Fondue anyone?

[Snowflake]

Cheese truck fire makes freeway fondue

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A tractor-trailer hauling blocks of cheese erupted in flames early Thursday, turning much of its cargo into freeway fondue.

Freeway Fondue Story here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_on_fe_st/odd_freeway_fondue;_ylt=AkMb2d8KeZAS6168BC5iryTMWM 0F)

[Chernabog]

I'm just drooling in anticipation over what my roommate has to say about this.

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dammit the suspense is killing me! Log in, Mr. Parmesan!

[Capt Jack]

saved the dog. good man, although Im not sure the dog wouldnt have voluntarily consumed all the cheese anyway

[Snowflake]

saved the dog. good man, although Im not sure the dog wouldnt have voluntarily consumed all the cheese anyway

Poor dog would have burned his tongue. Pity the truck wasn't rear-ended by a Columbo Bread truck, as well....

[Morrigoon]

So we could have freeway Welsh Rabbit?

[Chernabog]

World's Largest ThinKrisp!

[blueerica]

I love Rarebit~!

[AllyOops!]

Too bad this didn't occur in Los Angeles. I would have ran over to the truck with a bag of tortilla chips & salsa for nacho heaven.

Mmm...gravel sprinkled, fuel tainted freeway nachos. ;)

[JWBear]

Dang! I thought this was going to be a thread about Jane (even though I’m not very fonda her).

[SacTown Chronic]

So that's what the smell was. It seems I owe Crystal an apology.

[lashbear]

Strictly speaking, this would be Raclette (but where's the 'taters ?)


Raclette is a dish indigenous to parts of Switzerland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland), Wallonia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallonia) and France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France). The cheese round is heated, either in front of a fire (emphasis mine) or by a special machine, then scraped onto diners' plates; the term raclette derives from the French racler, meaning "to scrape". Traditionally, it is accompanied by small firm potatoes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato) (Bintje, Charlotte or Raclette varieties), gherkins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gherkin), pickled (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickling) onions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion), dried meats (such as prosciutto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosciutto) and viande (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bresaola) des Grisons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graub%C3%BCnden)), sliced peppers, tomato, onion, mushrooms, pears, and dusted with paprika and fresh-ground black pepper.
In the Swiss canton of Valais (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais), raclette is typically eaten with tea or other warm beverages, or with a type of white wine called Fendant, made from the Chasselas grape. Drinking water along with your raclette is said to interfere with the digestion of the cheese, although this is likely an "old wives' tale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_wives%27_tale)" as there is no scientific basis for this. It is normally accompanied by a white wine, such as the traditional Savoie wine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_de_Savoie_AOC), a Riesling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riesling) or a Pinot Gris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinot_Gris).
Raclette was mentioned in medieval writings as a particularly nutritious meal consumed by peasants in mountainous Switzerland. It was then known in the German-speaking part of Switzerland as Bratchäs, or "roasted cheese." Traditionally, the Swiss cow herders used to take the cheese with them when they were moving cows to or from the pastures up in the mountains. In the evenings around the campfire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campfire), they would place the cheese next to the fire and, when it had reached the perfect softness, scrape it on top of some bread.
A modern way of serving raclette involves an electric table-top grill with small 'pans' to heat slices of raclette cheese in.

[Gemini Cricket]

Q: What do you call sweat on a baby deer?

A: Fawn dew.

:D

[Babette]

Cheese and bread!!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

No PICTURE??? :mad: What a tease that reporter is! Where's my insane fondue on the freeway photo?!

Nothing against Snowflake of course :)

[mousepod]

No PICTURE??? :mad: What a tease that reporter is! Where's my insane fondue on the freeway photo?!

Nothing against Snowflake of course :)

How about video? (http://www.my58.com/video/13712507/index.html)

[Snowflake]

How about video? (http://www.my58.com/video/13712507/index.html)

Just another reason to reisterate that mousepod is a god.

[Capt Jack]

I had pictured a great yellow sea of melted goo flowing from the truck.

Im somewhat disappointed.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Ditto. A pile of damp boxes is quite the let down.

[Snowflake]

Ditto. A pile of damp boxes is quite the let down.


But the fire was good & impressive.

No doubt had it been a velveeta truck, they'd still be wiping up the orange goo.

[€uroMeinke]

I opted to pass on the video to retain my false vision of a massive cheese lava flow

[Kevy Baby]

Q: What do you call sweat on a baby deer?

A: Fawn dew.

:Dhttp://home.mindspring.com/%7Ekevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/rimshot.gif

[Not Afraid]

Q: What do you call sweat on a baby deer?

A: Fawn dew.

:D

This is a great example as to WHY you have to read every thread on LoT. I could've missed this joke! That would've been a tragedy!

[JWBear]

What do you get if you cross Lassie with a cantaloupe?































A melon-collie baby.

[Capt Jack]

I opted to pass on the video to retain my false vision of a massive cheese lava flow

wise fellow.

my false vision included me rolling around in it


you?

:D

[Gn2Dlnd]

How did I miss this thread? A year ago!?!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

How did I miss this thread? A year ago!?!Bwahahaha! :) Is Chernabog still drooling?

[lashbear]

How did I miss this thread? A year ago!?!
Darn, I thought "It happened again?!?" :D

[Gn2Dlnd]

Sadly, no.