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Steak tartare and horse meat were definitely the food items I refused to eat when I lived in Zug (Switzerland). I did eat a lot of cheese though and enjoyed the alpenmagroni (macaroni cheese) with apple sauce and friend onions up in the mountains.

My son found a raclette maker in an Aldi store here in New Jersey and gave it to me last Christmas....however it’s almost impossible to find raclette cheese; we found it in Trader Joe’s but it was only in for one delivery and won’t be back for another year :confused: I’m planning to eat some in the Christmas holidays :cool:

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Now you've got me drooling!

Alpenmagroni - which should really be described as 'macaroni cheese+++ with stars on' is absolutely scrumptious. The best versions of this dish are definitely to be found 'up north'; down here in the French-speaking 'flatlands' they just can't seem to cut it. Coop or Migros used to do a half-arsed version, but it was nowhere near the real thing. Haven't had a proper one in several years. I've tried home-made, but feel that I lack the Swiss gene.

When you say 'raclette maker' (I assume we're not talking about a human here) do you mean one of those grill/hot-stones, or the mountain dweller's half-moon thingy?

I never bothered with the latter at home, but we find the grill/hot-stone to be incredibly versatile and also a fun way to enjoy a meal either amongst friends or just the two of us.

Enjoy your festive raclette!

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Try Van de Kamps fish sandwich fillets

They are like square fish fingers.
https://www.hy-vee.com/grocery/PD910...ch-Fillets-6Ct

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Tartare sauce on a fish finger butty, is the most bourgeois thing I have read all day.

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Make your own is probably the best options, but Gorton's, aren't entirely gross.

The Van de Kamps, mentioned above are owned by the company who own Birds Eye, so they're probably the closest though.

Ian's, are pretty gross as are Mrs Paul's, which is at least supposed to be proper fish rather than the mash.

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Never heard of the brand Ian. Personally, I like Mrs. Paul's fish sticks. There is no mash potatoes in them nor is there suppose to be. The mash potatoes belong in the fish cakes and I don't care for either Mrs. Paul's or Gorton's.

Our supermarkets don't carry Van de Kamps.

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It's one of those organic, gluten free, healthy types. Tasteless cardboard.

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Than glad I ain't never heard of them :rofl:

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I'd gotten a couple coupons to try a couple of their products for free.

That was a challenge :lol:

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An update on progress. I took a cod fillet and trimmed it into fish-finger shape. Cooked half the batch in egg'n'breadcrumbs, the rest in batter. Messed up on the first batter recipe, then remembered that I had a pretty good double batter recipe tucked away in my Asian folder. That was marginally better.

Then I thought what's the point". Breadcrumb version is available in the stores, and the batter version just really didn't cut it - although would possibly be better in a sarnie.

New cunning plan - fish-cakes that look like fish-fingers!

Loads more scope for the ingredients and taste tweaking. Going to try an Asian double batter mix with salmon, tuna and crab pseudo fingers tomorrow, served alongside a Swiss/Bucks ratatouille.

:fingerscrossed: