Croque Monsieur

[Merlinite]

what is this stuff? it is on the room service menu so inquiring minds want to know...

[Colo Cruiser]

Croque-monsieur

 

• The croque-monsieur is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. It originated in French cafés and bars as a quick snack. Typically, Emmental or Gruyère cheese is used. The name is based on the verb croquer and the word monsieur. The sandwich's first recorded appearance on a Parisian café menu was in 1910.
  

Edited December 19, 2014 by Colo Cruiser

[shredie]

Kind of a grilled cheese sandwich.

[Merlinite]

Kind of a grilled cheese sandwich.

 

colo cruiser said it better:D

 

muchas gracias amigos

[EdmPair]

I know a chef and she laughs at such menu items. Polenta is cooked cream of wheat. It is French used to obscure the food item instead of communication -- the menu could use the name and then tell what it is.

[capriccio]

I know a chef and she laughs at such menu items. Polenta is cooked cream of wheat. It is French used to obscure the food item instead of communication -- the menu could use the name and then tell what it is.

 

Polenta - at least in Italy - is made from cornmeal. Northern Italian cuisine features lots of dishes/meals that include polenta.

[Colo Cruiser]

Polenta - at least in Italy - is made from cornmeal. Northern Italian cuisine features lots of dishes/meals that include polenta.

 

 

Well...at least its not in the ham and cheese. ;)

[LeeW]

Turkey, ham and cheese in bread that has been battered and deep or pan fried (kind of like french toast). Usually served with grape jam. Known elsewhere as a monte cristo (also a french name!).

[shredie]

Turkey, ham and cheese in bread that has been battered and deep or pan fried (kind of like french toast). Usually served with grape jam. Known elsewhere as a monte cristo (also a french name!).

 

Two different sandwiches.

[skrodle]

Turkey, ham and cheese in bread that has been battered and deep or pan fried (kind of like french toast). Usually served with grape jam. Known elsewhere as a monte cristo (also a french name!).

 

croque monsieur is completely different from a monte cristo... you have described a monte cristo perfectly..

 

the croque is usually made with a bechamel (a french white sauce made from butter flour milk and nutmeg)... princess' croque is simply a ham and cheese on egg bread.. so it is not a true croque.. and i was very disappointed when i ordered it

[Pam in CA]

croque monsieur is completely different from a monte cristo... you have described a monte cristo perfectly..

 

 

 

the croque is usually made with a bechamel (a french white sauce made from butter flour milk and nutmeg)... princess' croque is simply a ham and cheese on egg bread.. so it is not a true croque.. and i was very disappointed when i ordered it

I agree. I love a good Croque Monsieur. Yummy. Always try to order it if I'm in France. The bread is dipped in egg batter before its grilled. So good! I also like a good Croque Madame. Slightly different. As said, a Croque Monsieur is very different from a Monte Cristo. Both French, though. :)

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croque-monsieur

[Corfe Mixture]

.... and not a croque of any kind unless it has been made using béchamel sauce.

 

A croque-madame is a croque-monsieur with an egg on top.

 

If your cruise goes to France, Guadeloupe, Martinique or St Barthélemy you will find it on the snack menu of every street café.

 

If you are already familiar with a real croque then don't order one on Princess. You will be disappointed

Edited December 19, 2014 by Corfe Mixture
Correcting the work of the iPad auto spell correction!!!

[cubfan63]

It's not a real Croque Monsieur, but what is delivered when you order it from room service has always been a tasty ham and cheese sandwich. It is in the style of a Monte Cristo.

[chsalas]

Polenta - at least in Italy - is made from cornmeal. Northern Italian cuisine features lots of dishes/meals that include polenta.

 

Polenta is awesome, if done right , slightly pan seared, hmmmmmm

[bhopal21]

what is this stuff? it is on the room service menu so inquiring minds want to know...

 

The description is also listed in the Room Service Menu.:confused:

 

Mike:)

[hawkeyetlse]

As said, a Croque Monsieur is very different from a Monte Cristo. Both French, though. :)

I think the Monte Cristo is 100% American :)

[lolane1]

Polenta - at least in Italy - is made from cornmeal. Northern Italian cuisine features lots of dishes/meals that include polenta.

 

And right you are. I'm from Northern Italian descent. Grilled polenta served with a wild mushroom sautee, yummy. Many ways to use it. It was a staple with Grandma. I wouldn't judge a Croque Monsieur from Princess. Hey, I've tasted their rendition of Italian cooking.

[Corfe Mixture]

I think the Monte Cristo is 100% American :)

 

I'm glad someone said that. I live in France for five months of the year and I hadn't a clue what a Monte Cristo is until I read this thread.

Edited December 19, 2014 by Corfe Mixture

[loubetti]

Indeed, a croque monsieur is not a monte cristo. I love them both, including the croque madame. A croque monsieur is my favorite sandwich! However, they had better prepare it well, it is not just a plain ham and cheese sandwich, it takes a bit of work and prep.

 

Edited December 19, 2014 by loubetti

[geoherb]

The room service menu describes the sandwich: "Grilled ham and cheese sandwich dipped in egg."

[latebloomer56]

Indeed, a croque monsieur is not a monte cristo. I love them both, including the croque madame. A croque monsieur is my favorite sandwich! However, they had better prepare it well, it is not just a plain ham and cheese sandwich, it takes a bit of work and prep.

 

You did it now. I will have to make these (with the egg :)) for Sunday morning. Will not be happy until I do now that this awesome picture is in my head. Guess I'll just have to suffer through it.

Great picture all kidding aside did you make this?

[Dorset Cruiser]

Turkey, ham and cheese in bread that has been battered and deep or pan fried (kind of like french toast). Usually served with grape jam. Known elsewhere as a monte cristo (also a french name!).

 

Surely a Croque Monsieur is French and I don't think grape jelly figures very largely in France or any country except the USA and I have never seen a battered Croque Monsieur - they are grilled/toasted.

 

 

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[shredie]

Surely a Croque Monsieur is French and I don't think grape jelly figures very largely in France or any country except the USA and I have never seen a battered Croque Monsieur - they are grilled/toasted.

 

I have spent a fair amount of time in France (family there) and I have never seen a Monte Cristo on any menu. In fact, the only place I see it regularly is in Las Vegas. I have eaten my fair share of Croque Monsieur in France, too, and I have had good ones and bad ones and everything in between. Grilled ham and cheese. That's what they are.

[hawkeyetlse]

The room service menu describes the sandwich: "Grilled ham and cheese sandwich dipped in egg."

They take a grilled sandwich and dip it in egg??? And then what?

[Pam in CA]

I think the Monte Cristo is 100% American :)

Too funny. The only place I've ever seen a Monte Cristo is at a French bistro restaurant near here. Everything on their menu is French. I just assumed it was. As the saying goes, never assume.