Monte Cristo Sandwich

The Monte Cristo sandwich is a ham and cheese sandwich, traditionally made with Emmental or Gruyere, dipped in egg or batter and pan-fried, and is generally understood as an American variation on the French croque monsieur. Its first documented mention appears in an American restaurant trade publication in 1923, though popular belief credits its creation to 1960s Southern California, and cookbooks from the 1930s through the 1960s carried similar recipes under names such as French sandwich and French toasted cheese sandwich. The dish grew further in popularity after the Blue Bayou Restaurant at Disneyland began serving it. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/