I discovered this French dish last winter during our wintersport holiday in Flaine ski resort. It was our last night in the Alps so a romantic formal dinner was in order. I have read good reviews about Restaurant Le Michet which is located on the Flaine arena, not too far away from our apartment.
The restaurant’s interior is Savoyard design which is a breath of fresh air in Flaine that is known for its rows of cemented block buildings. It is charmingly decorated with a big fireplace in the middle. The wait staff who greeted us warmly seated us beside the humongous fireplace. Now that could not have been more romantic, hehe.
I was really looking for something different to eat for the evening and I was pleased to discover a new specialty on the menu – Fondue Bourguignonne. Intrigued, I asked the wait staff what it was and as he explained it to us, we got more curious. I guess we knew what to order =)
Dutchman and I have had fondue many times but this is something different and we are quite looking forward to be surprised.
Fondue Bourguignonne has similarities to the cheese fondue we know about, in the sense that everyone on the table dips their food into the communal pot center piece. The difference with bourguingnonne is that instead of melted cheese inside the pot, it is hot cooking oil. Meat such as beef, pork and chicken sliced in small cubes replaces bread and vegetable dips.
So basically, you are dipping, er I mean deep-frying meat with long-stemmed forks into the hot with cooking oil communal pot. Similar to a steamboat (hot pot) I had in the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia.
The whole set came with a bowl of salad, a basket of bread, some potato fries and assorted sauces.
Although my dinner date was a bit grumpy for the night, we quite enjoyed this dinner. Our first Fondue Bourguingnonne, but definitely not going to be the last!
The interior of Le Michet in Savoyard style.
Yup, we are seated beside the fireplace.
Waiting for our Fondue Bourguingnonne.
This is Fondue Bourguingnonne. No cheese but pot of hot cooking oil =)
Instead of bread (and vegetables) you dip (deep-fry) some meat. This is beef.
Deep-fried beef on a long-stemmed fork.
The salad was quite good as well.
No dessert but coffee instead.
Restaurant Le Michet in Flaine.
Travel Period: January 2016
Destination: Flaine, Haute Savoie (Rhone-Alpes), France
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