Raclette is both a variety of Swiss cheese and a specific preparation technique, in which a large wheel of cheese is heated in front of a fire or electric heater, and the molten cheese is scraped directly onto bread, potato, or meat for immediate consumption.

Categories: Cheese Cheese dish Culinary Heritage of Switzerland Potato dish Table-cooked
Characteristic of: French cuisine Swiss cuisine
Contains, including ancestors: Potato Cheese
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Wikidata ID: Q20748
Wikipedia title: Raclette
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Wikipedia article: Raclette
Lonely Planet's Ultimate Eats; Lonely Planet Food, 2018
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