Raclette
A cheesy dining experience
Raclette is a wonderful thing it is a cheese but also a dish! Amongst the other glorious things the Swiss gave the world they also gave us raclette. So what exaclty is raclette? Well the name speaks for itself, 'raclette' comes from the French verb racler, meaning to scrape. That is what it is, hot gooey cheese scrapped of the wheel on to a plate.
Cheese or Dish 🤔
Raclette can be refered to a specific alpine cheese known from is
melting properties but a true raclette cheese is protected by
AOP
(Appellation d'Origine Protégée) like champagne, port etc. However to
enjoy raclette you do not need to have the AOP cheese. Similar semi soft
alpine cheeses can work or maybe Mozzerella and Gruyere.
Raclette is also traditional Swiss meal, which consist of cheese and a
variety of ingredients to house the scrapped cheese. In order to host a
raclette dinner you need to have a raclette grill. Resturants will have
large heating elements to melt half a wheel of cheese. If you wanted to
host a meal at your home there are a variety of Raclette grills on the
market. They usually have a grill plate on the top to grill meats and
veggies and a broiler at the bottom to melt the cheese in individual
trays. Here are some ingredients you can put your melted cheese on:
- 🥔 Potatoes
- 🫑 Peppers
- 🍄 Mushrooms
- 🐷 Ham
- 🌽 Sweet Corn
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