Do You Fondue?

If you remember the 1970’s, perhaps you remember its fondue craze, along with disco (for safety and clean-up reasons, it is probably better never to mix the two). Burners of various kinds were used to keep melted cheese or melted chocolate hot and ready for dipping.

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That fondue craze went by the wayside, much like many styles and taste of the 1970s. Even though we may not want to live like The Brady Bunch, there are good reasons to look anew at some of those earlier food trends, like fondue.

Why? Fondue is both delicious, fun and a great party (and family) activity. Without a doubt, you will surprise and entertain guests with fondue, which is much easier and safer to serve today with electric fondue makers (instead of alcohol burners). There is probably little to equal the cast-iron fondue pots of the Swiss, who invented fondue.

Cheese Fondue
As you may know, cheese fondue is traditional fare from Switzerland. It did not originate as a fashionable, hot dish to warm up skiers after a day on the slopes, but as a robust peasant dish. This makes sense when you think about the simplicity of its ingredients, which are essentially cheese, wine, and bread. In Switzerland, it is served as a main dish, not as an appetizer or an after-meal feature, although fondue is perfectly wonderful as either.

Often made on the stovetop, fondue is then kept warm over a low flame on the table (while this is not essential, it certainly is tastier and will enable longer dipping). Long, thin fondue forks are used to skewer and dip bread (and other food items) in the cheese. Turn down the heat as the amount of cheese in the pot drops.

The tastiest fondue is created with two or more cheeses, often Gruyere or Emmenthaler being at least one of them. Kirsch and/or white wine are often included for taste and kick. With crusty bread for dipping, there is no going wrong.

Chocolate Fondue
An interesting fact about chocolate fondue is that it is not a traditional Swiss fondue dish. There are different ways to prepare chocolate fondue, but basically, it is melted chocolate—chips or bars, milk or semisweet. Some recipes use heavy cream for a richer flavor, as well as liqueurs for extra kick.

For chocolate fondue, you can use the same fondue equipment, although it may be better not to use the same equipment for both cheese and chocolate fondue at a single sitting.

Fondue is just one of the countless creative ideas that Jerry’s Kitchen is happy to discuss for catering events in Doylestown, Malvern, and across the Philadelphia region.

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