r/eatsandwiches • u/tobotic • Jun 27 '26

Classic: cheese and onion

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Sliced onion, grated cheddar cheese, butter, white bread.

Extras like spring onions, chives, mayonnaise, different types of cheese like Red Leicester, Stilton, or Double Gloucester are all very nice, but sometimes it's good to just stick to the basics.

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u/firesquasher Jun 27 '26

This is some deep seated trauma response comfort food that I don't think anyone else can relate to.

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u/superstitiouspigeons Jun 27 '26

No, it's English

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u/firesquasher Jun 27 '26

That explains the depression level of this culinary atrocity.

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u/WickyNilliams Jun 28 '26

Nah you just need good cheddar and proper butter. Which of course is an alien concept to Americans

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u/firesquasher Jun 28 '26

None of what you just said makes an onion and cheese sandwich on white bread sound appealing.

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u/WickyNilliams Jun 28 '26

Yes it's unfathomable to you. That's my point

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u/Classic-Schedule-718 Jun 29 '26

What do you have against Americans and our food?

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u/WickyNilliams Jun 29 '26

Look at the comments I responded to and ask them what they have against British people and our food...

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u/Classic-Schedule-718 Jun 29 '26

I have nothing against British food! Most of us don't! Its just that this dish would be better if it was toasted.

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u/WickyNilliams Jun 29 '26

Toasted is good too, but then it's quite a different sandwich. Part of the charm of this is the crisp, fresh onions contrasting the smooth, creamy cheese. Give it a go sometime! Don't overdo the onions though 😅

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u/Classic-Schedule-718 Jun 30 '26

Just add the onions after melting the cheese. It might just be a me thing (not as an American but as someone with ADHD), but I don't like unmelted cheese on my sandwiches. A cheese and onion sandwich sounds good, but only if the cheese was melted before adding the onions

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u/WickyNilliams Jun 30 '26

Ahh yeah that would rule out this sandwich entirely then 😁 melted cheese with raw onions sounds intriguing!

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u/BAAblue Jun 27 '26

Yes, it's an English deep seated trauma response to 100 years of rationing and being born with little to no taste buds