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A slice of cheese on toast.
Cheese on toast is a snack made by placing cheese on slices of toasted bread and melting the cheese under a grill. It is a simple meal, popular in the United Kingdom.
Recipes
Cheese on toast consists of toast, either buttered or not, with cheese on one side. Further toppings are optional; the most basic being chopped onions (raw or grilled with the cheese), brown sauce or ketchup. Pickled cucumber, Branston pickle, fried tomatoes, fried eggs, Worcestershire sauce and baked beans are also common.[1][2] Another common variation is to add something to the toast before applying the cheese, such as tomato, or a thin layer of spread Marmite, Vegemite (in Australia), cream spread, mustard or tomato ketchup.
Recipe books and internet articles tend to elaborate on the basics, adding ingredients and specifying accompaniments to make more interesting reading. Consequently, published recipes seldom deal with the most basic form of the meal and frequently refer to the similar dish of Welsh rarebit as "posh cheese on toast".[3]
Cheddar cheese is most commonly used for cheese on toast. Lancashire dairies, in conjunction with a "National Cheese on Toast Day", have promoted Lancashire cheese as the best cheese to use.[4] In Scotland similar dishes are often referred to as roasted cheese, where the bread need not be toasted before applying the cheese.
See also
- Grilled cheese a cheese sandwich in the USA
- Open sandwich
- Cafe (British restaurant)
- Beans on toast another simple dish made with slices of bread and a topping
- Croque Monsieur the French hot ham and cheese sandwich
- Toasties a sandwich from a sandwich toaster
- Welsh rarebit
References
- ^ James Martin. "BBC recipe by James Martin". Bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cheeseontoast_83403. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ Antony Worrall Thompson. "BBC recipe by Anthony Worrall Thompson". Bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cheeseontoast_77735. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ Lesley Waters. "BBC recipe by Lesley Waters: cheese sauce on toast". Bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cheeseontoastwithtom_85506. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ [1] British Cheese Board article. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
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