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As anyone who has visited Paris knows, a very popular lunchtime meal in cafés and small restaurants in the City of Light and indeed throughout France is the croque monsieur; a grilled ham and cheese sandwich that is one of the true staples of French cuisine.

No one is absolutely certain, but one version of the story suggests that the sandwich was created entirely by accident when French workers left their lunch pails too close to a hot radiator and the heat toasted the bread and melted the cheese into their sandwiches.

Another origin story of the croque is more elaborate and helps explain how the dish became part of French restaurant menus. This tale of the sandwich's creation dates back to 1901 and a Parisian brasserie on Boulevard des Capucines. Having run out of baguettes for the restaurant's sandwich of the day.