What comes to mind when you think of Welsh cuisine? More than likely, those foods with a tell-tale ‘Welsh’ in their names, like Welsh rarebit and Welsh cakes. But while these are a good starting point ...

One of the more puzzling etymological mysteries in the culinary world is a dual one: how a dish that contains no rabbit meat whatsoever came to be called "Welsh rabbit," and how that name mutated into ...

For decades, food historians have been squabbling over the derivation of the name “Welsh Rarebit,” a phrase first assigned in the 18th century to toast covered in cheese sauce. According to The Food ...

Amy McCarthy is a former reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. If you haven’t tried Welsh rarebit, once known as “Welsh rabbit,” it might ...