This dish is easier - and more elegant - if made using a special raclette grill, with little trays for melting the cheese. The grill is placed on the dining table, and the guests make their own: each takes one potato and melts one slice of cheese at a time, so that everyone is always eating a dish which is piping hot.

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Switzerland's country code is CH and is an abbreviation of Confoederatio Helvetica. The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romansh.