plussulien Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 we only have a holiday home (at the moment!!!!) and we were invited round round to some french friends to eat 'raclette' which was delicious! we then acquired a raclette a few days later and have brought it back to england but our problem is that (as far as we know) england doesn't have raclette and we can therefore not buy the cheese so we were hoping that someone could let us know of where to buy the cheese in england or if there is a good equivalent. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tourangelle Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 At one time I think it could be bought in Waitrose, but this was at least 8 years ago. A good alternative is something a bit 'rubbery' like emmental. In fact even though we are in France, we sometimes use emmental for a change. The only thing is you can't leave it on for too long because it gets too grilled. Don't forget the cornichons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnorton Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 You can order raclette cheese on the internet for UK delivery. Can't remember who from but I was in the same situation and did an internet search and a couple of companies came up. Alternatively get someone to bring you some over. At the moment I've got orders for goats cheese and raclette cheese to take back on Monday but as I'm travelling by boat and train I might be a bit whiffy by the time I get to destination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 Emmental and gruyere certainly work well in the raclette machine, as does cheddar. Possibly the nearest widely available alternative in England, at least taste-wise, is the semi-soft French type cheese like Port Salut.To me, it's the accompaniments that really make raclette worth having and I've never seen anything in England quite like the jambons, grissons etc that you get in France. Still, I suppose there's less difficulty in taking over cured meats and jars of cornichons than there is with smelly cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooch Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 Any tasty (melting) cheese works with a raclette. I love mozarella. I put out lots of different sauces and tasty salady things as well. Have fun...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 I took raclette cheese back to the UK with me last autumn. And I must say that I managed to get a rather nice selection of charcuterie in Morrisons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babnik Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 My wife used to buy Raclette from the local Sainsbury. Ask for it, you may be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 They still do it in Waitrose, make sure you go to a 'good' grade shop (ie smaller branches may not have it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patter Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 hi, the last time i was back in england saw raclette cheese in tesco.good luck in finding it. tricia b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 I really would like to know what sort of raclette cheese is on sale in the UK. Or is it like me seeing cheddar on sale in France and buying n'importer quoi, simply because it is available, because having anything is better than not having it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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