Raclette

So today, me and my host family had a very special Mittagessen (lunch). My host mom even told me that it was special a couple days before we had it. We had Raclette. I have never heard of it before in the states but maybe it has made its way into the states but maybe not that many people know about it. Raclette is less a special dish and more a way of cooking. You place this portable burner on the table. This burner also has little scoops that go underneath the main burner where the scoops are also heated to a cooking temperature. The table was full of all different kinds of raw meat, vegetables, and cheeses. You pick out what you wanedt, put it into your little scoop, and cooked your own meal! While you are waiting for your personal dish to cook you can help yourself to some of the cooked meat that was placed on the main burner on top. I can only compare it to the experiences you may have at a Hibachi grill, The Melting Pot, or at a make your own stir fry place (BD's Mongolian Grill). It was so much fun and very delicious. There is also this special cheese called Raclette cheese that you should specifically use with your meal. This way of cooking originated in the Swiss and French Alps by farmers who would place slices of cheese close to campfires and eat the cooked slices. I am so glad they did because I thoroughly enjoyed my meal and was very full by the end of it.