Toast Hawaii
Alternative names | Hawaiian Toast |
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Type | Open sandwich |
Course | Breakfast or Lunch |
Place of origin | Germany |
Created by | Clemens Wilmenrod |
Main ingredients | Toast, ham, pineapple, maraschino cherry, cheese |
Toast Hawaii or Hawaiian Toast is an open sandwich consisting of a slice of toast with ham and cheese, and a maraschino cherry in the middle of a pineapple slice, broiled, so that the cheese starts to melt.[1] It was invented, or at least made popular, by the German TV cook Clemens Wilmenrod and is considered typical of West Germany in the 1950s.[by whom?] It is likely that it was adapted from the "Grilled Spamwich", a recipe published in a Spam cookbook by Hormel in 1939[2] and brought to West Germany by American G.I.s. Spam was not available in Germany's grocery stores so Wilmenrod replaced it with a slice of cooked ham and Toast Hawaii was born.
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References[]
- ^ Helge Denker (3 April 2009). "Deutschlands erster TV-Koch erfindet den Toast Hawaii" (in German). BILD. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Grilled Spamwich. Cover slices of buttered toast with sliced Spam. Top with sections of canned pineapple; sprinkle with grated cheese. Place under broiler until cheese melts." Hormel invites you to dine. Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, Minnesota, 1939.
- ^ Dann Woeller (23 June 2019). "Toast Hawaii – The German Equivalent to American Grilled Cheese".
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- German sandwiches
- Cheese sandwiches
- Toast dishes
- 1950s in food
- Open-faced sandwiches
- Pork sandwiches
- Ham dishes
- Pineapple dishes
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