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Raclette, a cheese made to be melted and scraped over food, hails from countries like France and Switzerland and has a slightly pungent aroma and a salty, slightly nutty flavor.
Raclette with boiled potatoes, pickles and onions. Raclette (/ r ə ˈ k l ɛ t /, French: ⓘ) is a dish of Swiss [1] [2] [3] origin, also popular in the other Alpine countries (France, Italy, Germany, Austria), based on heating cheese and scraping off the melted part, then typically served with boiled potatoes.
Raclette du Valais (French pronunciation: [ʁaklɛt dy valɛ]) or Walliser Raclette (German) is a semi-hard cheese that is usually fashioned into a wheel of about 6 kg (13 lb). [1] The Alpine cow milk based dairy product is most commonly used for melting for the dish called raclette , but is also consumed as is.
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Raclette is served with skin-on potatoes and mixed pickles, and often accompanied by Fendant as a drink. Melting cheese in front of a fire is attested in the 16th century. Since 1875, the French term raclette is commonly used for this dish. At the 1909 Cantonal Exhibition of Sion, raclette was promoted as a national dish of Valais.
Top with cheese and bake until melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Switch oven to broil and broil until cheese is golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Slice into strips and serve immediately.
In larger coopératives quantities of cheese produced may be relatively large, akin to some industriel producers (many may be classed as factory-made [5]). Industriel: factory-made cheese from milk sourced locally or regionally, perhaps all over France (depending on the AOC/PDO regulations for specific cheeses).
Dovedale cheese: PDO: 1996 Exmoor Blue Cheese: PGI: 1999 Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar: PGI: 2013 Single Gloucester: PDO: 1996 Staffordshire Cheese: PDO: 2007 Swaledale cheese: PDO: 1996 Swaledale ewes´ cheese: PDO: 1996 Teviotdale Cheese: PGI: 1998 Traditional Ayrshire Dunlop: PGI 2015 Traditional Welsh Caerphilly: PGI 2018 West Country ...