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As the cheese melts you scrape it off the word "raclette" comes from the French word "racler," which means "to scrape" and put it on the potatoes.
Raclette 2006
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As the cheese melts you scrape it off the word "raclette" comes from the French word "racler," which means "to scrape" and put it on the potatoes.
Raspberry Shortcake 2006
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I'm aware that the origin of the name is racler, meaning "to scrape."
Planning a Meal 2005
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I'm far from an expert on Swiss cheeses, but, apart from Emmental and Gruyère, I know 2 more (only 2 ... out of, maybe, a few hundreds) with names funny enough for me to remember: "le Vacherin" (vache = cow) and the other one is also the name of a dish - "La Raclette" (racler = to scrape/something/clean)
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I'm far from an expert on Swiss cheeses, but, apart from Emmental and Gruyère, I know 2 more (only 2... out of, maybe, a few hundreds) with names funny enough for me to remember: "le Vacherin" (vache = cow) and the other one is also the name of a dish - "La Raclette" (racler = to scrape /something/ clean)
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The oozing cheese is scraped over boiled potatoes and sometimes smoked ham (racler means “to scrape”).
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The oozing cheese is scraped over boiled potatoes and sometimes smoked ham (racler means “to scrape”).
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Et pis bon vous connaissiez pas mon plombage mais il pouvait pas le faire sauter sans ma racler la gencive avec la roulette ...
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2005
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