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The term “fondue” appears in written sources that predate the first widely recognized recipe from 1699, suggesting that the practice itself existed long before it was formally recorded.
This reverses the timeline. Swiss official sources say the earliest records of fondue date to 1699, while the word “fondue” in culinary use is first attested later, in 1735.
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Swiss official sources contradict the chronology in this sentence.
- The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs states that the word fondue first appeared in a culinary context in 1735 and that the earliest known recipe for the modern form of cheese fondue comes from a 1699 book published in Zurich.
- The Swiss Federal Office of Culture likewise says the earliest records of fondue date back to 1699 and that it was mentioned in everyday cookbooks from the 18th century.
So the term does not appear in written sources that predate the 1699 recipe. The documented order is the opposite: earliest fondue records date to 1699, and the culinary use of the term fondue appears later, in 1735.
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- Fondue as a social event
The earliest records of fondue date back to 1699, and it was mentioned in everyday cookbooks from the 18th century.
- Fondue - the convivial Swiss dish par excellence
It first appeared - in a culinary context - in 1735, in Vincent la Chapelle's Le Cuisinier moderne... The earliest known recipe for the modern form of cheese fondue comes from a 1699 book published in Zurich under the name Käss mit Wein zu kochen.
The earliest known recipe for the modern form of cheese fondue comes from a 1698 book published in Zürich, under the name "Käss mit Wein zu kochen" 'to cook cheese with wine'.
The date is off by a year. Swiss official sources identify the earliest known modern cheese-fondue recipe as coming from a 1699 Zurich book, not a 1698 one.
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This sentence gives the wrong publication year for the earliest known modern cheese-fondue recipe.
Swiss official sources consistently place Käss mit Wein zu kochen in a 1699 Zurich book:
- The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs says the earliest known recipe for modern cheese fondue comes from a 1699 book published in Zurich under that exact title.
- The Swiss Federal Office of Culture says the earliest records of fondue date back to 1699.
Because these sources identify the recipe as dating to 1699, the claim that it comes from a 1698 book is incorrect.
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- Fondue - the convivial Swiss dish par excellence
The earliest known recipe for the modern form of cheese fondue comes from a 1699 book published in Zurich under the name Käss mit Wein zu kochen (cooking cheese with wine).
- Fondue as a social event
The earliest records of fondue date back to 1699, and it was mentioned in everyday cookbooks from the 18th century.