Welsh Rarebit or Rabbit à la Heston

banner
Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Around the World in 80 Dishes: Classic Recipes from the World's Favourite Chefs

By David Loftus

Published 2012

  • About

Like ‘mock turtle soup’, which has seen neither hide nor hare (!) of a turtle, Welsh Rabbit (as it was probably once called) has never been anywhere near a bunny. Now, as Fogg and his companions pass Wales on their journey towards Liverpool with the mail, it seems the perfect cheesy comfort food for an uncomfortable few hours. It’s a sacred snack — but you can trust Heston Blumenthal to bring a little touc