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Raclette

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Raclette is a dish of Swiss origin, also popular elsewhere, based on heating cheese and scraping off the melted part, typically served with boiled potatoes. It historically originates from the canton of Valais in Switzerland, whose raclette cheese carries a protected AOP designation and is also marketed as a Swiss-type cheese specifically for this dish.

Facts
Partially Attested
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1291 1
Earliest medieval mention of melted cheese dishes, not the modern raclette
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Region
Switzerland 2
FAQs

Where does the name raclette come from?

The Valais tourism site says the term Raclette comes from the local French dialect, where racler means to scrape.
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Street Food Culture, Food Traditions
Source Raclette (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

French Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Raclette (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Cheese, Ingredients
Source Raclette (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

Switzerland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Raclette (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Raclette (Wikipedia)
  • History section
    Dishes of melted cheese were mentioned in medieval texts from Swiss convents as early as 1291.
  • Introduction
    Raclette (, French: [ʁaklɛt] ) is a dish of Swiss origin, also popular in other countries, based on heating cheese and scraping off the melted part, then typically served with boiled potatoes.
  • In Cuisine: French Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food
  • Uses Ingredient: Cheese, lead paragraph
    Raclette (, French: [ʁaklɛt] ) is a dish of Swiss origin, also popular in other countries, based on heating cheese and scraping off the melted part, then typically served with boiled potatoes.
  • In Group: Swiss Cheese Dishes, Lead paragraph
    Raclette (, French: [ʁaklɛt] ) is a dish of Swiss origin, also popular in other countries, based on heating cheese and scraping off the melted part, then typically served with boiled potatoes.
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2. Raclette (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Switzerland
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Switzerland
Switzerland
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