Though ingredients may vary, a cheese fondue typically consists of a liquid (such as wine, beer or cider), cheese and cornstarch or flour (to prevent curdling). This recipe, adapted from Bon Appetit ...

Fondue is one of those dishes I thought I’d already figured out. As someone who writes about cheese for a living, I’ve eaten plenty of fondue over the years — pleasant, cozy, sometimes forgettable.

Rebecca Flint Marx is the former editor of Eater at Home. Her areas of expertise include home cooking and popular culture. It’s little wonder that fondue is the national dish of Switzerland, a country ...