Love the stuff, nothing really wrong with it, but it would be nice to have something else then just plain bread to dip in the cheese. I'm sure I'm not the only one to complain about this, but why don't they add some veggies or something in there, or do the Swiss just love their bread too much to bother with anything else?

Now look, that's up to you, isn't it? You can put in anything you like. I, for one, am not a big fan of cheese fondue but when forced to have it, I put cherry tomatoes in, and little vegetable sticks of any kind.

Pears go well with it.

+1

Seriously OP, you're showing about as much imagination as the Swiss on this one...

I generally use several different types of bread (olive, but, etc.).

Tom

True, but thats if you're the one making it. If you go out and eat, it doesn't seem like you have much choices there.

Boiled potatoes are good with fondue, too. I know it's the standard serving with raclette but...

Your point? It's a rant after all (albeit minor). I'm just curious as to why they just stick with bread.

They don't.

At least not in my experience...

I see, guess the few restaurants/chalets I've been in only had those options.

Ah, you mean in restaurants? Why didn't you say so?

Well, I've always asked for - and received - boiled potatoes when I eat fondue, so there are alternatives available.

Ask for Gschwelti in the German speaking part of Switzerland.

As i mentioned on another thread cheese fondue is just not cheese fondue without meat balls

The Americans should love this, stick a piece of bread on your stick then a meat ball then a little gherkin then dip, instant mini cheese burgers

Ah, didn't realize they also offered alternatives. All the times I went on group outings and whatnot, it seemed to be only bread they served with, I'll have to keep that in mind the next time I go and have fondue.

I love this idea!

I hate fondue and have declared that I will never eat it again in my lifetime.... but this might just change my mind .

They don't offer it, but there's no reason why they can't comply with a polite request.

Telling them what will happen to me if I ingest bread usually does the trick...

My Swiss wife likes fresh pineapple chunks with her fondue. But she is a bit weird.

I sell Isle of Mull cheddar to make a "Scottish Fondue" (with black beer and whisky) and I suggest eating it with baby potatoes, carrot sticks and small heads of broccoli and cauliflower that have been par-boiled then roasted. Many of my Swiss customers now eat their own fondue with vegetables cooked like this.

The traditional fondue fribourgeoise is made with 100% vacherin, no wine (or corn flour, though not sure), just water and melted over a bain-marie. Into which is dipped boiled potatoes, or bread depending on your preference.

I usually have different sorts of bread to choose from, pickled red peppers go well with fondue, chopped onions, ham - and enough garlic.

http://www.astromich.ch/potsnpans.html has a suggestion for a variation. I haven't worked on the page for a while but if you prepare a fondue that way I'm sure it will blow your taste buds.....

When eating fondue in Swiss restauants I usually don't get offered anything other than bread. I did once get potatoes as an option.

If my German was good enough, I suppose I could ask for alternatives.

When I prepare it at home I have various other vegetables depending on my mood.