# Sandwiches nobody eats anymore

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [December 16, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714 "2024-12-16T16:38:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/191 "2024-12-17T21:00:04Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> > [@ZonexandScout](#):
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> > Yum…Monte Cristo! I used to go way out of my way to a Bennigan’s to get the Monte Cristo,
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> They serve them in Disneyland.

Which apparently originated the deep fried version.

> [@Monte Cristo sandwich: Bring It On or Take It Away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monte-cristo-sandwich-bring-it-on-or-take-it-away/559227/30):
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> the sandwich dates back to 1910, it became trendy when it became a featured menu item at the Blue Bayou and Tahitian Terrace restaurants in Disneyland in 1966. And the Disneyland recipe, which is cited, specifices deep frying with jelly on the side.

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