Cheese on toast Cheese on toast Toasted cheese, cheese toast, cheese on toast, cheesy toast, roasted cheese, grilled cheese, cheese grill or choast is a snack made by placing cheese (which may be either sliced or grated) on slices of bread and melting the cheese under a grill. It is a simple meal, popular in the United Kingdom. When prepared correctly, the cheese covers the bread exactly so there are no bitter burnt edges. Cheese on toast, or "cheesy toast" consists of toast, either buttered or not, with cheese on one side. Further toppings are optional; the most basic being chopped onions (raw
Toast is the "...earliest [printed] citation the "Oxford English Dictionary" research staff has of this usage." Another popular idiom associated with the word "toast" is the expression "to toast someone's health", which is typically done by one or more persons at a gathering by raising a glass in salute to the individual. This meaning is derived from the early meaning of toast, which from the 1400s to the 1600s meant warmed bread that was placed in a drink. By the 1700s, there were references to the drink in which toast was dunked being used in a gesture that indicates respect: "Ay,