Pork-free flair
Noncommercial chefs must satisfy a variety of special dietary needs, and pork dishes, a Cuban staple, don’t always fit the bill for some diners—or even some dining programs. Parker Adventist Hospital does not serve pork or shellfish products in keeping with Adventist culture; however, chefs are not shying away from other Cuban-inspired items.
“We have a Castle Rock Cubano sandwich with Cajun-spiced turkey, beer mustard, honey-jalapeno dill pickle slices and Swiss cheese. This was my closest twist on that traditional Cubano,” Skay says.
Some Penn State campuses also offer a vegetarian version of a Cubano made with grilled portabella mushroom, which was featured at the university’s Night in Havana dinner.