Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hot dish made of melted cheese and wine and eaten with bread.
- noun A similar dish, especially one consisting of a melted sauce in which pieces of food, such as bread, meat, or fruit, are dipped or cooked.
- noun A soufflé usually made with cheese and bread crumbs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cheese-pudding, made of grated cheese, eggs, butter, and seasoning.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Melted.
- noun (Cookery) A dish made of cheese, eggs, butter, etc., often seasoned with kirsch and white wine, melted together, and usually used as a dip for pieces of bread.
- noun (Cookery) A dish consisting of pieces of solid food cooked in or dipped into a hot sauce.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
dish made ofmelted cheese ,chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can bedipped . - verb To prepare or serve as a fondue.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces
- noun hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The word fondue comes from the French verb fondre, which means "to melt," and the practice actually originated in Switzerland as a way for both peasants and nobility alike to use up hardened cheese and/or stale bread.
Luxist 2009
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A fondue is a delicious way to while away a cold winter evening ... huddled around a pot of molten cheese, dipping in crusty bread and potato wedges.
Archive 2006-01-01 Nupur 2006
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Since our home made fondue is only cheese, we're not used to cooking our meat in an oil fondue.
Our 2nd Anniversary weekend: Movies, Baseball, and Fondue drewan 2005
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The word fondue is a derivative of the French chit-chat, fondre, which means "to fade".
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The word fondue is a derivative of the French chit-chat, fondre, which means "to fade".
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The word fondue is a derivative of the French chit-chat, fondre, which means "to fade".
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Years ago we were in Torino during white truffle season and had 'fondue' - or a plate of melted cheese and white truffles...
Weekend Herb Blogging #107 Haalo 2007
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Although any pot with high sides will do, a fondue set is a great investment, particularly for making Swiss fondue, which is a hot pot of oil placed in the center of the table, letting guests cook their own bite-size pieces of meat, poultry, or fish.
Rocco’s 5 Minute Flavor Rocco DiSpirito 2005
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Although any pot with high sides will do, a fondue set is a great investment, particularly for making Swiss fondue, which is a hot pot of oil placed in the center of the table, letting guests cook their own bite-size pieces of meat, poultry, or fish.
Rocco’s 5 Minute Flavor Rocco DiSpirito 2005
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We loved the idea of fondue made with chocolate and cajeta a close cousin of dulce de leche, and when we saw that hardlikearmour used coconut milk to make her cajeta, well -- there was no holding us back.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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