Fondue Recipes Index

Fondue Cooking

Fondue cooking is making a comeback from the backburner its been sitting on for the past several years. I'd venture to guess that some of this renewed popularity is due to increasing world migration and travel trends that are exposing people to gastronomic influences from more and more countries, a sort of global 'melting pot' of cuisines from around the world.

While many people may think of the traditional French and Swiss fondues with emmenthal and gruyere cheeses and cubes of bread, many cultures have their own versions of fondue or hotpot cooking in a communal, do-it-yourself fashion. There's Mongolian Hotpot, Chinese Steamboat, (which was the highlight of the Chinese New Year celebration I attended in Malaysia), Japanese sukiyaki, and Korean Firepot cooking, a regular affair in Korean restaurants and at picnics and barbecues.

The idea of fondue cooking outdoors is especially appealling as the humidex here in Toronto has been hovering around 40 degrees celcius through much of July 2005 while I am just beginning this website. However, with so many BBQ recipes to write up and share, along with the comfort food and crockpot recipes for making the most of all the fresh vegetables available right now, the Fondue Recipes will go on the back burner for publication in the fall and winter, when I'll be more inclined to sharing ideas for intimate, warming meals indoors.

Return in the fall, or sign up for The Culinary Xen-o-Files RSS feed or Newsletter (see the panel on the left). I'll be sharing fondue cooking tips along the way, and the list of fondue recipes from around the world below should convince you to stay tuned in!

Fondue Recipes

Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue
Fondue Bourguignonne - the secret is in good cuts of beef, and in the fondue dips and sauces!
Korean Hotpot Recipe
Chinese Steamboat (there are many regional variations and entirely distinctive meals based on ingredients to explore!)