When my friend Nate Ming requested that I make "that stuff they're eating" in Gintama episode 98, I was a little skeptical. After all, I 've made food from Gintama before (n been Gintoki's favorite parfait), and I sort of thought I 'd covered all the good food in the show. Honestly, what other foods do people remember, besides Kagura's pickled seaweed? (But if you remember anything else, though, let me know, because I love Gintama And then, I went back and watched the episode. And I saw. I saw the stuff.
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And it was good.
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My darling readers, let me tell you what these beautiful people were eating. The beloved, the amazing:
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CHEESE ON TOAST !!!!
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Oh, sorry. Actually, NOT SORRY, cheesy toast bread is one of my favorite snacks of all time, but I do not eat it much anymore because it's … y 'know. Got a lot of cheese and bread involved. BUT it is super tasty. What intrigued me about this episode was that 1) they were cosplaying the anime version of Heidi, the seminal Swiss children's book about a Swiss orphan child who eats an endearing amount of cheese, bread, and milk and 2) the cheese they are using to toast over the fire is so … so … melty. And gooey And stretchy and yummy and I just wanted to eat it melted over everything.
So I had to figure out what they used used get such a good cheese stretch.
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And since they were parodying Heidi, my first order of buisness was to figure out what kind of cheese they used in Heidi To make this toast. Surprisingly, there's a lot of love out there for all the dairy-related incidents in the book, as seen by the evidence below:
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While this was a fascinating read, it gave me a key clue as to what kind of cheese I needed to purchase: Raclette. You know, the stuff you've seen on all those insta posts and Facebook videos, where the guy takes a giant I was enchanted. I'd been dying to try this cheese out for myself, and this was my moment! A phone call to my local cheese counter and $ 30 later, and I was in possession of some high quality raclette, directly from Switzerland.
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I tried to melt the cheese two ways – the first way, as seen in the anime, by toasting it over the fire. I also For a tl; dr version, I can say this: toasting it over a fire is fun, but messy , and sometimes inconsistent. Toasting it under a broiler is easy, fast, produces cleaner and more consistent results, but it is not very "hands-on."
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Something else to note: the cheese has to be at the ideal temperature to get those gooey cheese strings I love so much. Warm cheese, maybe a minute or two out of the oven, will give you the best stringy results. Cheese heated over actual fire is a bit more difficult to control, and can produce gooey cheese, but only if your timing is impeccable.
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Watch the video below to see the full process.
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-Bread Slices
-Raclette Cheese
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Optional toppings:
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-Thinly-sliced meats or salamis to eat with the toast
-Tart cherry or fig orange jam to top the toast
– Thinly – sliced tomato to top the toast
-Nutmeg or curry powder, for sprinkling on top
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1. First and preferred option: Top bread with desirable ingredients, and then top with cheese. This method is best For making large batches at once, party snacks, or for easy cleanup. Eat warm for best gooey cheese results!
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2. Second and more fun option: To bread slices. Cut a uniform block of cheese, and skewer. Roast over an open flame, turning constantly to avoid too much drippage. You may have to cut off more Toast cheese over fire until soft and gooey, and place on top of toast. Eat warm for best gooey cheese results!
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