Pepito (sandwich)

Not to be confused with Pepita.
A beef pepito with caramelized onions and a side dish of potatoes
A Spanish pepito prepared with chicken, served with beer
A simple beef pepito

The pepito is a sandwich prepared with beef, pork, or chicken[1] originating from Spain and also very popular in Latin America. It is a common street food in Venezuela[2] and is also available at some U.S. restaurants. For the beef version, various cuts of beef are used, and myriad additional ingredients can also be used in its preparation.

  1. ^ pepito in the Diccionario de la lengua española, Real Academia Española, 23.ª ed. Madrid: Espasa, 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lukins 1994 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).