Pear and Potato Rösti with Black Pudding and Raclette

These are not really traditional rösti but are more like a cross between rösti and latkes - the difference being that rösti are made simply with grated potato but these include some potato flour to soak up the moisture from the pear and help bind the mixture. They are topped with black pudding and slices of raclette, an exceptionally good melting cheese from Valais in Switzerland and the Savoie region of France.