Orlando, Fl
Orlando, Fl

Pulled Pork Benedict


Cafe Tu Tu Tango

Pulled Pork Benedict

Cafe Tu Tu Tango
8625 International Drive
Orlando, Florida, 32819
(407) 248-2222
Website
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Delmonico’s may have invented Eggs Benedict a century and a half ago, but Café Tu Tu Tango has completely rewritten the score. The classic version felt a bit refined, traditional, perhaps just a little stodgy? Here the kitchen gives the dish a Cuban rhythm. Instead of the neat, uniform slice of Canadian bacon, you get tender strands of pulled pork—juicy, caramelized, and texturally alive. The difference is dramatic: Canadian bacon sits politely on the muffin; the pulled pork dances across it. Then comes the twist. Instead of hollandaise? Mornay sauce!—a richer, creamier, cheese-laced cousin that blankets the pork and perfectly poached eggs. If the original Benedict is a proper hotel orchestra, this version is Cuban jazz. Delmonico would probably roll over in his grave, and then ask for seconds.

DISHED UP BY...

Brad Blankenship

Brad Blankenship is a retired integrative medicine doctor who has resided in Nashville for over 50 years. He, along with his wife Lulu Burns-Keller travel the US in search of new flavors. Together, they write, photograph and review for Beyondish in the Nashville area and beyond.

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