UPI – A French cheese company set a world record – surpassing an unofficial Swiss rival – by melting a massive 4,800 pounds of cheese fondue.
Juraflore achieved the Guinness World Record for the largest cheese fondue at Fort des Rousses in the village of Les Rousses.
The massive copper cauldron used for the attempt was filled with 40 wheels of comté cheese variously matured for nine, 15 and 21 months. The fondue chefs then added 4.4 pounds of garlic, 3.3 pounds of white pepper and about 121 pounds of cornstarch.
The company’s chefs used a giant food processor to mix the ingredients and ensure a smooth result.
The finished fondue weighed in at 4,800 pounds, surpassing their goal of 4,495 pounds.
A Guinness World Records adjudicator was on hand to certify it was a new world record for the largest cheese fondue.
Juraflore also bested an unofficial record set by Switzerland’s La Chaux-de-Fonds, which cooked up a 3,175-pound serving of cheese fondue in 2009.
