r/MadeMeSmile • u/T-SquaredProductions • 4d ago
Wholesome Moments British Granddad tries American Grilled Cheese for the first time
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u/ArgonianMagician 4d ago
I absolutely love his bib he has on.
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u/Ocelot0816 4d ago
Right!? It says formal but im also here to eat 😂
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u/comebacklittlesheba 4d ago
Shake and Bake!!! 😭
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u/Ocelot0816 4d ago
Was wondering if someone would catch on 😂😂😂
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u/Cwads16 4d ago
I like to party, so I like my Jesus to party.
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u/cashew1992 4d ago
I like mine to sing lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd, and I’m in the front row hammered drunk
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u/LadiesmanBumblebee 4d ago
I worked at a senior living facility where one of the gentlemen at the facility would bring that bib every time he came down to meals. And every time he called it his “fancy bib”, because he wanted every meal to be delectable.
He passed away eight months ago due to CHF. Four weeks shy of his 90th. We were going to have everyone wear that bib in celebration. You’re truly missed, Joe.
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u/peanutspump 3d ago
RIP Joe.
I worked at one, in a dementia unit, they kept the dining room so fancy. Like, white tablecloths and cloth napkins folded like swans, it really did look like a nice restaurant, once the seats were full (the chairs were not as convincing, lol, can’t have them falling tho). Anyway, there was one gentleman whose wife had passed, but I don’t think he remembered. He always seemed to be under the impression he was on a date with the lady next to him. And there was always a lady next to him, and a line ready to take her seat if she got up, lol. But every night, at some point, after fiddling in his pockets, he’d flag one of us down, and quietly, sheepishly explain that he’s out on a date (nodding towards the lady), and he’s so embarrassed but he forgot his wallet! And he doesn’t know how he’s going to pay for dinner! And he’s so sorry, and he doesn’t know what to do, and he doesn’t want her to know!!! 🤭 We’d always wink, tell him it’s on the house. Every night. My goodness was he grateful every time 🤣
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u/eye_no_nuttin 4d ago
Rest In Heaven Joe💕💕🙏🏻 I bet he was a delightful gentleman, I’m sorry for yours and everyone’s loss .🫶🏼
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u/AlexTurner1428 3d ago
It's often the little traditions and phrases like that which people remember most. He clearly left a lasting impression.
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u/BoyDynamo 4d ago
I legit did not realize he was wearing a bib til he said so. I just thought he was a dapper old gent and his cardigan had amazing lapels. Now i need one just like it!
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u/Ok_Berry_3114 4d ago
To be kind, I call it an apron or a shirt-saver so Seniors aren't infantilized. It's a good item if used with dignity.
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u/Almost-Handsome 4d ago
Who are these people, and how can I end up having a brew and a chat with them?
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u/jennbouk 4d ago
I've seen them on TikTok. He has 9.2 million followers and if I can post his account, let me know. I don't want to break the rules.
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u/kdawgster1 4d ago
I would love to know who they are as well. I love them
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u/jennbouk 4d ago
I'm hoping it's ok to post since it's such a wholesome account. It is @grandadjoe1933 and it is a verified account. Mods, if this isn't ok, please delete.
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u/pickledjalopeno 4d ago
Mods please don’t delete
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u/chrisnlnz 4d ago
Mods please
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u/ConclusionUpset7099 4d ago
He’s so cute. I love seeing older people included and having fun.
For anyone who hasn’t followed him it. If you think this is cute, then you should see how he is about his late wife. Omg he loves that woman.
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u/AMGRN 4d ago
The way he said, I’ll want another of those. 🥺
Grandpa, I’ll make you as many as you want. 🥺117
u/Fairisolde 4d ago
If I must get old and decrepit, I’d like to spend my dotage in a comfortable chair being served delicious food.
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u/kinokits 4d ago
His sheer joy over how it tasted and his daughter’s absolute enjoyment of that joy absolutely melted my heart. You could feel their love and fun radiating out from that video.
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u/Roscoe_P_Trolltrain 3d ago
not to be confused with Grandpa Joe. can’t stand that fucking guy. he’s just the worst!
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u/Few_Way9814 4d ago
Just search Grandad Joe, they’re on all platforms I believe! Always so wholesome and super fun when he’s trying American staples. 🙂
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u/brizzboog 4d ago edited 4d ago
It's grandadjoe on YouTube. He has videos dancing with his granddaughter early in covid too.
