Tartiflette is true French mountain food

It's potatoes, bacon, cheese, and onions—what more can we say?

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March 3, 2022

Tartiflette

This gooey, creamy baked casserole of potatoes, cream, cheese, bacon, and onions is true French mountain food. Par-boiled potatoes are mixed with some lardons (little quarter-inch thick batons) of bacon, softened onions (in bacon fat, of course), and a touch of wine. The hearty mixture is finished with heavy cream or crème fraîche, and topped with massive rounds of soft rind cheese. There are people who will tell you the only correct tartiflette is one made with Reblochon cheese. Pshaw! We say, that's just some clever marketing by none other than the consortium of Reblochon producers dedicated to selling the cheese. Take your pick, or go for something else in this general family of soft-rind, cow's milk cheeses that looks like it might be good. It's hard to imagine you could go wrong. We haven't yet. Get the recipe

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