# What is the best melted-cheese dish?

> Half of these were invented to use up cheese that was going hard. The other half were invented to show off.

*By YPB Team · Published August 12, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-melted-cheese-dish*

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## Current results (0 votes)

1. **Fondue**
   Swiss pot of Gruyère and Emmental melted with white wine, eaten with bread.
2. **Poutine**
   Quebec fries under cheese curds and hot gravy, so the curds go squeaky-soft.
3. **Queso**
   Tex-Mex molten cheese dip with chilies, served hot with tortilla chips.
4. **Raclette**
   A half wheel warmed at the edge and scraped over potatoes and pickles.
5. **Grilled Cheese Sandwich**
   Buttered bread griddled around melting cheese until the crust crackles.
6. **Mac and Cheese**
   Elbow pasta bound in a melted cheese sauce, baked or stovetop.
7. **Nachos**
   Tortilla chips baked under cheese with jalapeños, beans and sour cream.
8. **Mozzarella Sticks**
   Breaded mozzarella batons fried until the inside stretches on the pull.
9. **Philly Cheesesteak**
   Chopped ribeye and melted cheese in a long roll from Philadelphia.
10. **Quesadilla**
   A tortilla folded over melted cheese and griddled until crisp.
11. **Croque Monsieur**
   French ham sandwich under Gruyère and béchamel, browned in the oven.
12. **Saganaki**
   Greek kefalograviera fried in a pan and finished at the table.
13. **French Onion Soup**
   Beef broth and caramelised onions under a bread raft and grilled Gruyère.
14. **Khachapuri**
   Georgian bread boat filled with molten cheese, butter and an egg yolk.
15. **Aligot**
   Auvergne mashed potato beaten with Tomme until it stretches like ribbon.

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