page_title: Croque monsieur
hierarchical_section_title: Croque monsieur
caption_attribution_description: English: A croque monsieur sandwich still in the oven after broiling. Deutsch: Ein Croque Monsieur.
context_page_description: A croque monsieur is a hot sandwich made with ham and cheese. The dish originated in French cafés and bars as a quick snack. The name is based on the verb croquer and the word monsieur. The sandwich's first recorded appearance on a Paris café menu was in 1910. Its earliest mention in literature appears to be in volume two of Proust's In Search of Lost Time in 1918.
context_section_description: A croque monsieur ([kʁɔk məsjø]) is a hot sandwich made with ham and cheese. The dish originated in French cafés and bars as a quick snack. The name is based on the verb croquer ("to crunch") and the word monsieur ("mister"). The sandwich's first recorded appearance on a Paris café menu was in 1910. Its earliest mention in literature appears to be in volume two of Proust's In Search of Lost Time in 1918.
caption: A croque monsieur still in an oven after broiling
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