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Toasting bread, Cuban Style!
Want to make a crispy sandwich? One of the most popular cooking utensils in all Cuban households. A mini bread press. Just slice your daily "pan" (bread) in half, stuff it with cheese, or add some sweet "dulce de guayaba," and then grill it over the stove top for a few minutes. A delicious snack to start your day!
Rebuilding an old Moskvitch car in Cuba
A testament to Cuban ingenuity and work. How do you make a 40 year old Soviet Moskvitch car into a hot rod? All it takes is determination and a little know how.
More interesting Cuban Snacks
What will they think of next.. Cafe con leche, with a generous serving of soda crackers. Hey, you have to try it before you dismiss it! Instead of just providing a quick jolt of caffeine and sugar, this drink can actually substitute for a fast meal.
The romantic story of “Casa de la Amistad”
Do you know the history of the "Casa de la Amistad" in Havana? It was a love story between a Spanish landowner named Juan Pedro Baró, and a Cuban beauty called Catalina Lasa. Catalina was heralded as being the most beautiful woman in all of Cuba, and she was in a loveless marriage to a rich aristocrat named Pedro Estevez Abreu. There were [...]
Street markers in Havana
In Cental Havana and Old Havana, where sidewalks are tight and space is at a premium, most street names are simply written on small signs affixed to the sides of buildings. But in the Vedado neighborhood and almost anywhere else in the Havana suburbs, street names are marked on large stones located at street corners. This is a name marker at the corner of Infanta [...]
