fontina

Melting Italian cheese

Fontina is a semi-soft Italian cheese with a mild, nutty flavor and smooth texture that melts easily.

Originally from the Aosta Valley in the Alps, it's prized for fondue, gratins, and other dishes requiring a cheese that melts into a creamy consistency: The recipe calls for fontina and gruyère.

flavor

nutty

Eccentric or almond-flavored

earthyCoarse and unpretentious
fruityHaving orchard flavor
mushroomyResembling fungi in taste

buttery · mild · tangy · pungent · savory · complex · mellow · rich · sweet · grassy

melted

oozing

Leaking viscously and slowly

gooeySoft and sticky
stretchyCapable of extending
stringyFull of fibers

bubbling · molten · grilled · sandwich · raclette · nachos · panini · quesadilla · gratinéed · topping

texture

semi-soft

Moderately firm texture

smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
suppleFlexing without damage
pliableCapable of bending easily

creamy · velvety · silky · tender · soft · rind · yielding · dense · elastic · sliceable

origin

Piedmont

Mountain-base territory

ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
alpineOf high elevations
DOPFilm's camera department head

mountains · artisanal · cheesemaking · cow's milk · semi-soft · fromagerie · protected · traditional · European · imported

fondue

melting

Solid-to-liquid transition

dippingBrief immersion action
potVessel for cooking
communalShared by a community

Gruyère · Swiss · bread · cubed · kirsch · emmental · chafing · skewer · entertaining · gatherings

fontina

nutty

oozing

semi-soft

Piedmont

melting

fontina

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