Monday, Sept. 28, 2018, was a normal day for most people. However, for a Cuban, it was a very upsetting day: Cuban hot dog day.

All day Cubans were asked ¨Is the Cuban hot dog really Cuban?¨ or “Are you going to eat a Cuban hot dog today?¨

It can get extremely exhausting and irritating getting asked the same question thousands of times. It is even more upsetting knowing that a part of one's culture is being mocked. I mean would you like to have a food named after something that does not belong to your culture?

The Cuban hot dog is described on the lunch menu as the following: “Our Cuban Hot Dog elevates this American classic by stuffing it in a fire roasted flatbread with the addition of ham, swiss cheese, pickles and honey mustard then baked to perfection”.

The missing ingredient? Anything actually Cuban.

The Cuban hot dog is not actually Cuban. In Cuba, a hot dog is not a typical native food choice. Cubans will enjoy a hot dog from time to time, but this does not mean we call it a Cuban hot dog.

Though hot dogs in Cuba are prepared a little differently than in the United States, they are nothing compared to the unpleasant hot dog they call “the Cuban hot dog” at Columbus High School.

I find that calling this a “Cuban hot dog”  and implying that it is a native dish when it is not is extremely disappointing and disrespectful.

Many Cubans at CHS believe that the “Cuban hot dog” should be taken off the menu or renamed.

Perhaps the best solution would be to rename the Cuban hot dog to something more reflective of its actual ingredients.