Penny’s Welsh Rarebit for a Queen!! | The Recipe Hunters in Wales

Penny from the Culinary Cottage teaches us how to make her Welsh Rarebit Recipe. Welsh Rarebit, formerly spelled rabbit, has nothing to do with the furry animal. The rarebit is a classic Welsh finger food consisting of a cheese infused roux sauce (flour and butter sauce) on toast. In addition to cheese Penny’s version infuses the roux with a real ale, mustard, and cayenne pepper. In simpler terms, the Rarebit is a gourmet version of melted cheese on toast. This favorite dish of many Welsh will have you questioning your grilled cheese sandwiches. Penny’s advice is to make sure your smear the topping on every last inch of your toast almost to encourage a spill over. And of course to eat the rarebit with your hands! For the full recipe visit Thanks to Penny for making us feel at home in the Culinary Cottage () and for teaching us your recipes! Thanks to Visit Wales () for making this film and series possible. Music Credit: Thanks to the talented musicians Oliver Wilson - Dickson (song: Hela’r Swarnog) and Oliver Wilson-Dickson with The Devil’s Violin (song: “Hen Ferchetan“) for lending us their music in this film and to Blanche Rowen of Traddodiadau Cerdd Cymru/Music Traditions Wales for helping us with us music research! AND thank you to all of the incredible Welsh people who opened their hearts and homes to us along our journey. We love you Wales.
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