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Article: CHEESE...GRILLED A TYPE OF CHEESE KNOWN AS RACLETTE, WHICH IS POPULAR IN SWITZERLAND, IS SO TASTY WHEN YOU HEAT AND EAT.(DAYBREAK)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2005
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Byline: Dan Curd For the State Journal
Think of it as a grilled Swiss cheese sandwich without the bread. Raclette (pronounced rah-KLET) is Switzerland's most popular apres-ski supper -- eminently more popular than its better-known sibling, fondue. Unlike fondue, racelette is made from one ingredient: raclette cheese.
The concoction dates back to the time when cowherds would pasture their cattle high in the Swiss Alps, so the story goes. At night, they would set a wedge of cheese next to the campfire, scraping off each layer as it melted, using it as the foundation for a rustic meal.
Raclette comes from the French verb "racler," which means "to scrape." With the ...