Grilled Tuna Melt Sandwich. Ingredients (Makes 4 Sandwiches, 2 if You’re Making Monsters) 2 cans of a really good canned tuna in oil, we used Cole’s which is in a glass jar, drained; ...

The tuna melt combines two of America‘s most glorious diner sandwiches: the grilled cheese and the tuna salad. According to legend, its origins trace to a lunch counter at a Woolworth’s ...

So we know the tuna melt most likely appears on the scene between about 1920 and 1960, but that doesn't narrow it down much.

Like most iconic foods, the tuna melt has an origin story. And like most of those origin stories, it probably isn't true. So who's to say that it was or wasn't accidentally invented (these things ...

Tuna melt Sometimes the best dishes are the simplest. Just a few examples: smooth and creamy mashed potatoes , a golden brown grilled cheese , a perfectly fluffy batch of rice .

So who's to say that it was or wasn't accidentally invented (these things always happen by accident) when a bowl of tuna spilled over onto a grilled cheese sandwich at a Woolworth's lunch counter ...