(chiefly, South Africa) A grilled cheese sandwich.
(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.”
“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)”
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(North America) A cheese sandwich typically toasted or fried in butter.
(South Africa) A grilled cheese sandwich.
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.
(British, Ireland) A toasted sandwich.
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?”
(US) An open-faced grilled cheese sandwich.