Although the name fondue is now used to refer to a variety of different related dishes, such as chocolate fondue, or anything else which involves food being dipped into hot liquids, the original fondue was the cheese fondue. The name fondue comes from the French word meaning "to melt." The dish is quite an old one, dating back to the turn of the 18th century, but it became really popular in the middle of the 20th century.
Cheese fondue is a dish of Swiss, Italian and French origin. A cheese sauce is melted into a communal pot, and then kept liquid by a small, portable heat source, such as a stove, that is placed under the pot when it is served on a table.
Long forks are used to dip small pieces of food, such as vegetables, meat and toasted bread into the cheese. Different types of cheese may be used, and other ingredients are added as well, with their being different variations on the cheese fondue.
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