fondue
Sign in to saveFondue ( , , , ; ) is a Swiss dish of melted cheese and wine served in a communal pot ( or fondue pot) over a portable stove () heated with a candle or spirit lamp, and eaten by dipping bread and sometimes vegetables or other foods into the cheese using long-stemmed forks. It was promoted as a Swiss national dish by the Swiss Cheese Union () in the 1930s.
AI overview
Fondue is a Swiss dish made from melted cheese and wine served in a shared pot that diners heat with a candle or spirit lamp, using long-stemmed forks to dip bread and other foods into the cheese. The Swiss Cheese Union promoted it as a national symbol of Switzerland starting in the 1930s.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Fondue
- Food.name_lang
- fr
- Food.name_italics
- true
- Food.image
- Fondue dish.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 250px
- Food.caption
- Cheese fondue and bread cubes
- Food.country
- Switzerland
- Food.course
- Main course
- Food.main_ingredient
- Cheeses, white wine, garlic, often kirsch
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Preparation
- Temperature and ''la religieuse''
- Variants
- Swiss
- French
- Italian
- American-Swiss
- Prepared convenience food
- Consumption and etiquette
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Fondue ( , , , ; ) is a Swiss dish of melted cheese and wine served in a communal pot ( or fondue pot) over a portable stove () heated with a candle or spirit lamp, and eaten by dipping bread and sometimes vegetables or other foods into the cheese using long-stemmed forks. It was promoted as a Swiss national dish by the Swiss Cheese Union () in the 1930s.
Since the 1950s, the term "fondue" has been generalized to other dishes in which a food is dipped into a communal pot of liquid kept hot in a fondue pot: chocolate fondue, , in which pieces of fruit or pastry are dipped into a melted chocolate mixture, , in which pieces of meat are cooked in hot oil, and (hot pot).