Fun Facts To Celebrate Grilled Cheese Day

• The United States modern version of the grilled cheese sandwich originated in the 1920s. As sliced bread and American cheese became easily available, Americans began making open-faced grilled cheese sandwiches.
• During the industrial revolution, Otto Frederick Rohwedder invented the bread slicer that made distributing slice bread more accessible and more affordable.
• Shortly before this invention, however, James L. Kraft created processed cheese. His process ensured that this cheese won’t spoil even when transported long distances.
• United States government cookbooks describe Navy cooks broiling “American cheese filling sandwiches” during World War II.
• Recipes for grilled cheeses have been mentioned in Ancient Roman texts, so the idea of grilled cheese goes back a long way.
• It is said that grilled cheese was first served as an open-face sandwich.
• Sliced cheese wasn’t introduced until the late 1940s when Kraft Foods introduced Kraft singles, and then years later supermarkets stocked them in the 1960s.
• The actual term “grilled cheese” doesn’t make an appearance in print until the 1960’s. Before then it was all “melted cheese” or “toasted cheese” sandwiches.
• Between the 1920s and the 1970s, the sandwich was called a “Cheese Dream“
• In 2009, Los Angeles hosted the world’s first grilled cheese cooking competition: thousands and thousands of people competed at and attended the National Grilled Cheese Invitational, which has turned into a much-anticipated annual food festival.
• The most “grilled cheese loving” cities are Baltimore, San Diego and Cincinnati, according to UberEATS.
• UberEATS has also found that the most popular day of the week to order a grilled cheese is Saturday. The least popular day is Tuesday.
• 3/4 of people who buy sliced cheese make at least one grilled cheese per month.

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