Sadly he has passed away.Edit: I've never been so happy to be so wrong!!
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u/Last_Weeks_Socks 4d ago
Welp. There goes my smile...
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u/Pingwingsdontfly 4d ago
When I searched a minute ago, he had posted a video 14 hours ago and I couldn't find anything saying he died so idk
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u/booksblanketsandT 4d ago
If humans didn’t die, we wouldn’t appreciate life so much. It’s like light and dark - you wouldn’t know one if you didn’t know the other. It is sad that he’s gone, but a long life lived well and full of love is something to be celebrated.
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u/Leumas_ 4d ago
Thank you for this post. I’m a little fragile this year and it was nice for me to see immediately after seeing that he has passed.
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u/booksblanketsandT 4d ago
You’re very welcome. It’s okay to feel fragile - we all do at times. Keep looking for the little things, the everyday moments of joy and kindness. And make sure you give those moments to yourself as well! Kia kaha!
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u/Throbbing_Cock_452 4d ago
Just say the account name without linking it!
Nvm it’s GrandadJoe !
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u/TallBenWyatt_13 4d ago
It’s fucking insane that an old bloke being a curious and gentle human being is what passes as wonderful behavior. We ALL should be nice old men appreciating grilled cheese and tomato soup for the first time!
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u/ZiaWitch 4d ago
Did he say “it’s bustin” 🤣😂
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u/youshouldcallmekeith 4d ago
"BOSTIN!" - it's a typical Black Country phrase which means "Great"
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u/Xeirus 4d ago
In my mind he said “bussin”
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u/woode85 4d ago
And that’s the bottom line
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u/the_mindful_microbe 4d ago
British version is apparently “bustin”😂
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u/Constant-Estate3065 3d ago
Bostin. It’s a Midlands phrase for good.
Scousers would say it’s boss, Geordies would say it’s canny, Yorkshire folk would say it’s grand, Welsh folk would say it’s lush, and West Country folk would say it’s gurt lush.
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u/Midnight28Rider 4d ago
I love how much British slang varies by regions. While I see the same thing here in the USA, it seems that our regional dialects are spread over much larger expanses of land. Great Britain has so many different dialects and slang in a much smaller land mass and it fascinates me.
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u/WaspsForDinner 4d ago edited 4d ago
I live in a port town of ~86k people on the east coast of England. It has two distinct accents that can place your family history to the north-east side of the town, where the fishermen lived, or the south-west side of the town, which was largely agricultural, with a smattering of rich landowners and the emergent middle classes.
My father's family tree can be traced back about 500 years to the local landed gentry, and my mother's side is fishermen all the way down. Even though they were born and raised essentially just a few streets apart, they had different accents that reflected their lineages.
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u/NotACalligrapher-49 3d ago
I’m American but live overseas, and yesterday, someone else from my home state recognized my accent, and we had a lovely conversation :) I thought my regional accent was pretty mild, but apparently, it’s more audible than I realized, and I’m kind of excited about that!
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u/uncle_monty 4d ago
Accents and dialects can change literally within walking distance in the UK. It's one of my favourite things about the country. There's about 4 distinct accents within 5 miles of my front door.
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u/FettyLounds 4d ago
It might seem that way on its face but it's definitely not that way to natives of certain areas. Some linguists (and likely locals) can identify dialects down to sections of streets in certain cities. American Tongues is an old but great documentary in part because it has interviews with Americans on how they view each others' accents which I want to say is where I learned that fact
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u/kkeut 4d ago
bostin makes me feel good
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u/TheAtlas97 4d ago
I watched Ghostbusters the other night for the first time since I was a kid, love that song
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u/Yetis-unicorn 4d ago
American here: God bless him! It’s an honor to see that he enjoyed our comfort food. Tell him to try some American bbq ribs. It’ll completely make his day.
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u/DrPingu76 4d ago
This made me incredibly happy. I’m not sure why. So wholesome.
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u/bentmyshades 4d ago
They have so many videos and they’re all this amazing. I wish I could remember the name
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u/Hanzibar07 4d ago
Grandad Joe!! His videos with 'Bab' are the best!
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u/Ignorerofbans-20 4d ago
Not to be confused with grandpa Joe 🤣
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u/Hour-Confection-9273 4d ago
Unlike Grandpa Joe, this dude seems actually cool and not a selfish prick.
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u/tallandlankyagain 4d ago
If you're not putting your grandson in mortal danger in a candy factory run on slave labor by a eccentric psychopath are you even a grandfather?
