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[[File:Pepito Lomo-Caña.jpg|thumb|A Spanish pepito prepared with [[Cured pork tenderloin|cured porkchicken]], served with beer]]

The '''pepito''' is a [[sandwich]] prepared as a beefwith [[steak sandwichBeefsteak|beef]], pork, or chicken<ref name="DRAE">[http://dle.rae.es/?id=SW9aQp7 pepito] in the ''[[Diccionario de la lengua española]]'', [[Real Academia Española]], 23.ª ed. Madrid: [[Espasa]], 2014.</ref> originating from [[Spain]] and asalso avery popular in [[chickenLatin sandwichAmerica]]. The pepitoIt is sometimes referred to as a type ofcommon [[Torta#Mexicanstreet sandwich|tortafood]] sandwich,<refin name="Santibanez Goode Coleman 2012"/>Venezuela<ref name="LevineLukins 20111994"/> and hasis beenalso referredavailable toat assome aU.S. "traditional Mexican torta"restaurants.<ref name="ABC"/> For the beef version, various [[Cut of beef|cuts of beef]] are used, and myriad additional ingredients can also be used in its preparation. It is a common [[street food]] in Mexico and Venezuela,<ref name="Lukins 1994"/> and is also available at some U.S. restaurants.

==StreetIn foodLatin America==

The pepito is a common [[street food]] in MexicoVenezuela and Venezuelaoriginates in [[Barquisimeto]], andthe capital of the state of [[Lara (state)|Lara]] in Venezuela. The pepito is one of the most popular street foods in Venezuela.{{efn|"The pepito is a sandwich that is one of Venezuela's most popular street foods."<ref name="SFATW-2013"/>}}<ref name="Lukins 1994"/> It is purveyed at some restaurants and department stores in [[Mexico City]].<ref name="Santibanez Goode Coleman 2012"/> In Venezuela, they are sometimes sold by [[Hawker (trade)|street vendors]], who often provide several sauces that can be added atop the sandwich.<ref name="SFATW-2013"/><ref name="Blazes 2010"/> The customer can typically tell the vendor what ingredients and toppings to use on the sandwich in Venezuela.<ref name="SFATW-2013"/>

Teodoro Bardají Mas, a cuisine historian and cook, offered an [[origin story]] in an article in the weekly ''[[Ellas]]''.<ref name="MAzas">Eduardo Martín Mazas, (2008), ''«Teodoro Bardají Mas, el precursor de la cocina moderna en España»''.</ref>

:<ref name{{quote|text="Ellas">Teodoro Bardají Mas, (1933), "''Lord Sándwich y Pepito Fornos"'', Semanario Ellas, 7 de mayo</ref> At the [[Café de Fornos]] of [[Madrid]], one of the sons of the founder was named ''José Fornos'' and nicknamed ''[[Pepe (disambiguation)|Pepito]]''. One day he asked for a hot sandwich instead of a [[lunch meat]] one. He was served a beef sandwich. When other Fornos customers asked for "one like Pepito's", the name caught.<ref name="Ellas">Teodoro Bardají Mas, (1933), "''Lord Sándwich y Pepito Fornos"'', Semanario Ellas, 7 de mayo</ref>}}

Some restaurants in the United States purvey the pepito, such as in Miami, Chicago, Illinois, California, Atlanta and other U.S. cities.<ref name="Levine 2011"/><ref name="Hoekstra Von Housen Levy 2009"/><ref name="Cox 2016"/><ref name="Leta 2016"/>

<ref name="Santibanez Goode Coleman 2012">{{cite book | lastlast1=Santibanez | firstfirst1=R. | last2=Goode | first2=JJ | last3=Coleman | first3=T. | title=Tacos, Tortas, and Tamales: Flavors from the Griddles, Pots, and Streetside Kitchens of Mexico | publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-544-18831-0 | url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=U8Dl5c4uPDYC&pg=PA73 | accessdateaccess-date=May 24, 2016 | page=73}}</ref>

<ref name="Lukins 1994">{{cite book | last=Lukins | first=S. | title=All Around the World Cookbook | publisher=Workman Pub. | year=1994 | isbn=978-1-56305-237-8 | url=httphttps://booksarchive.google.comorg/books?id=6fN2details/allaroundworldco00luki | url-mLUyvAC&pgaccess=RA2-PA448registration | accessdateaccess-date=May 24, 2016 | page=[https://archive.org/details/allaroundworldco00luki/page/448 448]}}</ref>

<ref name="SFATW-2013">{{cite book | lastlast1=Kraig | firstfirst1=B. | last2=Sen | first2=C.T. | title=Street Food Around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture | publisher=ABC-CLIO | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-59884-955-4 | url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=9XCjAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA391 | accessdateaccess-date=May 23, 2016 | page=391}} {{paywallsubscription required}}</ref>

<ref name="Levine 2011">{{cite book | last=Levine | first=E. | title=Serious Eats: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Eating Delicious Food Wherever You Are | publisher=Clarkson Potter | year=2011 | isbn=978-0-307-72087-0 | url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=E8vhbo4so_0C&pg=PA137 | accessdateaccess-date=May 24, 2016 | page=137}}</ref>

<ref name="Hoekstra Von Housen Levy 2009">{{cite book | lastlast1=Hoekstra | firstfirst1=D. | last2=Von Housen | first2=A. | last3=Levy | first3=L. | title=The Unofficial Guide to Chicago | publisher=John Wiley & Sons | series=Unofficial Guides | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-470-37999-8 | url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=NH9zGUC6n_0C&pg=PA234 | accessdateaccess-date=May 24, 2016 | page=234}}</ref>

<ref name="Cox 2016">{{cite web | last=Cox | first=Greg | title=Dining review: At EpaChamo, Argentinian tradition gets local tweaks | website=The News & Observer | date=April 28, 2016 | url=http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/restaurants/article74152912.html | accessdateaccess-date=May 24, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Blazes 2010">{{cite web | last=Blazes | first=Marian | title=Venezuelan Pepito Sandwich – Pepito Venezolano | website=About.com Food | date=January 1, 2010 | url=http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/snacksstreetfood/r/Venezuelan-Pepito-Sandwich-Recipe-For-Pepito-Venezolano.htm | accessdateaccess-date=May 24, 2016 | archive-date=October 7, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007222338/http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/snacksstreetfood/r/Venezuelan-Pepito-Sandwich-Recipe-For-Pepito-Venezolano.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="ABC">{{cite web | title=Pepito Recipe by Pati Jinich – The Chew | website=ABC | url=http://abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/pepito-pati-jinich | accessdateaccess-date=May 24, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Leta 2016">{{cite web | last=Leta | first=Joseph | title=Starters: At Ranchos, Buffalo finally gets arepas | website=The Buffalo News | date=January 11, 2016 | url=http://buffalo.com/2016/01/11/featured/at-ranchos-buffalo-finally-gets-arepas/ | accessdateaccess-date=May 24, 2016}}</ref>