rare·bit

(râr′bĭt)

Welsh rabbit.

[Probably alteration of (Welsh) rabbit.]

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rarebit

(ˈrɛəbɪt)

(Cookery) another term for Welsh rabbit

[C18: by folk etymology from (Welsh) rabbit; see rare², bit¹]

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Welsh′ rab′bit

a dish of melted cheese, usu. mixed with ale or beer, served over toast.

Also called Welsh′ rare′bit.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

rarebit - cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast

Welsh rabbit, Welsh rarebit

dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

Translations

toast al formaggio

rarebit

[ˈrɛəbɪt] N Welsh rarebit → pan m con queso tostado

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rarebit

[ˈrɛəbɪt] n Welsh rarebit → toast m inv al formaggio fuso

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I'm taking the classic British rarebit, traditionally served on bread or sometimes smoked haddock and serving it on top of a delicious pork steak glazed under the grill to perfection.

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Part of the advertising campaign for Real Crisps' Welsh Rarebit flavour potato snack featured a character called Rhondda Rodders who visits the "Lamp and Helmet" and "like his father, his father and his father before him" was "born to swing a pick".

PACKET IN; Crisp maker sorry after complaints over 'Rhondda Rodders' on bag

Real Crisps' Welsh Rarebit flavour potato snack features on the back of its packets the story of "Rhondda Rodders" who, "like his father, his father and his father before him" was "born to swing a pick".

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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTIONS WEE THINKER ACROSS: 7 Flare-up 9 Hairy 10 Psalm 11 Rarebit 12 Ado 13 Tailback 16 Narcotic 17 Nit 19 Puritan 21 Adult 22 Upper 23 Evident.

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SMOKED AYRSHIRE HAM AND MULL CHEDDAR RAREBIT INGREDIENTS (Serves 2): 500g milk; 100g double cream; 100g flour; 100g unsalted butter; 200g Mull Cheddar, grated; 1 egg yolk; 15g Dijon mustard METHOD: 1.

Afternoon tea for two - or more; Make time for a cuppa and a cake as we celebrate Afternoon Tea Week from August 14. MARION McMULLEN and NISHA MAL serve up some recipes you can try at home

My friend went for perhaps the most famous Welsh dish of them all with traditional Welsh rarebit with two thick cut slices of toasted bloomer bread.

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Meanwhile, in north Wales, they get clucking with some prizewinning poultry breeds and use a few dozen local eggs to make Welsh cakes and Welsh rarebit. Also on the menu tonight is chicken and leek suet pudding and Scotch eggs.

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Meanwhile, in North Wales, they get clucking with some prize-winning poultry breeds and use a few dozen local eggs to make Welsh cakes and Welsh rarebit.

The Hairy Bikers' Chicken and Egg

Ingredients: 8oz grated mature Cheddar 1oz butter A dash of Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp Dijon mustard BAKED BLACK SHEEP RAREBIT 1 oz flour 5 fluid oz Black Sheep beer Extra cheese and breadcrumbs to top!

YOUR RECIPE

The beef patty was perfectly pink; the rarebit was rich but tangy and the mustard mayo worked a treat.

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