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)Earliest medieval mention of melted cheese dishes, not the modern raclette Classification
Dietary Suitability Origin Region Connections
Expresses Tradition
Source Raclette (Wikipedia)
In Cuisine
Source Raclette (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, originated there.
Sources
1. Raclette (Wikipedia)
History section
Dishes of melted cheese were mentioned in medieval texts from Swiss convents as early as 1291.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raclette (dietary-suitability)
Raclette 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
View the Source2. Raclette (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): SwitzerlandQuote, P495 (country of origin): Switzerland
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