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>> >> You don't need gruyere. Fondue is made with
>> >> fontina, here. You can find fontina at low prize!
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> Lucky you! Imported Fontina (or its cousin fontal) from Italy is usually
> fairly expensive in the U.S.A at least where I live (Chicago). There are
> American made substitutes but the cheaper varieties don't come close to
> fontina from Val D'Aosta.

Also here you can find fontina that isn't fontina of Val D'Aosta. Of course
it is cheaper and not so good as the other .

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> I thought Piemontese fonduta was always made with fontina. That's how my
> grandmother made it, but when her family emigrated from Piemonte Val
> D'Aosta
> was part of Piemonte so maybe that explains it.

Yes! Here the most famous cheese is Toma (Tuma). It similar to fontina and
very good!

She made a killer polenta

Killer polenta?!? You mean with many fat inside? I know! Here in Piemonte
they make the so called "Polenta Concia" (a soft polenta with a lot of
butter and cheese inside) which they eat with grilled meat or "Brasato al
barolo" or "Camoscio (or venison) al civet". "Civet" means that you wash
many times with red wine the game. You must threw away the first and
sometimes the second wine. This method work well with wild boar because it
has an harder game taste! Some people use to put a piece of chocolate inside
the last wine (the one you use for cooking the animal).

> with fonduta. I have to dig up that recipe as it might be a nice change
> for
> Christmas. IFRC she added some parmesan cheese and some nutmeg when she
> made fonduta for the polenta dish. For regular fonduta, it was fontina
> (diced) soaked in milk for a while, melt butter in a pan, whisk in the
> cheese and milk till melted then (carefully) add the eggs and cook for
> several minutes. I don't recall any wine or kirsch. We like to add some
> white truffle oil right before serving.

Ohhh! It's a good method. We always use truffle oil in our special dishes!
Cheers
Pandora
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