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A grilled cheese sandwich is a relatively simple sandwich, generally consisting of two pieces of sliced bread, and some cheese. Traditionally, cheddar is used, although in the USA a processed cheese known as American cheese is also quite popular. Other kinds of cheese can be used, such as Swiss cheese, but these are mostly regional variants.
The assembled sandwich is then placed on a griddle, pan, or dedicated sandwich maker to be heated. Once the bread on the bottom half of the sandwich has reached a toast-like texture, the sandwich is flipped, and continues cooking until the other side has toasted or the cheese has melted.
In Britain, Ireland and Australia a similar dish is often referred to as "cheese on toast", "toasted cheese", or "roasted cheese", and is normally made with one slice of bread or toast (an open sandwich), topped with cheddar, and broiled (grilled) until the cheese has melted. Some people like to sprinkle condiments over the cheese; the possibilities are limited only by the imagination, but especially popular variations include Worcestershire sauce, powdered oregano, powdered paprika, or cayenne pepper.
Compare the French Croque-monsieur and the Italian Tost.
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Recently, a ten year old grilled cheese sandwich with a supposed likeness to the Virgin MaryThe term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: For the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary, see Mary, the mother of Jesus. For the Roman Catholic theological and doctrinal concept of Mary, see Blessed Virgin Mary. For the issue of Ma and a single bite from it, was posted on Ebay. Ebay initially took the auctionAn auction is the process of buying and selling things by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder. In economic theory an auction is a method for determining the value of a commodity that has an undetermined o down believing it was a jokeA joke is a short story or short series of words spoken or communicated with the intent of being laughed at or found humorous by the listener or reader. This sort of "joke" is not the same as a practical joke. Laughter, the intended human reaction to joke, but after reviewing the auction, the site allowed it to go on under the conditions that it be a specially regulated auction (due to the outrageous bids placed before these restrictions were in place). As of November 18, 2004, the joke had grown into something of an internet phenomenon, with over two hundred current EBay auctions for items relating to grilled cheese sandwiches resembling the Virgin Mary. The sandwich was finally sold for US $28,000 to an internet casino on November 23, 2004.