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{{Short description|Type of hot sandwich containing cheese}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

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| name             = Melt sandwich
| image            = Tuna melt sandwich with fries.jpg
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| caption          = A tuna melt on a plate with [[French fries]]
| alternate_name   = Toasted cheese sandwich, toastie
| country          = [[United States]]
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| type             = [[Sandwich]]
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| main_ingredient  = [[cheese]], filling ([[tuna]] with [[mayonnaise]], [[ham]], [[Roast beef sandwich#Roast beef|roast beef]], [[Chicken sandwich|chicken]], [[Turkey (food)|turkey]], or a [[hamburger patty]])
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A '''melt sandwich''' is a type of [[hot sandwich]] containing a suitable meltable [[cheese]] (sometimes grated) and a filling of meat or fish. The sandwich is [[Grilling|grilled]] on the stovetop until the cheese melts (hence the name) and the bread is toasted,<ref name="mj-2016feb04" /><ref name="bb-2015jan02" /><ref name="fw-2017jun15" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title=The Ultimate Tuna Melt |url=https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/classic-tuna-melt |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=[[Bon Appétit]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Tuna Melt Recipe |url=https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021806-tuna-melt |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=NYT Cooking |language=en-US}}</ref> or heated in an oven.<ref>{{cite web | last=Cismaru | first=Joanna | title=Easy Tuna Melt Recipe | website=Jo Cooks | date=13 September 2022 | url=https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/easy-tuna-melt/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Best-Ever Tuna Melt|first= Lena|last=Abraham | website=Delish | date=23 September 2019 | url=https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/a29185033/tuna-melt-recipe/ | access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>

One common type is the '''tuna melt''', a melt sandwich filled with [[canned tuna]] that has been mixed with [[mayonnaise]] (tuna mayo) and other ingredients such as pickles, tomato, and onion. Other popular choices are [[ham]], [[Roast beef sandwich#Roast beef|roast beef]], [[Chicken sandwich|chicken]], [[Turkey (food)|turkey]],<ref>{{Cite web | title=Melt Sandwich {{!}} Traditional Sandwich type From United States of America {{!}} TasteAtlas | url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/melt-sandwich | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926083353/https://www.tasteatlas.com/melt-sandwich | access-date=2025-11-14 | archive-date=2023-09-26}}</ref> or a [[ground beef]] [[patty]] (for a [[patty melt]]).  Both patty melts and tuna melts are staples of the traditional American [[diner]]; patty melts were commonly found on menus by the 1940s, and tuna melts by the 1960s.<ref name="mj-2016feb04">{{cite news |last=Duane |first=Daniel |date=4 February 2016 |title=Better Than a Burger: In Praise of the Patty Melt |magazine=[[Men's Journal]] |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/better-than-a-burger-in-praise-of-the-patty-melt-20160204}}</ref><ref name="bb-2015jan02">{{cite news |last=Gonzalez |first=Sef |date=2 January 2015 |title=A Little Patty Melt History |website=Burger Beast |url=http://burgerbeast.com/2015/01/02/a-little-patty-melt-history/}}</ref><ref name="fw-2017jun15">{{cite news |last=Inamine |first=Elyse |date=15 June 2017 |title=The Patty Melt Is Getting Its Moment |magazine=[[Food & Wine]] |url=http://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/patty-melt-trend-vegetable-substitution}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

==See also==
*[[List of sandwiches]]
*[[Cheeseburger]]
*[[Croque monsieur]]
*[[Gerber sandwich]]
*[[Horseshoe sandwich]]
*[[Hot Brown]]
*[[Monte Cristo sandwich]]
*[[Open sandwich]]
*[[Panini (sandwich)|Panini]]
*[[Sandwich toaster]]
*[[Tuna fish sandwich]]

==External links==
* {{commonscat-inline|Melt sandwiches}}

== References ==
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{{Sandwiches}}
{{Cheese dishes}}
{{Bread}}
{{Cuisine of the United States}}

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[[Category:American sandwiches]]
[[Category:Cheese sandwiches]]
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