<Li> Cookbook: Welsh rarebit </Li> <Li> Media: Welsh rarebit </Li> <P> Welsh rarebit (spelling based on folk etymology) or Welsh rabbit (original spelling) is a dish made with a savoury sauce of melted cheese and various other ingredients and served hot, after being poured over slices (or other pieces) of toasted bread, or the hot cheese sauce may be served in a chafing dish like a fondue, accompanied by sliced, toasted bread . The names of the dish originate from 18th - century Britain . Despite the name, the dish contains no rabbit meat . </P> <P> Recipes for Welsh rarebit include the addition of ale, mustard, ground cayenne pepper or ground paprika and Worcestershire sauce . The sauce may also be made by blending cheese and mustard into a Béchamel sauce . Some recipes for Welsh rarebit have become textbook savoury dishes listed by culinary authorities including Auguste Escoffier, Louis Saulnier and others, who tend to use the form Welsh rarebit, emphasizing that it is not a meat dish . </P>

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