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Welsh rabbit

noun

  1. a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.



Welsh rabbit

noun

  1. Also called: Welsh rarebit.Ìý rarebit.Ìýa savoury dish consisting of melted cheese sometimes mixed with milk, seasonings, etc, on hot buttered toast

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of Welsh rabbit1

First recorded in 1715–25; probably of jocular origin; later Welsh rarebit by folk etymology
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of Welsh rabbit1

C18: a fanciful coinage; rarebit is a later folk-etymological variant
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The name Welsh rarebit appeared much later, with early English cookbooks, such as Hannah Glasse's in 1747, using terms including Welsh rabbit and Scotch rabbit for similar cheese on toast recipes.

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“Little darling!—with her long curls and her blue eyes, and such a sweet colour as she has; just as if she were painted!—Bessie, I could fancy a Welsh rabbit for supper.â€

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In 1972: sautéed frog legs Provençal, creamed Welsh rabbit on a Holland rusk, and, in a gust of brand names, “Hollywood Diet Bread†and “Steamed Uncle Ben’s Rice.â€

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Welsh rabbit, is an odd-sounding name for a dish that’s several hundred years old and has nothing to do with bunnies.

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Rabbit with a bite: Whatever you think of British cuisine in general, they certainly got it right with Welsh rabbit.

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