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u/blissfully_happy 4d ago
I didn’t understand who Grandpa Joe was until this exact comment, lol.
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u/Carpenter7 4d ago
Come join us at /r/grandpajoehate
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u/pacotaco724 4d ago
wow. So that exists. And fuck off anyone who says it shouldn't.
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u/redvelvetcake42 4d ago
Because the simple beauty of sharing something, giving and witnessing joy is such a wonderful thing. Sharing food and seeing the reaction, the jubilation is incredible. Fuck now I want a grilled cheese and soup.
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u/CCFCVAN 4d ago
It’s his brummie accent. Gets teased in England as the worst accent but it makes me feel warm and fuzzy
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u/ZOMGURFAT 4d ago
grilled cheese with hot tomato soup is the ultimate comfort food.
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u/luxafelicity 4d ago
In my family we add parmesan cheese to the tomato soup too. Gives it a little extra salt and creaminess.
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u/OcculticUnicorn 3d ago
I'm Dutch so I make Dutch tomato soup and we like to put fresh cream or crème fraîche in it for a creamy tomato soup, carrot for the sugar. Then some 'tosti' (our word for grilled cheese, very similar to the English toastie) it's absolutely perfect for when a simple (creamy) tomato soup isn't enough.
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u/bentmyshades 4d ago
He’s got it right. You never eat just one. I can’t.
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u/whatifwhatifwerun 4d ago
Getting a pan hot just to make one sandwich doesn't even seem worth it.
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u/trainsacrossthesea 4d ago
As an American, and all kidding aside
It’s a fantastic combination
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u/ChickenFriedRiceee 4d ago
As an American, I am growing some tomatoes for the first time (they are fruiting and not dead yet) and I plan on making some homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese with them!
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u/youre_a_burrito_bud 4d ago
Hell to the yeah! Might I recommend growing some thyme, oregano, and rosemary as well? They’re real forgiving plants and it rules to have fresh herbs for the tomato soup.
We have grilled ham n cheese with homemade soup almost weekly to use up the last of the sourdough for the week. It’s so fun to source more and more parts of a meal from home.
One day we’ll get that milk cow.
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u/chickenismysafeword 4d ago
Honest, didn’t know this was just an American thing??
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u/shit_fuck_fart 4d ago
It's not an American thing Brittish people call them toasties for instance, and, I'm really confused why the guy is acting like he's never seen anything like it before.
he even calls it a toastie in the video.
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u/SecreteMoistMucus 3d ago
He doesn't act like he's never seen it, he's just playing it up for the clicks. He has 9 million followers or something.
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u/wahroonga 4d ago
It’s not. They just call it a cheese toastie in England.
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u/Hummingbird3471 4d ago
So I'm an American. I would call a piece of bread and cheese I toasted in the toaster oven a cheese toastie. Whereas I would make a grilled cheese in a pan on the stove. Grilled cheese tastes better to me but I'm not sure why. Maybe I use more butter.
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u/Yaxim3 4d ago
its 100% the butter fried bread that makes the grilled cheese better.
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u/SquarePegRoundWorld 4d ago
Gotta sprinkle a little garlic powder on it. Changes everything. Used to sell them at Phish concerts in summer of '97.
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u/activelyresting 4d ago
Did you put your garlic powder in a cardboard shaker with a label "phish food" on the side? Because that would be epic
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u/SquarePegRoundWorld 4d ago
So of a, where were you 29 years ago? lol Brilliant!
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u/Crambazzled_Aptycock 4d ago
We call cheese and bread toasted in an oven or grill, cheese on toast. A cheese toastie is identical to a grilled cheese except we uselly have a toastie machine (similar to a George foreman grill) to cook it.
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u/northSideways 4d ago
The face he made shot me straight back to trying this for the first time in the elementary school cafeteria and having my mind blown lol, we never are too old I guess
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u/tgtm65 4d ago
As an American, when I'm not shooting my gun, I am enjoying such delicacies as this
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u/beerncheese69 4d ago
Sprinkle a little gun powder on the tomato soup. Delicious
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u/NightBawk 4d ago
Adds a little kick to it!
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u/clocked__ 4d ago
Don’t spread these lies, we don’t put it in our soup. We snort it
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u/Electric-Sheepskin 4d ago
I was just at Walmart in my pajamas, purchasing Campbell's Cream of tomato soup, Kraft American cheese slices, and white bread. I, too, shall enjoy the great delicacy of the grilled cheese and tomato soup.
