What is a Monte Cristo Sandwich?
The monte cristo sandwich, sometimes spelled monte christo, is an unusual sandwich combining the principals of French toast, and the basic ham and swiss sandwich. It gained great popularity in the US in the 1960s, when the Blue Bayou restaurant in Disneyland began serving it. It had previously been served at several Los Angeles based restaurants, although there is no definitive evidence on its precise origins in the US.
The monte cristo sandwich, sometimes spelled monte christo, is an unusual sandwich combining the principals of French toast, and the basic ham and swiss sandwich. It gained great popularity in the US in the 1960s, when the Blue Bayou restaurant in Disneyland began serving it. It had previously been served at several Los Angeles based restaurants, although there is no definitive evidence on its precise origins in the US. The monte cristo certainly derives from the French sandwich, croque monsieur, which is very similar in construction. Monte cristo is thought to be a tribute to the French novel The Count of Monte Christo by Alexander Dumas, and as such, the sandwich’s name suggests its French origins.
