Fidel Castro and dairy

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During his life, Fidel Castro had a fascination with dairy products that has been described as an obsession.^[1][2] Due to this, he tried to develop the Cuban dairy industry, which failed in the long term. Dairy has been said to be "as integral to Cuban culture as Cohiba cigars".^[2]