fondu
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Definition
Noun 1. A hot dish of melted cheese or chocolate, served as a sauce into which pieces of bread, fruit, or other foods are dipped. 2. A dish consisting of cubes of meat or seafood that are cooked in hot oil at the table and then dipped in various sauces.
Usage
- The primary meaning refers to a communal dish where food is dipped into a shared pot of warm, melted cheese or chocolate.
- The second meaning refers to a similar style of dish where pieces of meat or seafood are cooked in hot oil and then dipped.
- It is typically used as a singular noun to describe the dish itself.
Examples
- Cheese fondue: "We shared a delicious cheese fondu for dinner."
- Chocolate fondue: "For dessert, we had a chocolate fondu with strawberries and marshmallows."
- Meat fondue: "The restaurant is famous for its beef fondu cooked in a pot of hot oil."
Advanced Usage
- "Fondue party": A social gathering where a fondue is the main food served.
- They hosted a fondu party for New Year's Eve.
- "Fondue pot": The special pot, often placed over a small burner, used to prepare and serve fondue.
- She received a ceramic fondu pot as a wedding gift.
Variants and Related Words
- Fondue (n): The more common modern spelling of the same word. "Fondu" is an accepted variant.
- Fonduta (n): An Italian version of cheese fondue.
Synonyms
- Dip (n): A general term for a thick sauce into which food is dipped. (e.g., "cheese dip")
- Hot pot (n): A broader term for various dishes where food is cooked in a communal pot of simmering broth or oil at the table.
Related Phrases
- Fondue bourguignonne: A specific term for a meat fondue where beef is cooked in oil.
- Fondue chinoise: A dish where thin slices of meat are cooked in a communal pot of simmering broth.
Noun
- hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped
- cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces