cemita

{{Short description|Sandwich from Puebla City, in México}}

{{distinguish|text=Central American cemita (or semitas), a sweet bread}}

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| name = Cemita

| image = CemitaRollsPuebla.JPG

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Cemita rolls at a market in Puebla, Mexico

| alternate_name = Cemita poblana

| country = Mexico

| region = Puebla

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| type = Bread roll or sandwich

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The cemita is a sandwich originally from Puebla, Mexico. Also known as cemita poblana, it derives from the city (and region) of Puebla.{{cite book|last=Zaslavsky|first=Nancy|title=A Cook's Tour of Mexico: Authentic Recipes from the Country's Best Open-Air Markets, City Fondas, and Home Kitchens|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=btvEihMtFPMC&pg=PA154|access-date=10 November 2012|year=1997|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9780312166083|page=154}} The word refers to the sandwich as well as to the roll it is typically served on, a bread roll covered with sesame seeds.{{cite book|last=Gold|first=Jonathan|title=Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Agxy6i_QeT0C&pg=PA51|access-date=10 November 2012|year=2000|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9780312267230|page=51}} Additionally, the ingredients usually are restricted to sliced avocado, meat, Oaxaca cheese, onions, the herb pápalo and chipotle adobado, or jalapeño.{{cite news|url=http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/travel/20T-PUEBLA.html?pagewanted=all|title=Bread and Chocolate|last=Lubow|first=Arthur|date=20 November 2005|work=The New York Times|access-date=10 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205090234/http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/travel/20T-PUEBLA.html?pagewanted=all|archive-date=5 December 2013}}