Cheese on toast


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, Australia and New Zealand, the Caribbean and in African countries.

Recipes

Cheese on toast consists of toast, with cheese placed on it and then grilled. Further toppings are optional; the most basic being chopped onions, brown sauce or ketchup. Pickled cucumber, Branston pickle, fried tomatoes, fried eggs, Worcestershire sauce and baked beans are also common. 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, 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 dish and frequently refer to the similar dish of Welsh rarebit as "posh cheese on toast".
Cheddar cheese is most commonly used for Toasted Cheese, as this is a particularly good cheese for toasting. Lancashire dairies, in conjunction with a "National Toasted Cheese Day", have promoted Lancashire cheese as the best cheese to use.
In the west of Scotland this dish is known as roasted cheese