FOOD RESOURCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
RACLETTE
Barer-Stein, Thelma. 1999. You EatWhat You Are. A FireFly Book, [GT 2850 .B371 1999] [Swiss pp. 412-413.]
is derived from the French verb racler, which means "to scrape off," refers to a supper plate of melted cheese served with a boiled potato, pickled gherkins, and onions.
Grimes, William. 2004. Eating Your Worlds. Oxford University Press.
is a Swiss dish of melted cheese, typically eaten with potatoes.
- ORIGIN French, literally 'small scraper,' referring to the practice of holding the cheese over the heat and scraping it on to a plate as it melts.