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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

  • 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

  • I'm aware that the origin of the name is racler, meaning "to scrape."

    Planning a Meal 2005

  • 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)

    rigolo - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • 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)

    rigolo - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • The oozing cheese is scraped over boiled potatoes and sometimes smoked ham (racler means “to scrape”).

    The Art of Aging Well 2007

  • The oozing cheese is scraped over boiled potatoes and sometimes smoked ham (racler means “to scrape”).

    The Art of Aging Well 2007

  • 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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