Cheesy Delight: How to Prepare an Authentic Swiss Raclette

Say Switzerland and one of the things that'll probably spring to mind, as well as mountains, Alpine pastures and chocolate, is cheese. Aside from fondue, another popular dish in the country is raclette, a dish made mainly of cheese and potatoes. Find out how an authentic Swiss raclette is prepared and why there's no tabletop grill involved!

#cheese #Switzerland #raclette
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Report: Diana Piñeros
Camera: Marco Borowski
Edit: Marcel Epple, Klaudia Begic
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[OhioCentralModeler]

I visited Switzerland about a decade ago, and ended up having traditional raclette with an incredibly generous and welcoming Swiss family. That meal is seared into my mind as one of the absolute best and most memorable of my life.

[californiahiker]

Thank you! While Fondü has been a regular offering at my California home for ages, I’ve not offered Raclette before. I just bought a Raclette set (the newer kind, not the traditional kind) for family get togethers. I first had raclette at my sister’s house in Germany decades ago. We visited a Fondü et Raclette Restaurant in Paris with Raclette Grills at every table.
My grandchildren are of German and Swiss descent mostly so I’d like to introduce them to more of their culinary heritage. Thanks again for this interesting video. Good to see Raclette closer to the way it originated!

[punitharamakrishnan]

Loved raclette. Introduced to it when I was in Switzerland years ago. Unique style of tabletop grilling. Love the country n food!

[TheAlbinoskunk]

I'm always amazed seeing what Swiss people eat that they all look so lean and healthy. I guess moderation is key

[andblackbirdsbakedinapi]

I went back home to Zurich in October last year, and visited both Raclette Stube restaurants on different nights, since my kids wanted to eat these beloved dishes two nights in a row. The two restaurants are owned by the same people, just in different locations. It is always crowded with tourists. Best to have these meals with the Swiss wine of Fechy, and the after the cheese meals, to drink either schnapps or grappa. Miss our traditions.

[TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

Wow, such a great combo with those vegetables…🎉

[life-is-so-colourful]

Oh I love raclette and with the traditional way of preparation it's even better. The nice thing using the home version is the creativity with all the stuff you can serve to the taste of nearly everyone. Now I'm getting hungry for RACLETTE 🥰

[AussieAdventurer]

Growing up in Switzerland but living in the outback of Western Australia now - I so much miss eating Raclette 😋
So much so that we flew from a small country town in Western Australia to Perth to buy all the delicious foods I can only get in the big city - and of course that included a few kilos of authentic Swiss Raclette Cheese- I love that stuff and miss the memories it brings back from when I first eat that on Christmas in 1974 in the Swiss mountains

( obviously we didn’t just fly there for the shopping 😂 but wasn’t going to waste the opportunity to bring back something very special to me 😂)

Thanks for introducing me to the Raclette Stube- if I ever get back to Zürich I make sure to stop there 🥰

[fabiankaisen]

We love to eat raclette and fondue on long summer nights outside in the garden, with copious amounts of white wine… melted cheese does not need to be confined to winter.

[ijkavanagh]

I love your videos. One small translation point. A native English speaker would usually refer to the “rind” of a cheese and not the crust. Coincidentally one might say that heating the cheese forms a crust on top!
Keep up with the videos!

[terrytytula]

I can remember watching Heidi as a kid and her grandfather melting cheese in the fireplace and spreading it on bread.

[JohnJohansen]

Great video that shows that I've been wrong all the way.
Just now learning how to do it wright.

[arfriedman]

Nice video.happy to learn about something I heard of recently.

[zaram]

Very interesting! We bought a raclette grill upon returning from Switzerland, but it doesn’t give the raclette the toasty crust like these burners do. I didn’t realize this is the proper way it’s done.

[giogarcia]

Hi, what's the name of this particular cheese? The closed captions says "Mayen cheese". If so, which one. Better yet - what's the traditional cheese used for raclette? All I find is a [substitution] which is fine, but am looking for the actual traditional cheese used to make raclette. Any help out there? Thanks in advance!!!

[aihsanasl]

Dear almighty Odin I'm dying here as a cheese lover 😍

[WanderlustGoGo]

Ich liebe Raclette nach einem Wandertag❤

[JohnDoe-vcqb]

Wouldn't a french-swiss restaurant be a more fitting host for continuity's sake, considering the dish is from that part of the population?

[johnmurphy]

The whole world: Wow, so tasty!
France: RaClEtTe Is OuRs

[varoonnone]

I've lived in France for the last 14 years. We eat it with mushroom, tomates cerises and gherkins but certainly no baby corn