Grilled cheese
Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Distinguish{{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}}Template:Infobox prepared food A grilled cheese, toasted cheese sandwich, cheese toastie (UK) or jaffle (AU) is a hot cheese sandwich typically prepared by placing cheese between slices of bread and cooking with butter or mayonnaise on a frying pan, griddle, or sandwich toaster, until the bread browns and the cheese melts. Despite its name, it is rarely prepared through grilling.
History
The 1861 English recipe book Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management includes a recipe for placing sandwiches of brown bread and butter with Template:Convert slices of "a nice fat Cheshire or any good rich cheese" into an oven, and serving when the bread becomes toasted.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The cheese dream, an open-faced grilled cheese sandwich, became popular in the United States during the Great Depression.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Cookbooks produced by the U.S. federal government describe U.S. Navy cooks broiling "American cheese filling sandwiches" during World War II.<ref name="foodtimeline">Template:Cite web</ref>
Preparation
A grilled cheese sandwich is made by placing a cheese filling, often cheddar or American cheese, between two slices of bread, which is then put on a pan to heat until the bread browns and the cheese melts. A layer of butter or mayonnaise is usually added to the outside of the bread for additional flavor and texture. Alternatives may include additional ingredients such as peppers, tomatoes, or onions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Although cheddar and American cheese are used most widely, other variations of cheese like provolone or gouda are also used depending on the region and the local influences.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
A grilled cheese may also be made in a sandwich toaster, particularly in the United Kingdom where the dish is normally called a toasted cheese sandwich or cheese toastie.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Retail
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Some restaurants, food carts, and food trucks in the United States specialize in the grilled cheese sandwich. The Grilled Cheese Grill restaurants were a combination of reclaimed vehicle and food cart restaurants that focused on gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches in Portland, Oregon, US.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Grilled Cheese Truck was an American food truck company serving gourmet "chef driven" grilled cheese sandwiches.<ref name="Elliott 2015 p. 102">Template:Cite book</ref> Variations include a rainbow grilled cheese, using colored cheese.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Microwavable frozen toasted sandwiches are available in supermarkets in a variety of locations. One example is the McCain Micro Toastie, which was launched in supermarkets in the UK in 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
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- Cheese sandwich
- Bruschetta
- Carrozza (sandwich)
- Cheese dream
- Cheese melt
- Cheese on toast
- Comfort food
- Croque-monsieur
- Fried cheese
- Khachapuri
- List of sandwiches
- Monte Cristo sandwich
- Panini
- Patty melt
- Pie iron
- Quesadilla
- Reuben sandwich
- Welsh rarebit