I know you're not supposed to eat soft cheese during pg, but wasn't sure on this one. Does anyone else have any ideas? My sister invited me to go and have a fondue with her (sans kids), thought it'd be a nice way to relax...
I've looked into this myself. Any of the soft cheeses that we are not allowed to have are safe if they are heated through thoroughly and fondue is cooked at pretty high temps right?
According to the victorian government health information website. Listeria which is the bacteria that is the issue in these foods can't survive if the food is heated to 70 degrees or higher
The cheese is not gonna be a problem, as it his heated through. But be aware that swiss cheese fondue is made with (lots) of wine! Basically in a swiss fondue you dissolve grated cheese in about a litre (or half - depending on how big the fondue is) of white wine and some Kirsch (clear sherry)! Some of the alcohol evaporates during the cooking process, but not all.
But maybe you are lucky and she doesn't make it the original way. If she just uses melted cheese without the wine, you should be fine! HTH
Forgot to add: Swiss cheese fondue is not made from soft cheeses, but hard cheeses, like Gruyère, Emmenthaler etc
Last edited by Raupe; October 24th, 2010 at 10:43 PM.
Raupe has some great points - there is a lot of booze, and it's not usually at a high enough temp to cook it all off. But it should be a safe cheese that she uses. Ask her about her recipe - I always love the idea of fondue!
Thank you so much everyone! It makes me feela lot more comfortable about eating fondue. I'll just make sure that it's not cooked in a huge amount of wine, and make sure it's hot enough
I don't think I've ever had a proper Swiss Cheese fondue before, I have had the chocolate one, which was heaps of fun. So this'll be great! Maybe there'll be a chocolate one for dessert
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Would Swiss Cheese Fondue be safe?
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