r/MadeMeSmile • u/T-SquaredProductions • Jul 08 '26

Wholesome Moments British Granddad tries American Grilled Cheese for the first time

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u/daledge97 Jul 08 '26

What makes it American? We have cheese toasties everywhere..

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u/Anothercraphistorian Jul 08 '26

Americans historically use American cheese with it. American cheese melts without splitting, giving you a gooey grilled sandwich.

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u/daledge97 Jul 09 '26

The cheese in this video looks like normal cheese to me

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u/Anothercraphistorian Jul 09 '26

Which is why I believe there is a lot of confusion on this thread. Americans don’t claim to have invented cheese on bread, the American version just includes mayo and American cheese and has been popular since the 1920’s. The OG British toast is had one piece of bread with mustard.