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Fondue - Types Of Fondue And Restaurants That Serve It

Several years ago, I worked for a companylights, butane, alcohol & electricity. For
that had a corporate office in Belgium, andcheese and chocolate fondue, a traditional
some Belgian employees came and visited ourpot called a caquelon is used. This is
local office on a business trip. As I wastypically made from ceramic or earthenware.
chatting with one of them, the subject ofAn enameled iron or copper pot is used for
fondue came up. I offhandedly mentioned thisFondue Bourguignon. If you don't want to deal
favorite fondue restaurant of mine, and ravedwith the mess and hassle of making fondue at
about the delicious chocolate fondue dessert.home (the fondue pots can be difficult to
Across his face came a look of incredulousclean after a meal), there are many
horror. He had the same expression I mustrestaurants that specialize in fondue that
have had when I saw spam sushi in Hawaii foryou can go to. My favorite, La Fondue in
the first time. For him, the only properSaratoga, California, is whimsically
fondue was cheese fondue, and a chocolatedecorated, with a romantic, slightly gothic
fondue was just a wrong, unnatural thing. Anyambiance that looks like the kind of place La
notions of Americans being a savage,Cirque du Soleil would go to for lunch. Many
uncultured and decadent people must have beenstyles of cheese fondue are available, such
confirmed in his eyes. Nevertheless, we haveas Mediterranean (cheddar, beer & sun-dried
chocolate fondue, and I am forever gratefultomatoes) and Stinking Rose (Swiss, wine &
for it. Specifically, we have Konrad Egli togarlic). For the Fondue Bourguignon, exotic
thank, a Swiss(!) chef who created it for Newmeats such as wild boar and ostrich are
York's Chalet Swiss restaurant in 1964. Heoffered, as well as tasty dipping sauces. The
had earlier already started to popularize thechocolate fondue, though, is to die for.
more traditional fondue through hisAlong with your choice of chocolate (milk,
restaurant by featuring both the cheese stylebittersweet or white) and flavorings
and the method of cooking meat cubes in hot(Amaretto, Irish Cream and others), you can
oil (Fondue Bourguignon). Well, with thedunk in pieces of snicker bars, marshmallows,
introduction of the chocolate element, thestrawberries, apples, bananas & sponge cake.
craze really took off. Fondue became aBring a large appetite when you come here, so
popular menu item at American dinner partiesyou have room for all the delectable courses.
throughout the 60's and 70's, and is startingIf you would like to experience the fun and
to become popular again. Fondue originallynovelty of fondue yourself, here is a
came from the mountains of Switzerland, whereselection of fondue restaurants that may be
poverty-stricken peasants had little toin your area: The Melting Pot - 70
sustain them except for Gruyere cheese, breadrestaurants in locations all across the
loaves and lots of wine. Poor peasants.country Boiling Point Fondue - Woodinville,
Making do of these meager ingredients, theyWA Café Fondue - Merrillville, IN Dante's
combined them to create what became theDown the Hatch - Atlanta, GA Der Fondue
traditional fondue, melting the hard cheeseChessel - Keystone, CO Fondue Fred's -
with the wine in a communal earthenware pot,Berkeley, CA Fondue Room - Mount Clemens, MI
and taking turns dipping the bread into theForever Fondue - La Jolla, CA & San Diego, CA
tasty mixture. Fondue Bourguignon, on theGeja's Café - Chicago, IL La Fondue
other hand, was a French creation. Born outBourguignonne - Sherman Oaks, CA The Magic
of necessity, a medieval monk by the name ofPot Fondue Bistro - Edgewater, NJ Mona Lisa
Johann du Putzxe came up with the idea. HeFondue Restaurant - Nampa, ID Potpourri
worked in the vineyards of Burgundy andFondue Restaurant - Mentor, OH Simply Fondue
needed a convenient way to have lunch while-  Dallas,  TX
he harvested the grapes. A pot filled with
hot oil set nearby where he could dunk & cookCarolyn Croyle is the owner of a website
tasty morsels of meat while he worked was thedevoted to foodies everywhere. We offer
solution. Today, there are several differentfood-themed articles, books, movies, gourmet
kinds of fondue sets available on the market.food, kitchen products and more. Visit us
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