Why was Welsh rarebit called Welsh rabbit?
Welsh rabbit is a strange name for a plate of cheese on toast. But it was the original name for Welsh rarebit. It has nothing to do with rabbits, so why was it called Welsh rabbit?
Sources
Davidson, Allan. The Oxford Companion to Food. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Freeman, Bobby. Traditional Food from Wales. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
Graham, Peter. Classic Cheese Cookery. London: Penguin, 1988.
