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Switzerland - Fondue. Fondue is a dish of Swiss origin consists basically of a mixture of cheese, which goesto the table accompanied by pieces of bread, potatoes and carrots.
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Fondue is a dish of Swiss origin consists basically of a mixture of cheese, which goesto the table accompanied by pieces of bread, potatoes and carrots.
The region of origin of fondue is located in the region of Jura, Savoie, on the border. In the 1950s came the fondue in the kitchens of the Swiss army, thus becoming known to the soldiers who brought this recipe home. To date, the preparation of the fondue is considered a "common man" in Switzerland.
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the fondue would have been a delicacyenjoyed only by people richer. The Fondue gained international fame in the 50s, when the boss Conrad Egli, restaurant Chalet Suisse in New York, began serving the dish.
To complement Conrad Egli created the chocolate fondue, which served as a dessert.
There is also a Chinese fondue, quite served in restaurants in Switzerland, made frommeat, fish and vegetables, boiled in a broth with various spices, and Japan.
The oldest recipe found in a cookbook written in Zurich in 1699.