Swiss Traditions: As the inspiration behind the Swissmar"Biel/Bienne" fondue, the Swiss city of Biel/Bienne is rich inSwiss heritage, innovation and quality craftsmanship. Known as theheart of the Swiss watch-making industry, this scenic andhistorical city thrives on highly-specialized precisionmanufacturing and is the home of the most prestigious luxurywatches in the world. The city of Biel/Bienne lies at the foot ofthe first mountain range of the Jura Mountains. It is located onthe language boundary and is bilingual throughout. Biel is theGerman name for the town and Bienne its French counterpart, but itis often referred to in both languages simultaneously. Meat fondueoriginated in France in the middle ages. During the grape harvest,pickers set up pots in the vineyards to cook their meals as itbecame convenient for them during the day. This ensured a leisurelylunch that could be enjoyed hot and fresh. In later years, meatfondue Beef Bourguignonne was created and became known as theoriginal meat fondue recipe. Today this original recipe has evolvedin many variations to include using chicken, seafood and much more.The Biel 11 Piece Meat Fondue set in copper has the traditionallook of a fondue set down to the copper plated fondue burner. Theset includes a copper plated fondue burner, copper plated fonduepot, splatter guard, rechaud, 6 forks and recipe card.