It’s a traditional dish that’s been around for ever, but it’s usually a winter comfort food, their version of stew and dumplings or shepherd’s pie. It’s generally only tourists who eat fondue when the thermometer hits double digits, and in that the Swiss have got it right. Who wants to be eating hot cheese when it’s 30ºC in the shade? But much to the constant amusement of the locals, that’s exactly what hordes of tourists do.
