The word fondue is the feminine passive past participle, used as a noun, of the French verb fondre 'to melt', and thus means 'melted'. It is first … 展开

The earliest known recipe for the modern form of cheese fondue comes from a 1699 book published in Zürich, under the name "Käss mit Wein zu kochen" 'to cook cheese with wine'. It calls … 展开

Fondue is eaten by spearing a piece of bread on a fork, swirling it in the pot, and putting it into the mouth. Some writers recommend that the dipping fork be used only to transport the food … 展开

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Cheese fondue consists of a blend of cheeses, wine, and seasoning, although there are many variations, such as using beer rather than wine. Traditionally, the caquelon is rubbed with a cut garlic clove, white wine is added and heated with cornstarch, and then … 展开

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The regional names used for some of these variants are factitious, and do not reflect genuine regional traditions.
• Vaudoise: Gruyère.
• Fribourgeoise, from Fribourg: Vacherin Fribourgeois à … 展开

• Fondue as a social event Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Isabelle Raboud-Schüle, "Comment la fondue vint aux Suisses", … 展开