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 native Angelenos of my vintage (ancient), Welsh rabbit [“Clever Rabbit Tricks,” by Charles Perry, Jan. 3] and the old Cock N’ Bull restaurant on Sunset will be forever intertwined. There, Welsh ...

IT is no longer a social function to serve a Welsh rabbit. The great revival of the chafing dish in the eighteen-nineties caused every Gibson girl to invite her friends, of a Sunday evening, to “come ...

WHAT’S a great snack for a winter afternoon? Welsh rabbit, the homey, everyday cousin of fancy fondue and party-time nachos. It’s quick, easy, gratifying and fun to play around with. The concept is ...

There’s this thing WASPs do when mentioning a food they think is really delicious. If you have WASP friends, watch closely, you’ll see. It’s an understated smacking motion made with their lips as they ...

What’s a great snack for a winter afternoon? Welsh rabbit, the homey, everyday cousin of fancy fondue and party-time nachos. It’s quick, easy, gratifying and fun to play around with. The concept is ...

It's a beloved national dish of Wales and is found on restaurant menus across the country, but did Welsh rarebit actually start life as a joke played by the English? Toasted bread smothered in a rich, ...

Always searching for a happy, late-night snack, I recently turned my attention to Welsh Rarebit, primarily because I'd never had it before. I'm not Welsh. I'd heard tell of rarebit, garnering ...