Nouvel - Cheese Fondue Set 'Schlitten'
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Nouvel - Cheese Fondue Set "Schlitten"
Traditional Swiss cheese fondue set. The Fondue Set 'Schlitten' (Sledge) offers the simple but elegant design and functionality.
Product Details:
Caquelon diameter: Ø 22 cm
Capacity: 2 l
Suitable for: 6 persons
Suitable for: gas, and electric heating
Color: sledge - natural wood color, caquelon - black with Swiss flowers motive
Includes: ceramic caquelon with Alpine flowers motif, FSC wood sledge, fondue burner and set of 6 cheese fondue forks (wooden handles)
Notes: Product does not include fuel paste
Fondue is a Swiss melted cheese dish served in a communal pot (caquelon or fondue pot) over a portable stove (réchaud) heated with a candle or spirit lamp, and eaten by dipping bread into the cheese using long-stemmed forks. The word fondue is derived from the French verb fondre ("to melt") used as a noun.
The earliest known recipe for the modern form of cheese fondue comes from a 1699 book published in Zurich, under the name "Käss mit Wein zu kochen", "to cook cheese with wine". The first known recipe for the modern cheese fondue under that name, with cheese and wine, was published in 1875. Despite its modern associations with rustic mountain life, it was a town-dweller's dish from the lowlands of western, French-speaking, Switzerland: rich cheese like Gruyère was a valuable export item which peasants could not afford to eat.
Cheese fondue consists of a blend of cheeses, wine and seasoning. To prepare, the caquelon it is first rubbed with a cut garlic clove. White wine is slightly heated with cornstarch, and then grated cheese is added and stirred until melted (if you use the fondue cheeses mixtures offered by Swiss House Shop from Art of Fondue, this is not required). It is often topped off with a bit of kirsch. The cornstarch or other starch stabilizes and thickens the mixture. Additional wine may be added if the fondue is too thick.
A cheese fondue mixture should be kept warm enough to keep the fondue smooth and liquid but not so hot that it burns. If this temperature is held until the fondue is finished there will be a thin crust of toasted (not burnt) cheese at the bottom of the caquelon. This is called 'la religieuse' (French for the nun). It has the texture of a cracker and is almost always lifted out and eaten.
Sledging in Switzerland
Sledging in Switzerland generally has a long history and is enjoyed by kids and adults alike. Families will often go out together to get some fresh air and to enjoy the slopes and the scenic mountain views on their sledges.
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Canton of Manufacture | Vaud |
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