A slice of toast topped, ideally, with Caerphilly cheese, egg yolk, mustard and beer or milk, and grilled. The controversy rumbles on about the origins of the name. It is more correctly known as Welsh rabbit than rarebit. It is thought, but not by all, to have derived from a derogatory expression indicating that someone was unable to put meat, i.e. rabbit, on the table. Some like add a touch of cayenne pepper or Worcestershire sauce.
