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Cuba’s typical food is a blending of the many cultures that influenced Cuban cuisine; Spanish, African – particularly West African, Chinese, Middle Eastern, indigenous and more. You can see traces of Cuba’s rich culinary heritage in all the typical foods of Cuba and the legendary cocktails as well.
Another legend has the famous Havana bar, La Bodeguita del Medio, inventing the mojito, also untrue. The true story is much more interesting.
Indigenous populations in the Caribbean used a form of alcohol or aguardiente made from fermented natural ingredients combined with lime, mint – all ingredients that go into a mojito – to cure certain diseases.
When the Spanish arrived in Cuba, many of the sailors on board were suffering from scurvy.