(North America) A cheese sandwich typically toasted or fried in butter.
(North America) A cheese sandwich typically toasted or fried in butter.
I'll have a grilled cheese and a bowl of tomato soup, please.
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(chiefly, South Africa) A grilled cheese sandwich.
(US) An open-faced grilled cheese sandwich.
An American term, particularly common in mid-century diner culture, for an open-faced grilled or toasted cheese sandwich — essentially a single slice of bread topped with melted cheese, sometimes broiled until bubbly. The name hints at the simple comfort-food pleasure the dish delivers. You're more likely to hear 'cheese dream' in a retro diner or from someone's grandparent than on a modern menu.
(British, Ireland) A toasted sandwich.
Quick Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese I almost skipped this recipe anticipating it to call for American cheese, or at best maybe cheddar, which are (unsurprisingly) difficult to get ahold of in Italy. but to my surpr…
“Quick Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese I almost skipped this recipe anticipating it to call for American cheese, or at best maybe cheddar, which are (unsurprisingly) difficult to get ahold of in Italy. but to my surprise, on reading, it calls for mozzarella babyyy we are SO back”
“my local Ecuadorian restaurant will meet you in the middle pound cassava root into a mashed potato-like consistency, grate on cheese, cover with more cassava, and heat result: looks like a grilled cheese, called a “quesadilla””
“Max Miller of Tasting History prepared a traditional Victorian Welsh Rabbit (Welsh Rarebit), a toasty grilled cheese with a bit of spice. laughingsquid.com/how-to-make-...”
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(North America) French fries covered or cooked in cheese (especially when grated or melted) or cheese sauce and sometimes loaded with other ingredients.