Another word for grilled cheese?

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I remember hearing another (fancier!) word for a grilled cheese sandwich on a cooking show. I think that it was a French sounding word. It was Chef at Home with Micheal Smith but I can't remember the word. Does anyone have any suggestions?
 
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Ah! That's the one! Thanks. I can use it to act pompous now!

That was on the "clean out the fridge" episode, wasn't it?
 
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My mom always used to call them "toasty cheese sammiches". Grilled cheese sounded upscale by comparison. If you called it Croque Monsieur, my dad would've turned his nose up at it for sure.
 
They usually have ham and cheese in them with a cheese sauce on the outside, then a trip to the broiler.

Much more than a grilled cheese.

I like them with crisp bacon and a ripe tomato slice inside.:pig:
 
Put an egg on top, and it's a croque madame. There's a whole croque family of variations.
Yep, who knew?



croque provençal (with tomato)
croque auvergnat (with bleu d'Auvergne cheese)
croque gagnet (with Gouda cheese and andouille sausage)
croque norvégien (with smoked salmon instead of ham)
croque tartiflette (with sliced potatoes and Reblochon cheese)
croque bolognese / croque Boum-Boum (with Bolognese sauce)
croque señor (with tomato salsa)
croque Hawaiian (with a slice of pineapple)
the "Croque McDo" sandwich at McDonald's locations in France
 
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