Drinks are an integral part of Cuban hospitality. So obviously we were catered to the best of these. This was round one of three where we tried their signature Cubano Libre.\u00a0Inspired from the original Cuba Libre, this slightly tweaked version is designed to fall in line with their adaptation strategy.<\/p>\n

You’ve been drinking Mojito wrong all this while. Because this, right here, is the Original Mojito.<\/p>\n

The Parrillada De Carnes comes with grilled chicken skewers, Cuban style marinated rib eye beef steak, lamb chops, and beef skewers. While the chicken and lamb are prepared using very little oil, the rib eye uses only the fat from the meat for that juicy steak finish.<\/p>\n

The Parrillada De Mariscos to the bottom comes with all the goodness from the sea. Starting with seabass that is grilled with skin on for retaining the moisture and giving the skin a crispy coating, this platter features grilled jumbo prawns (my fav!), mussels, clams and squid.<\/p>\n

Round three was quite interesting, mainly because of the stories behind these drinks.<\/p>\n

To the left is El Presidente which was a custom made drink for the then Cuban president Gerardo Machado (1925 – 1933).\u00a0Garnished with a twisted orange peel, this drink contains a splash of grenadine. This was known to have been added as a symbol of protest.<\/p>\n

To the right is another signature – El Negron inspired from the classic Negroni. This one comes with flavors of chocolate and orange bitters giving it a part citrusy, part bittersweet taste.<\/p>\n

Who loves coconut? Me!
\nSo when we were offered Cuban Flan de Caramelo as a dessert at Cubano Lito, I was happy and high!\u00a0One of the specialties of traditional Cuban households, this version of flan is a very decadent coconut cream pudding. It is cooked with milk, sugar and egg and topped with lots of caramel sauce.
\nEvery bite had a unique dense texture like that of coconut meat, but it was sweeter thanks to all that caramel.<\/p>\n

The icing that topped off our night out at Cubano Lito was the El Carmelo. This dessert came with baked chocolate ice cream in its base. And it was topped with stiff peaks of lightly burnt meringue.<\/p>\n

Location<\/span>:\u00a0Hotel Ibis One Central World Trade Centre, Trade Centre Area, Dubai
\nContact<\/span>:\u00a004 4298847<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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