fondue

Swiss melting dish

Fondue is a Swiss dish in which diners dip food into a communal pot of melted substance—traditionally cheese melted with wine, into which cubes of bread are dipped.

Chocolate fondue uses melted chocolate for dipping fruit or pastries.

Fondue bourguignonne involves cooking meat in hot oil.

The word comes from French for "melted." We had cheese fondue for dinner.

cheese

Gruyère

Protected Swiss alpine cheese

cheddar · brie · Camembert · provolone · Fontina · Beaufort · melted · stringy · gooey · bubbly

Swiss

Gruyère

Protected Swiss alpine cheese

raclette · kirsch · alpine · Switzerland · Geneva · Bern

dipping

skewer

Pointed cooking rod

  • forkTined eating tool
  • cubeSix-squared-faced solid
  • breadLeavened flour product

crudités · dunk · swirl · coat · drizzle · crusty · baguette · vegetable · fruit · pretzel

cozy

warmth

Heat you feel

après-ski · candlelit · romantic · comfort · hearth · snug · evening · lodge · cabin · relaxing

communal

sharing

Dividing among others

family · party · togetherness · conversation · bonding · camaraderie · interactive · dinner party · entertaining · centerpiece

equipment

pot

Vessel for cooking

  • burnerHeat-producing device component
  • standUpright support structure
  • skewerPointed cooking rod

fork · Sterno · flame · heat source · warmer · earthenware · cast iron · tealight

chocolate

dark

Absence of light

marshmallow · banana · pound cake · brownie · pineapple · caramel · ganache · cocoa · dipping · fountain

bourguignonne

oil

Slippery viscous fluid

  • beefBovine meat for eating
  • meatAnimal tissue for food
  • brothClear simmered meat liquid

hot pot · cubed · dipping sauces · aioli · mustard · curry · béarnaise · sizzling · frying · chicken

Categories
Opposites
culinary method

fonduedry rub

Waterless seasoning mixture

grilled steak · raw food · sashimi · crudités · charcuterie

temperature and texture

fonduefrozen solid

Entirely turned to ice

frozen dessert · ice cream · sorbet · gelato · popsicle

dining style

fondueTV dinner

Packaged frozen meal

grab-and-go · meal replacement · bento box · fast food · plated dinner

Phrases
Family

fondly, fondant, fondues, cheese fondue, fondue fork

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G