoche

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Medianoche
Sandwich de Medianoche.jpg
A sliced medianoche with lettuce
Origin
Alternative name(s) Cuban Sandwich
Place of origin Cuba
Details
Type Sandwich
Main ingredient(s) Egg bread, roast pork, ham, mustard, Swiss cheese, and dill pickles

Medianoche (pronounced: [meðjaˈnotʃe]; "midnight" in Spanish) is a type of sandwich which originated in Cuba. It is served in many Cuban communities in the United States. It is so named because of the sandwich's popularity as a staple served in Havana's night clubs right around or after midnight.

A medianoche consists of roast pork, ham, mustard, Swiss cheese, and dill pickles. It is a close cousin to the Cuban sandwich, the chief difference being that a medianoche is made on soft, sweet egg dough bread similar to Challah rather than on crustier Cuban bread. Like the Cuban sandwich, the medianoche is typically warmed in a press before eating.[1]

Literary references

Alexandre Dumas refers to medianoche served on a wedding night in the southwest of France near Spain. The reference occurs in the chapter on Martin Guerre in volume 6 of his Crimes célèbres, published in 1840, but describing events which took place in 1556.

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