[Sca-cooks] OOP: grilled cheese sandwiches

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

On 18 Dec 2002, at 0:09, Gorgeous Muiredach wrote:

> Try a Croque-Madame.

Isn't that just a Croque Monsieur with an egg added to it?

> Beware, however that both Croque have tomatoes in them.  Also, they are
> most often done on an open face baguette, which will definitely go very far
> from grilled cheese sandwich the guy is gonna know/like.
>
> Alternatively, tell him to get a life and explore his chances to get great
> food in France, and not make a shmuck of himself by insisting to eat
> American when out of the US...  My opinion, YMMV...

I share your opinion, but I don't know this guy, and my husband
only knows him slightly.  It might be more tactful to say, "You can't
get that over there, but this is the closest equivalent."


Brighid ni Chiarain *** mka Robin Carroll-Mann
Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
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