The origins of "real" Cuban bread are debated, with both Miami and Tampa, Florida, claiming to be the home of the authentic version.

Customers were asked to drive a sturdy nail halfway into the door frame so that the bread deliveryman could hang the fresh loaf in the front porch in time for breakfast.

The bakery also added a dining area which became a place to congregate, drink a cup of Cuban coffee, and catch up on the local news.

[9][10] It is not amiss to say that the Latins in Ybor City make a very fine bread, equal in all respects to the French article of that kind and unexcelled by the Vienna product.

[12] In the early days, the dough was stretched thin to make it last, creating the bread's distinctive air pockets and long shape.

[18] Stale Cuban bread is the preferred "weapon of choice" in protests performed by the Conch Republic and in mock battles involving the "Ybor City Navy" during Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Festival.