Monte-Cristo
Deli counter classic
A Monte Cristo is a sandwich of ham, turkey, and cheese (usually Swiss) between slices of bread that are dipped in egg batter and fried or grilled, resembling French toast.
Often served with powdered sugar and jam for dipping.
The name evokes the Count of Monte Cristo, though the connection is unclear: I'll have the Monte Cristo with a side salad.
Water-bounded land mass
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- hiddenKept out of sight
inheritance · jewels · gold · discovery · riches · hoard · secret · buried
French adventure novelist
- MercedesPremium German automaker
- serializationEncoding objects for transmission
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- French literatureWritten works from France
romanticism · Paris · Marseille · Bourbon Restoration · Bonaparte · nobility · intrigue · conspiracy
Flamboyantly daring and heroic
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- voyageJourney by sea
- questSeeking journey for something
exotic · daring · heroism · pursuit · seafaring · odyssey · exploration · peril
Retaliation for injury
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- justiceFair treatment under law
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
punishment · patience · scheming · manipulation · comeuppance · orchestrated · calculated · cold-blooded
Enclosed underground route
- body bagContainer for transporting corpses
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
liberation · freedom · clandestine · rebirth · transformation · rescue · smugglers · evasion
Cured pig thigh
- turkeyWattled North American fowl
- Swiss cheeseHole-riddled dairy product
- GruyèreProtected Swiss alpine cheese
- friedCooked in hot fat
battered · powdered sugar · raspberry jam · brunch · indulgent · griddle · golden · crispy
island
Water-bounded land mass
hidden · inheritance · jewels · gold · discovery · riches · hoard · secret · buried · abundance
Dumas
French adventure novelist
- MercedesPremium German automaker
- serializationEncoding objects for transmission
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
French literature · romanticism · Paris · Marseille · Bourbon Restoration · Bonaparte · nobility · intrigue · conspiracy · betrayal
swashbuckling
Flamboyantly daring and heroic
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- voyageJourney by sea
quest · exotic · daring · heroism · pursuit · seafaring · odyssey · exploration · peril · disguises
vengeance
Retaliation for injury
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- justiceFair treatment under law
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
payback · punishment · patience · scheming · manipulation · comeuppance · orchestrated · calculated · cold-blooded · long-awaited
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
- body bagContainer for transporting corpses
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
dungeon · liberation · freedom · clandestine · rebirth · transformation · rescue · smugglers · evasion · years
ham
Cured pig thigh
- turkeyWattled North American fowl
- Swiss cheeseHole-riddled dairy product
- GruyèreProtected Swiss alpine cheese
fried · battered · powdered sugar · raspberry jam · brunch · indulgent · griddle · golden · crispy · diner
Monte-Cristocroque-monsieur
French toasted ham sandwich
deli sandwich · club sandwich · BLT · submarine sandwich · open-faced sandwich
Monte-CristoLes Misérables
A Christmas Carol · The Brothers Karamazov · Crime and Punishment · Great Expectations
Monte, mount, mountain, mountainous, mounting, mounted, mounts, Christ, Christian