Butter Bread

Cuban butter bread — a soft, enriched loaf with a richer crumb than pan suave, lightly sweet and built to hold up under the plancha.

Common Uses: the bread for pan con lechón after Noche Buena, pan con bistec at lunch, pressed media noche and Cuban sandwiches, toasted and buttered for the cafecito ritual.

Pantry Role: staple base for sandwich-building and breakfast service.

Common In: Cuban and pan-Latin kitchens, ventanita orders, weekday merienda spreads, weekend leftover-lechón sandwiches.

Pairs With: roast pork with mojo, palomilla steak with onions, ham and Swiss, café con leche, guava and queso crema.

Ships nationwide — the right bread is the difference between a sandwich and a Cuban sandwich, and it's hard to source outside South Florida.