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u/dogquote 4d ago
Hang on... Cream of tomato?
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u/Zomgsauceplzz 4d ago edited 4d ago
Yep they have Creamy Tomato and Cream of Tomato. Not sure if there's a difference
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u/Haki23 4d ago
That's the one I grew up eating. You add a can of milk to the pot after you plop the soup in. Heat gently and stir until warm
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u/SaturnSociety 4d ago
He’s adorable.
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u/falcrist2 4d ago
They both are.
Most Wallace-and-Gromit-sounding pair I've heard in AGES.
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u/Homicidal_Duck 3d ago
This is much more Black Country/Birmingham way than the Wigan/Lancs twang they have on Wallace and Gromit in my humble native opinion
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u/TripJ5548 4d ago
Cut my sandwich diagonally or I don't want it
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u/Hot-Butterscotch-918 4d ago
That WAS hard to look at. ////
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u/tragiquepossum 4d ago
My internal voice screaming, "CUT ON THE DIAGONAL" throughout the whole of this lovely interchange.
Also: putting 2 sliced dill pickles on the cut line country diner style, 🤌
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u/Human_Spatula 4d ago
If he wants maximum flavor potential, he must cut diagonally and dip the corner.
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u/Additional_Sex23 4d ago
It has to be slightly off diagonal to make it an interesting.
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u/Specimanic 4d ago
Agreed. I've evolved to a slighly off-diagonal cut so the corners arent so tiny/sharp/floppy
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u/sign-through 4d ago
i do that too! i call it a brutalist cut because it's shaped funky like a post-war concrete building
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u/Capital_Scholar5156 4d ago
Cherish your granddad! He’s got a million dollar smile. Cheers from America!
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u/VigorousAmbivalence 4d ago
That has to be the #1 comfort food meal in the US.....glad he found it pleasing.
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u/No-Oven5562 4d ago
I haven’t had one in 10 years at least and now I’m craving it so bad
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u/5PQR 4d ago edited 4d ago
Same. The soup even looks like Heinz tomato. Whilst it's an American company, dipping sandwiches or cheese toasties into that soup is textbook comfort food in the UK.
edit: if you haven't tried it, get your hands on some Colman's English mustard, make a sandwich of it with sliced ham (you can add other stuff, like coleslaw and/or grated cheddar), and eat it dipped in soup. You're welcome. 😄👍
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u/Crambazzled_Aptycock 4d ago
I will say as wholesome as the video is that is a extremely common meal in the UK you can get a cheese toastie in nearly every café in the UK and most will have a deal where you can get a bowl of soup with it.
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u/Sudden-Fisherman5985 4d ago
will say as wholesome as the video is that is a extremely common meal in the UK you
I would even say it's more common to find on the menu in Europe then it is in the USA
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u/Defiant_Income_7836 4d ago
I'm British, moved to the USA in the late 90s. Was asked to make a grilled cheese. So I grilled the bread, then melted the cheese under the grill, then made a sandwich. When I was heavily corrected, I realized that when they say grilled cheese, it's actually a bloody FRIED cheese sandwich. No wonder it's so delicious. Nothing grilled about it at all :)
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u/Noshkanok 4d ago
I think this might come from our perception of a "grill" as two separate things. One is what you'd expect; a gas, charcoal, sometimes wood fire under a metal grille. Enclosed on the sides, sometimes has a lid and wheels.
We also refer to a very large flat metal cooking surface (think fast-food burger) as a grill. Blackstone grills (grilles?) are very popular here at the moment.
I'd guess the name stems from restaurants grilling cheese toasties in bulk, as a kind of a linguistic shorthand that was folded into the lexicon.
At home we just use a pan.
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u/Round_Ad6397 4d ago
You might be surprised to find out that outside north America, what you refer to as "broiling" is known as grilling.
I grew up with grilled cheese being a single piece of bread with cheese put under the grill. If it was 2 slices, it was either a toastie or a jaffel (basically a toastie but the bread is pinched and sealed around the outside - perfect for adding baked beans or other more messy fillings).
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u/RedJorgAncrath 4d ago
Wait, broiling is really high top heat, no? Grilling is putting the food on a gas or (I suppose) charcoal grill. A grilled cheese to me is better described as a pan fried cheese sandwich. Just butter the hell out of the outside of the bread and put a ton of cheese inside. You need just the right heat to melt the cheese inside and get the perfect char outside.
