When in the land of moo cows, cheese is ALWAYS in abundance. For the swiss national holiday, my girlfriends and I headed down to Lausanne to enjoy the festivities.
One of the must haves when in Switzerland is.. Fondue!
Fondue is based off the french word Fondre or melt.. and yes that is exactly what Fondue is.. a big melty pot of... CHEESE!!
Typically, fondue is a combination of Gruyere and another cheese. This ranges from region to region ie- Vacherin in the Fribourg region to the "Traditional" Emmenthaler cheese. This is typically done to try to balance out the flavors of the cheese. White wine or Kirsch (in addition to a variety of other flavors) can be added to add flavors and keep the cheese from directly frying over the heat.
Fondue is also typically eaten with a dry white wine to cut the heaviness of the cheese and a variety of local cured sausages (talk about calorie count eh?)
My girlfriends and I were lucky enough to meet some very hospitable Swiss boys from Zurich- Jurg on the right and Martin on the left who invited us to have some of this calorie rich, but very delicious traditional dish with them. They also explained to us the premise of the crazy festivities that were happening around us... some boat race thing that is in San Diego every year (crazy how I lived there for 10 years with NO clue about it). It was a great way to finish up our day in Lausanne- Great weather, great food and very very friendly people who opened a little bit more about their amazing culture to us!
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