Tartiflette

Tartiflette is a French dish from the Savoie region. It originated in the valley of Aravis, home of Reblochon cheese. It is not a traditional dish (though based to a considerable degree on another regional dish called Péla), and was, in fact, invented and launched only in the 1980s by the Reblochon trade union in an attempt to increase sales of the cheese. Different valleys in the region have different methods of producing tartiflette and there is probably more than one recipe per village.

The word "tartiflette" is perhaps derived from the Piedmontese word for "potato", "tartiflâ", although a number of European languages have words for "potato" that are similar.

All recipes have potatoes, cheese, and some kind of meat such as bacon. It is extremely popular at mountain restaurants during the ski season since it is savoury, high in calories and relatively easy to cook and keep warm for an hour or more without deterioration in quality.