Raclette

How To Eat Raclette, by Laetitia Bertrand and Juan Garcia

In honor of Bastille Day, I thought I’d post this charming video made by my friends Laetitia Bertrand and Juan Garcia. You might remember them from my post about the most amazing meatloaf I've ever had. Letty and Juan were kind enough to share that recipe with me, and I'm still so grateful.

Laetitia is a Frenchwoman living in Texas. Her delightful food blog is The French Fork, and it’s from her that I learned about raclette, a traditional Swiss meal (also enjoyed in France) where melted cheese is scraped over potatoes, gherkins, pickled onions, and dried meats. The French verb racler literally means to scrape.

Not only is there a specific cheese (semi-firm cow’s milk) called raclette, to use for this purpose, but there are electric grills for making raclette as well.

Here is a lovely, brief memoir about how to create great memories by Hosting a Raclette Party. Fun!

Comments

[Shelley]

You had me at raclette- one of my favorite cheeses. I had no idea that it was also the name of a dish. Looks like one i'd enjoy. Thanks for sharing such a cute video!

[Mary]

I've never even had raclette, but it's on my grocery list. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I'm hoping Raclette becomes a thing here, like Fondue, because I'm in love with the idea of Raclette Parties. :)

[Melly]

Nice video, and amazingly for a French it actually shows how most Swiss people would eat raclette. You would benefit greatly from reading the "Insiders Guide to Raclette", a book by Raclette Australia. The new edition is supposed to come out very soon. It has this and many more raclette recipes plus all the cultural background info, great read on all levels!