(lively music)
- I've never been to Cuba, but I have gotten
the wonderful opportunity to see and hold a Cuban cigar.
- I know Mexican food really well so,
but I don't think this is gonna be like Mexican food.
So to be honest, I'm not really sure what to expect here,
I'm just expecting it to be good.
- [Voiceover] Croquetas de Jamon.
- It looks like a potato ball.
- Yeah, like a mozzarella stick.
- Like a cylindrical crab cake.
- Mm, it's crunchy.
- It's (bleep) delicious.
Holy (bleep).
- I wanted cheese.
- Yeah, and then there's kind of
a little like bit of sweetness.
- Yeah, just a touch.
- Is it bad that I want sriracha with it?
- [Voiceover] Jupina Pineapple Soda.
- I just saw like a glass of what looks like whisky
and I'm about to have to go Mad Men moment.
- It smells really sweet though.
- It smells like Jager.
- This tastes like, have you ever had Japanese Sprite?
- Yes I have.
- Pineapple, holy (bleep) now that you say that
of course it's pineapple.
Wow, how did I not notice that?
- [Voiceover] Yuca Con Mojo.
- The presentation is beautiful.
- I feel like someone put their time and effort into this.
- This looks, ooh wait, it smells good.
- It's like potatoes that were like soaked in something.
- I don't know what potatoes you're looking at,
that definitely does not.
Does this look like a potato to any of you out there?
Seriously doubt it, 'cause if it does,
you haven't been looking at potato.
- That is really garlic-y though.
- I love garlic, I'm a big fan of this.
- We have this in Barbados, which is where my family's from.
- Mm, this is so good.
You know Paula Deen says you can never have enough butter,
I say you can never have enough garlic.
- [Voiceover] Materva Yerba Mate Soda.
- Reminds me of like a malta.
- It smells like Windex.
I'm not really sure.
- Materva.
Is that right?
- I like this one.
- I like the other one better.
- I feel like this is like Jagermeister
or something like that where it's like,
it used to be medicine, but now we just drink it for fun.
- I didn't know that Cuba was like the Willy Wonka of sodas.
- [Voiceover] Sandwich Cubano.
- This is what I'm talking about.
This is what I expected, the Cuban.
- This looks promising, I'm actually really...
Oh, there's a little sword in here too, that's pretty cool.
- Look at this, yes!
- Oh yeah, look at that, look at that, see that?
- I mean I love the fact that I think there's like
two to three types of meat in here.
- Ooh, we got a pickle in here, we got some mustard.
- Yeah, it's really good.
She likes it, I can tell by her rocking back and forth.
- I don't want this sandwich to end.
- [Voiceover] Ropa Vieja.
- Oh my God, it smells amazing.
It smells like chorizo.
- It's like a Haitian dish that I know, (foreign language).
- I feel like this is something like a grandma would make.
Just because you know how much time she put into it,
and it's so amazing.
- I don't know, I mean it's not
the best thing in the entire world.
- I don't know what it is, but it just,
it tastes like my childhood for some reason.
- This is an entree, this is an entree.
- [Voiceover] Cafe Cubano.
- I've never heard of Cuban coffee.
- Me neither.
- You don't drink coffee?
- No, I've never had a cup of coffee in my life.
- You're gonna get so jacked then,
are you caffeine sensitive?
- That is dark.
- Looks like oil, I'm gonna give you more.
- Okay.
- [Both] Cheers.
- How come you don't have your saucer?
- Because you don't have to do that.
- I feel like you do.
- [Man] Ooh. - That's serious.
- This is how my Grandaddy used to make coffee for me
when I was a little girl, this is great.
- Holy (bleep)!
- Oh, it's way sweeter than I thought it would be.
- Like Mark Cuban.
- [Girl] This is good. - This is really good.
- I was expecting to die.
- This stuff could smack your mama.
Like that's how serious it is.
- [Voiceover] (foreign language)
- Overall it was really good.
Everything was super focused on what it wanted to be.
- And that sandwich, that sandwich.
- Yeah, it was all just like really well done.
- Overall I'd say that food was strong, it was rich.
- And the coffee was a perfect...
- Yeah, it's a nice touch.
- I don't know, kinda reminds me of home and my culture.
I feel really good eating this Cuban food.
It makes me feel happy.
- Go Cuba!