# Is raclette as awesome as it sounds?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raclette-as-awesome-as-it-sounds/629599>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 27, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raclette-as-awesome-as-it-sounds/629599 "2012-07-27T19:39:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lunar\_Saltlick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Lunar\_Saltlick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lunar_Saltlick)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raclette-as-awesome-as-it-sounds/629599/21 "2012-07-31T17:54:48Z")

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Raclette is OK, but I prefer someone else simply make me some overcooked tartiflette. I like it overcooked so the cheese is crispy and the potatoes are really well done. Best if onions are involved. It’s basically raclette in a crock pot and cooked by someone else.

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**Author:** ![BleizDu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@BleizDu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BleizDu)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raclette-as-awesome-as-it-sounds/629599/22 "2012-07-31T18:12:31Z")

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> [@Lunar\_Saltlick](#):
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> Raclette is OK, but I prefer someone else simply make me some overcooked tartiflette. I like it overcooked so the cheese is crispy and the potatoes are really well done. Best if onions are involved. It’s basically raclette in a crock pot and cooked by someone else.

If you like tartiflette, taste truffade is you have the occasion. Pratically the same thing except there’s no onions, it’s a different kind of cheese than for tartiflette, and the cheese and potatoes are slowly stirred together for a long time.

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**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raclette-as-awesome-as-it-sounds/629599/23 "2012-07-31T20:40:49Z")

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> [@BleizDu](#):
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> If you like tartiflette, taste truffade is you have the occasion. Pratically the same thing except there’s no onions, it’s a different kind of cheese than for tartiflette, and the cheese and potatoes are slowly stirred together for a long time.

OH! These sound wonderful.  
I ate raclette as often as I could when I was in Switzerland, and loved it. It was scraped off of the large wheel of raclette cheese as it bubbled and browned, and I loved it. I’ve never had it since.

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-raclette-as-awesome-as-it-sounds/629599/24 "2012-07-31T21:49:32Z")

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Just put _raclette loc: Manhattan, NY_ into Google and a few places came up. [Swizz Manhattan](http://www.1291swizz.com/)looks very good. We travel to the city for fun on a monthly basis, should be there soon and will report back~

(of course, open to other suggestions as well.)

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