toasted cheese
(chiefly, South Africa) A grilled cheese sandwich.
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I do like a vintage Red Leicester. It's good as toasted cheese, too.
Toasted cheese sandwich. Southeast England.
Done traditionally, its a toasted cheese sandwich. But if you use one of those toy-sized sandwich toasters it becomes a cheese toastie (yup, TOASTIE — not toasty — in the UK)
Ok you Brits: Is it a toasted cheese sandwich or a cheese toasty?
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(chiefly, South Africa) A grilled cheese sandwich.
Tiepolo ordered two vast toasted cheeses and a jug of wine, and we alternately seared and cooled our lips until we were satisfied and tipsy.
“I do like a vintage Red Leicester. It's good as toasted cheese, too.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Toasted cheese sandwich. Southeast England.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Done traditionally, its a toasted cheese sandwich. But if you use one of those toy-sized sandwich toasters it becomes a cheese toastie (yup, TOASTIE — not toasty — in the UK)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ok you Brits: Is it a toasted cheese sandwich or a cheese toasty?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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A South African term for a toasted or grilled cheese sandwich, typically made in a jaffle iron or sandwich press. In South Africa, a snackwich is a beloved everyday comfort food — two slices of bread pressed and toasted together with fillings like cheese, tomato, or ham melting inside. It's the local equivalent of a toastie or grilled cheese, and the word is widely recognised across South African households and lunchtime menus.
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