Welsh Rarebit

Preparation info
  • Covers

    8–10

    portions
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1999

  • About

The origin of the name ‘rarebit’ or ‘rabbit’ has been disputed for centuries. Some say the former comes from the dish’s position in the meal, as a ‘rear-bit’ (rather as an hors d’oeuvre was known at one time as a ‘fore-bit’); the latter is either a corruption of this, or reflects the patience of the Welsh huntsman’s wife when he came home empty-handed from the chase, and she had to prepare cheese instead ...

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