Fondue - 2 cooking recipes

A dish called fondue, although it has French roots, is still Swiss. Fondue is prepared on a small special stove over an open fire in a container called “caquelon”.

Fondue

Today on sale you can find a fondue set to suit your taste. This set includes a tile, a pot, a ladle or bowl for sauce and special forks. The word "fondue" in French means "molten". The most famous varieties of fondue are: • Chocolate fondue • Cheese fondue • Chinese fondue The most famous - cheese fondue - is prepared from wine and cheese. In a caquelon, several varieties of Swiss cheese and wine are simply mixed in equal proportions. Afterwards the mass is melted over an open fire and seasoned with spices. Pieces of bread, strung on long forks, are dipped in fondue and eaten. Instead of bread, other products can be used: fried potatoes, olives, some types of vegetables. There are many cheese fondue recipes; they are some of the most varied. Chocolate fondue usually includes: chocolate, cognac, cream, spices, and fruits. Pieces of soft biscuit or shortbread are dipped into chocolate fondue. Chocolate fondue is a dessert dish. Chinese fondue or Chinese fondue is different from Swiss fondue. Vegetable or mushroom broth is poured into the caquelon, and pieces of raw meat are served separately. Then the raw meat is dipped into a boiling broth, cooked there and eaten immediately. Preparing fondue does not take too much time. In principle, the actual preparation of fondue takes place directly at the table. That’s why fondue is simply an ideal dish for unexpected guests. The most important thing is to always keep fresh cheese and good wine at home, products that are the main components for preparing a dish called cheese fondue. The recipe for such fondue can be found on our website.