Chocolate Fondue Recipes

“Necessity is the mother of invention.” This saying holds true in the case of fondue, as well. Fondue - inspired by the French word for ‘melt’ - ‘fondre’ - originated as a warm cheese dish in the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Winters in Switzerland isolated its villages and towns from the rest of the world. There was little chance for these villagers to enjoy fresh food in such times, which is when they relied more heavily on bread and cheese, the staple food of the Swiss. They found that the cheese they made in summer became stale, hard and unpleasant in taste during winter. In an attempt to get rid of the staleness, they heated this cheese over a fire only to discover that it made the cheese taste just fine and the hardest of breads dipped in it soften. They tried different variations by adding wine and other seasonings and transformed the otherwise plain looking bread and cheese into an amazingly delectable meal. Thus began the journey of fondue. Since fondue was the food of the poor, and the villagers couldn’t afford many utensils, they made it in a common earthen pot called ‘caquelon’ by mixing melted cheese and other seasonings, including wine. Fondue also became a popular communal meal when large groups of people started eating together from the same pot by dipping their long forks of bread chunks right in. It became especially famous for the ingredients it used because they were available in the poorest of homes. If you want to try some easy fondue recipes, this is where you can learn them.