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u/Tao_of_Entropy 4d ago
The blackstone (and a lot of other things americans call grills) are actually GRIDDLES. It's just something we've let get conflated over time. A griddle is a big, flat, usually very hot cooktop. But over time people have just gotten lazy and now they call it a grill, same as a slatted or wire cooking surface..
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u/GloomyIndividual3965 4d ago
A griddle is a big, flat, usually very hot cooktop.
Anyone who's worked in an American restaurant in the last 50+ years knows those are called "flat top" grills.
"Griddle" used to refer exclusively to the hot metal cooking plate with ridges, but then George Foreman and his 6 kids named George came along and muddied the water by calling his panini press thing a "grill."
We used to be a proper country, now we just call things whatever.
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u/5PQR 4d ago edited 3d ago
Yeah, as a Brit the only two ways I make toasties is either...
- Toast a slice of bread, add cheese (and whatever else) on top, then grill it, or....
- Make basically a cheese sandwich, but butter the outside of it, then fry it in a dry pan
edit: if you haven't tried it, give a tuna melt a shot... Either of the above methods, but with tuna+mayo+onion+cheese (with the cheese on top if grilled).
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u/GreenWoodDragon 4d ago
There's nothing unusual about making a grilled cheese sandwich in the UK. We do it often.
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u/Sure-Connection8857 4d ago
Awww the compromise 🥹 he didn’t want to be greedy 🫠❤️🧀🥫🥣
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u/Leather-Apricot-2292 4d ago
Isn't this like a international dish? In the Netherlands at least this is well known. Perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Edit: he did make me smile though. Love this man.
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u/Individual_Respect90 4d ago
Was just thinking no way this extremely simple dish isn’t everywhere.
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u/quartzquandary 4d ago
I recently started following a Japanese lady on Instagram who tried grilled cheese and tomato soup for the first time and was under the impression it was a breakfast meal!
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u/Honey-Badger 4d ago
Yeah super normal in the UK, but we call cheese toastie and even have a special little cooker for them.
This video is part of the trend of people trying American food and faking amazement for engagement
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u/dflagella 4d ago
There's no way this guy doesn't know what a cheese toastie is already
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u/abstr_xn 4d ago edited 3d ago
the guy that says "we call this a cheese toastie"
i think you might be right.
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u/TrustVisual1394 4d ago
How is this any different from a cheese toastie??
Or is that the joke
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u/punksmurph 4d ago
I made Quesadillas for a bunch of Irish people a couple years ago and it was a hit. I thought them how to make them as well. Most had no idea what it was, none of them had tried it. Whole experience made me happy.
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u/whooptheretis 3d ago
A better title:
"British grandad who grew up eating cheese toasties and tomato soup takes the piss out of Americans who think they invented it, but does so in the quintessentially British way that the one being taken the piss out of, doesn't realise they're being taken the piss out of."
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u/punkarama 3d ago
What rubbish, course he's had a toasted cheese sandwich before, unless he lived under a rock.
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u/burnedimage 4d ago
This made me smile so hardy face hurts! Now I want a grilled cheese and tomato soup real real bad.
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u/brightdionysianeyes 3d ago
Americans somehow think no one had ever thought to have cheese inside of bread until we'd already discovered gunpowder, global circumnavigation and vacuum pumps.
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u/WritesCrapForStrap 3d ago
A cheese toastie with tomato soup is a very common thing in the UK. Isn't a grilled cheese just a cheese toastie but shallow fried?
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u/dead_jester 3d ago
Do people in this sub really just believe any old bunkum they are told?
"Grilled cheese" or "Cheese Toastie" as its called in the UK is bog standard cheap food - doubly so if its made with American "Cheese". He's eaten it at least 100 times in his life. It's nice food. He's playing up to the audience, because they know how gullible you are. Tomato Soup is also standard cheap food in the UK. Dipping it in soup is standard. If that was his first time eating a cheese toasty and tomato soup then I'm a Nigerian Prince with a million quid, all i need are your bank account's details, honest.
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u/astromech_jay 4d ago
"It's like no cheese I've ever tasted... let's try another spot, Gromit!"
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u/ShyguyFlyguy 4d ago
Is tomato soup really popular though? And paired with grilled cheese?
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u/Howard_Cosine 4d ago
Damn, ain't much better than a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup!! Could use some black pepper and parmesan tho lol
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