Knowingly or not, the Travel Channel’s Adam Richman has entered the Miami vs. Tampa fray over which city is the real home of the Cuban sandwich. On Adam Richman’s Best Sandwich in America, which premieres Wednesday night, Richman looks at the first of 30 sandwich finalists. And here’s the thing: The only Florida city on the list is Tampa – twice! We’re not going to argue about the Grouper Reuben at Skipper’s Smokehouse. There are terrific variations on grilled grouper sandwiches all over the state. But Miami likes to think of itself as having the best Cuban sandwiches, an honor that Tampa claims for itself. The sandwich that Richman is featuring on his show is Aguila Sandwich Shop’s Media Noche sandwich, a variation on the Cuban sandwich but with a sweeter variety of bread, and stacked with cooked ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, mayo, mustard and pickles. The show premieres Wednesday with back-to-back episodes – Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and New York at 9 p.m., Tampa and New Orleans at 9:30 p.m. Keep reading to see the list of all 30 sandwiches. Read about the Miami vs. Tampa sandwich fight here.
