Melt sandwich - Wikipedia Melt sandwich This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2018 ) Melt sandwich A tuna melt on a plate with French fries Alternative names Toasted cheese sandwich, toastie, Adam Bales, Neil Shephard, The Rory, Type Sandwich Main ingredients Bread, cheese, filling ( tuna with mayonnaise, ham, roast beef, chicken, turkey, or a hamburger patty ) Cookbook : Melt sandwich Media : Melt sandwich A melt sandwich is a type of sandwich containing bread, cheese ( sometimes grated ) and some type of filling such as meat or vegetables. The sandwich is then heated until the cheese is melted. It may be served as an open face sandwich or a closed face one. One common filling is tuna with mayonnaise ; the result is a tuna melt sandwich. Other popular choices are ham, roast beef, chicken, turkey, or a hamburger patty, which is known as a patty melt. It is the filling that establishes the melt sandwich as a variation of the grilled cheese sandwich. Patty melts were a staple of the traditional U.S. diner and were commonly found on menus as far back as the 1950s and possibly the 1940s. 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Question: when does a grilled cheese become a melt
Answer: the filling