Welsh rarebit
British dish of cheese sauce on toast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Welsh rarebit or Welsh rabbit (/ˈrɛərbɪt/ or /ˈræbɪt/)[1] is a dish of hot cheese sauce, often including ale, mustard, or Worcestershire sauce, served on toasted bread.[2] The origins of the name are unknown, though the earliest recorded use is 1725 as "Welsh rabbit" (possibly ironic or jocular as the dish contains no rabbit); the earliest documented use of "Welsh rarebit" is in 1781. Variants include English rabbit, Scotch rabbit, buck rabbit, golden buck, and blushing bunny.
Alternative names | Welsh rabbit |
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Type | Savoury |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Main ingredients | Cheese, bread |
Variations | Buck rabbit, blushing bunny, Hot Brown |
Though there is no strong evidence that the dish originated in Welsh cuisine, it is sometimes identified with the Welsh caws pobi 'baked cheese', documented in the 1500s.[3]