This is the Distant Eastern European Relative (Hungarian) fancy grilled cheese sandwich. It’s a less lavish option than the grilled cheese #1, but you must understand that eating thick slabs of cheese – however tasty – is not a good idea. So this is a “healthier” and a very filling alternative. This Eastern European fancy grilled cheese sandwich is simple, redolent of the geographical area it imitates, but still is exotic. Our Hungarian relative here enjoys a good wine and Dutch cheeses (his first wife was Dutch, too).
My grilled cheese project is coming along and here’s another sandwich I prepared and share with you. This is the modest result:
List of ingredients:
- I used a thick slice of Beemster cheese from Leslieville Cheese Market.
- Two slices of Edam from the Kiev Moscow Vilnius Russian store near my house.
- Wine salami (as many slices as you want)
- A dash of Hungarian paprika
- A bit of non-salted butter
- And dark rye bread. I got it from the Euro store and this is the proper Borodinsky slab of bread. I don’t know what it’s in English. I just know that this is the bread I loved as a kid back in Russia. Still love it!
You know what to do. Order is of no particular importance here, as long as the salami is in the middle. This grilled cheese sandwich tasted more like a regular sandwich that I grilled on the pan instead of being a grilled cheese creation. The wine sausage played well with Beemster and the Hungarian paprika really made itself known against Edam. All in all, a little spicy creation, definitely savory, and great for a cold night outside.
I will put more cheese in next time. And will hopefully feed the other half to my roommate or nearby friend. Wanna have a grilled cheese date?











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