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Cheese fondue, originating in Switzerland, is the original fondue, hence the French term fondue for "melted". Since the 1950s, however, the term fondue has been generalized to a number of other dishes in which a food is dipped or cooked into a communal pot kept hot. [1] Fondue eaten as a communal meal is referred to as a fondue party.
Fondue (UK: / ˈ f ɒ n dj uː / FON-dew, US: / f ɒ n ˈ dj uː / fon-DEW, [3] [4] French:, Swiss Standard German: [fɔ̃ːˈdyː] ⓘ; Italian: fonduta) is a Swiss [5] dish of melted cheese and wine served in a communal pot (caquelon or fondue pot) over a portable stove (réchaud) heated with a candle or spirit lamp, and eaten by dipping bread and sometimes vegetables or other foods into the ...
At the base of the fondue pot is the heat source (stove or candles). Fondue was first described in 1699 in a Zürich manuscript by Albert Hauser. It is entitled To cook cheese with wine and resembles the recipe of today. Fondue was also promoted by the Swiss Cheese Union in the early 20th century. [23] Today, it is often considered to be the ...
Watch the video above to learn how to make Creamy Fondue with a Poached Egg and Baguette. Ingredients 4 Tbsp butter 2 Tbsp flour 2 cup heavy cream pinch of salt grated Muenster cheese cream cheese ...
Gruyère is used in many ways in countless dishes. It is considered a good cheese for baking, because of its distinctive but not overpowering taste. For example in quiche, Gruyère adds savoriness without overshadowing the other ingredients. It is a good melting cheese, [3] particularly suited for fondues, along with Vacherin Fribourgeois and ...
In 2018, over 15,000 tons of Gruyère were sold in Switzerland, making it the most consumed cheese in the country, ahead of mozzarella and Emmentaler. Gruyère cheese is a component of a classic ...
According to oral tradition, on returning home, many Swiss from Geneva and the La Côte would occasionally gather to taste slices of cheese fried in a pan in butter, accompanied by bread and many pitchers of white wine. In memory of the assaults on the famous Sebastopol tower, this famous cheese-based dish was named after the fort and called ...
Emmental cheese is "true" Swiss cheese; i.e. it originates from the Emme valley, Switzerland. [2]It has a savory but mild taste. While "Emmentaler" is registered as a geographical indication in Switzerland, a limited number of countries recognize the term as a geographical indication: similar cheeses of other origins, especially from France (as Emmental), [3] the Netherlands, [4] Bavaria, and ...