Welsh rarebit Welsh rarebit Welsh rarebit (spelling based on folk etymology) or Welsh rabbit (original spelling) is a dish made with a savoury sauce of melted cheese and various other ingredients and served hot, after being poured over slices (or other pieces) of toasted bread, or the hot cheese sauce may be served in a chafing dish like a fondue, accompanied by sliced, toasted bread. The names of the dish originate from 18th-century Britain. Despite the name, the dish contains no rabbit meat. Recipes for Welsh rarebit include the addition of ale, mustard, ground cayenne pepper or ground paprika and Worcestershire sauce.
Welsh Rarebit (radio programme) and from June 1941 – when production was taken over by Mai Jones, who was also responsible for such other entertainment shows as "Saturday Starlight" – "Welsh Rarebit" also featured from time to time in the schedules of the BBC Home Service. Although chiefly a variety show, the programme also included such regular features as Eynon Evans playing "Tommy Troubles" and "Dai's Letter to the Forces", a sentimental reflection of life in Wales read by Lyn Joshua. "Welsh Rarebit" featured a host of Welsh entertainers, many of whom became household names; regulars included Wyn Calvin, Maudie Edwards, Eynon Evans, Vera