3 days ago
Did Welsh rarebit start as a joke by the English?
University lecturer, dietician, cook and food writer Beca Lyne-Pirkis said she first learned to make Welsh rarebit with her grandparents so it brings back "nostalgic memories".
The 43-year-old, from Cardiff, said it was a great first dish to learn as it's "more complicated than cheese on toast" but not too difficult.
Ms Lyne-Pirkis said she has two versions - a rich, roux-based recipe with cheddar, beer, mustard and Worcestershire sauce and a quicker one mixing egg, cheese, and seasoning to spread on toast.
The dish stayed with her through her university years and is now a favourite with her children.
"I fell in love with the flavour," she said.
"When I eat it I get the nostalgic childhood feeling as I have so many fond memories of eating it. That's where my love of food came from."
Whatever the roots, Ms Lyne-Pirkis said rarebit was now a timeless, adaptable national dish rooted in family stories and experimentation.
"Every recipe has its own story, which helps keep the recipe alive."
