▁take ▁on ▁the ▁classic ▁tort a ▁sand wich ▁Mexico ▁has ▁been ▁acc red ited ▁for . ▁As ▁the ▁name ▁implies ▁by ▁meaning ▁literally ▁the ▁" C ub an ▁T ort a ", ▁this ▁sand wich ▁is ▁stuff ed ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁me ats ▁that ▁is ▁dependent ▁on ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁being ▁made . ▁This ▁sand wich ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁confused ▁for ▁the ▁Cub an ▁sand wich ▁by ▁the ▁similar ▁name , ▁the ▁" C ub ano " ▁as ▁the ▁two ▁sand wich es ▁are ▁not ▁related . ▁One ▁may ▁have ▁come ▁before ▁the ▁other , ▁but ▁this ▁coinc idence ▁in ▁names ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁seriously ▁as ▁the ▁Mex icans ▁decided ▁to ▁name ▁this ▁d ish ▁after ▁the ▁street ▁it ▁was ▁invent ed ▁on , ▁the ▁Cal le ▁Republic a ▁de ▁Cuba ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁To ▁add ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁contrast s , ▁the ▁bread s ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁sand wich es ▁are ▁different , ▁and ▁the ▁cond iments ▁of ▁the ▁sand wich es ▁var ies . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁practical ity ▁of ▁being ▁hand - car ried , ▁tort as ▁are ▁sold ▁at ▁massive ▁events , ▁such ▁as ▁football ▁matches , ▁par ades , ▁and ▁out door ▁concert s , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁also ▁available ▁for ▁breakfast , ▁l unch , ▁or ▁dinner ▁at ▁dedicated ▁establish ments ▁or ▁sold ▁as ▁street ▁food ▁by ▁food ▁c arts . ▁ ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁tort a ▁is ▁unclear , ▁but ▁some ▁claim ▁it ▁spr out ed ▁in ▁P ue