Cheese on toast explained

Country:United Kingdom
Main Ingredient:Sliced bread, cheese, sometimes butter

Cheese on toast is made by placing sliced or grated cheese on toasted bread and melting it under a grill. It is popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, and in African countries.

Recipes

Cheese on toast consists of toast (toasted on both sides or just one side), with cheese placed on it and then grilled. 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]

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 dish 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, as it is a particularly good cheese for toasting. Lancashire dairies, in conjunction with a "National Cheese Toast Day", have promoted Lancashire cheese as the best cheese to use.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Martin . BBC recipe by James Martin . Bbc.co.uk . 13 January 2011 . 11 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011094317/http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cheeseontoast_83403 . dead .
  2. Web site: Antony Worrall Thompson . BBC recipe by Anthony Worrall Thompson . Bbc.co.uk . 13 January 2011 . 9 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121209061917/http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cheeseontoast_77735 . dead .
  3. Web site: Lesley Waters . BBC recipe by Lesley Waters: cheese sauce on toast . Bbc.co.uk . 13 January 2011 . 25 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925053102/http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cheeseontoastwithtom_85506 . dead .
  4. Web site: British Cheese Board - Welcome . 2009-10-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719150037/http://www.cheeseboard.co.uk/archive.cfm?page_id=326&CFID=22040881&CFTOKEN=42915094 . 19 July 2011 . dmy . British Cheese Board article. Retrieved 15 January 2008.