Raclette!
In France they have some different kitchen gadgets. They have pierres - bits of marble heated by an electric element on which I think you grill things on the table with the family. (That sentence is a bit bizarre, but I am sure you'll understand eventually!) Never seen it done.
And they have fondues. What's a fondu? Melt cheese.
And they have raclettes - a kind of two-tier gizmo with a teflon hotplate on top and little grill pan things that go underneath. Fascinating.
Well last night we visited some friends and ate raclette. It's a big dish of boiled potatoes, some sliced cheese, and some bacon and ham and stuff to fry on the hotplate. You grill your cheese in the little grill pan things, fry your bacon on top and goo the lot on your potatoes.
It's very nice and rather filling!
And they have fondues. What's a fondu? Melt cheese.
And they have raclettes - a kind of two-tier gizmo with a teflon hotplate on top and little grill pan things that go underneath. Fascinating.
Well last night we visited some friends and ate raclette. It's a big dish of boiled potatoes, some sliced cheese, and some bacon and ham and stuff to fry on the hotplate. You grill your cheese in the little grill pan things, fry your bacon on top and goo the lot on your potatoes.
It's very nice and rather filling!
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In actual fact, from time to time, Lidl stores have them in over here, (the Teflon topped variety), but apart from the time for which they are on sale, you try getting the proper cheese. Should you manage to do so, you are likely to find it expensive, as do the French.
No - it'll be a special treat to enjoy at other people's houses. That way we'll enjoy it all the more and we'll prop our shaky health up just a little longer too, probably!
My special trick is to use some very low fat cheese as the base for the raclette and add tiny amounts of real raclette cheese for the flavour. Works a treat!
I can understand your concern about the costs, even if a raclette grill lasts twenty odd years and, as you said, you will entertain eight guests. Hmm, come to think of it that way, and adding normal restaurant costs.... they actually are dirt cheap!
Funny you should say that, but we got the statement from our Supermarket loyalty card the other day, and we have just under 5000 points. Points make prizes.
I looked through the catalogue. It is full of wonderful things, none of which appeal to us at all. But there is an 8 man raclette with a marble hotplate - for just over 5000 points.
Fancy!