It comes from the French sandwich,croque monsieur, which is made very similarly. Monte cristois 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.
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The Monte Cristo Sandwich is a variation of the Croque-monsieur. It's a ham and cheese sandwich, but instead of being just warmed, it's fried. For the cheese, GruyÍÎre or Emmental is typically used.
Monte Cristo
Monte-Cristo, after his famous novel The Count of Monte Cristo.
Monte Cristo Cottage was created in 1888.
Monte Cristo - company - ended in 2010.
Monte Cristo - company - was created in 1995.
The Treasure of Monte Cristo was created in 1961.
Monte Cristo Homestead was created in 1885.
The duration of The Son of Monte Cristo is 1.7 hours.
The Son of Monte Cristo was created on 1940-01-10.
Château de Monte-Cristo was created in 1846.
The Count of Monte Cristo was released on 01/25/2002.