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The Cuban bakery chain Porto's has been a Los Angeles favorite for decades and is still going strong. Pro tip: You can order any cafe item from any line; pick the shorter one.
If you've ever held a pastel-yellow box full of Cuban pastries in Los Angeles, you've most likely tasted the legacy of Raul Porto Sr. and his family's Porto's Bakery. He died this week at 92.
Porto's was especially popular with Cuban immigrants, but had a much wider clientele. [5] [6] Rosa Porto retired from baking in the 1990s; her children and grandchildren continue to run the business, now with over a thousand employees. [7] [8] In 2019, Los Angeles Times referred to Porto's as "the most beloved bakery in all of Los Angeles." [9]
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His product became popular among Cuban exiles who preferred to prepare it in espresso coffeemakers rather than the then-common method of filtering it through a coffee "sock". [7] The company remained successful throughout the 20th century, and was known for its distinctive yellow and red cans.
Cuban pastries (known in Spanish as pasteles or pastelitos) are baked puff pastry–type pastries filled with sweet or savory fillings. [1] Traditional fillings include cream cheese quesitos, guava (pastelito de guayaba) and cheese, pineapple, and coconut. The sweet fillings are made with sweetened fruit pulps.
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