$10 Deal: A hero of a Torta Cubana at La Palapa
La Palapa’s Torta Cubana has a thin-breaded chicken cutlet, steak, chorizo and ham, a healthy dose of mayo, avocado, lettuce, tomato and jalapeño. (Joshua Carlucci/Special to The Daily Memphian)
If your obsession with finding a good Cuban sandwich is as unhealthy as Joshua Carlucci’s, you might know that Mexico has its own everything-but-the-kitchen-sink version of a Cubano.
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Joshua Carlucci is a food writer and professional cook from rural Central California. He is a Memphis transplant by way of New Orleans and New York City. He has a bachelor’s in English from UC Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education and is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Memphis. Find more of his work on his website, joshuacarlucci.com
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