Why Is It Called A Welsh Rarebit?
Why Is It Called A Welsh Rarebit? Welsh rarebit or Welsh rabbit (/ˈræbɪt/ or /ˈrɛərbɪt/) is a British dish consisting of a hot cheese-based sauce served over slices of toasted bread. The original 18th-century name of the dish was the jocular “Welsh rabbit”, which was later reinterpreted as “rarebit”, as the dish contains no rabbit.