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Fondue is Switzerland's national dish, a melting pot of different flavors and aromas, similar to the country itself–a melting pot of people and different cultures. Its name comes from the French word fondre, meaning to melt, and it was first described in Homer's Iliad<... Read more

This classic Swiss fondue is believed by some to be the best fondue variety of them all. It is native to the Valais region and consists of tomatoes or tomato paste, white wine, garlic, butter, shallots, and grated cheeses such as Gruyère and Emmental. Traditionally, tomat... Read more

First popularized in the 1940s at a restaurant called Café de Paris in Geneva, this sauce is thought to consist of a large number of ingredients such as butter, ketchup, Dijon mustard, capers, shallots, parsley, chives, marjoram, dill, thyme, rosemary, garlic, anchovies, chicken l... Read more

Longeole is a sausage originating from Geneva. It contains ground pork, ground pork rinds, and fennel seeds. The pork rinds keep the sausage from drying out and give it a fuller flavor, while the addition of fennel seeds is believed to be a Savoyard influence. Due to the addition of pork rinds, l... Read more

Fondue genevoise is a traditional fondue variety originating from Geneva. The fondue is made with a combination of egg yolks, butter, cream, sugar, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and grated cheese – either Emmenthal or Gruyere. The egg yolk are mixed with grated cheese, pieces of butter, sugar, grat... Read more