I'm British and I have never heard of it.
A fondue is a dish usually consisting of a melted sauce (cheese, wine or chocolate) in which pieces of food, such as bread, meat, or fruit, are dipped or cooked.
Is la fondue a dish?? Usually it means "the bottom".
Mary Anne Richards has written: 'Fondue and buffet cookbook' -- subject(s): Chafing dish cookery, Fondue, Chafing dish cooking
Fondue is most famously associated with Switzerland, where it originated as a traditional dish made with melted cheese. However, it is also enjoyed in other countries, including France, where cheese fondue is popular in the Savoy region, and in parts of Italy and Austria. Additionally, variations such as chocolate fondue have gained popularity worldwide. Overall, fondue is a beloved dish in various cultures, particularly in Europe.
It is actually spelled fondue. It is a swiss dish of melted cheese.
Fondue
Fondue means 'melted'. Une fondue is a popular dish involving melted cheese, or in the 'fondue bourguignonne', meat that you soak into boiling oil.
Most likely a type of cheese fondue with a meat dish of veal.
The inventor of fondue is not known. Fondue originated in the country of Switzerland in the 18th century. Fondue was created to help families use aged cheeses and breads during cold winter months.
This warm cheese dish originated in Switzerland and more specifically in the Canton of Neuchatel.
Alpine cheese being a specialty, several cheese dishes are very popular in France and elsewhere:The fondue savoyarde (cheese fondue)The raclette (melted slices of raclette cheese over potatoes), from the Swiss AlpsThe tartiflette (baked dish of potatoes and reblochon cheese)
The traditional French dish made with melted cheese and a white sauce is called "Cheese Fondue."