A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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Entry from December 20, 2020
“Queso is just Texan fondue”

Chile con queso is often compared to fondue (a French/Swiss dish).
     
“Eating @TheMeltingPot - If Mexican Restaurants ever figure out that queso is fondue - They could make a killing!” was posted on Twitter by Scott Phillips on August 3, 2009. “Just realized queso is Mexican fondue, mind=blown” was posted on Twitter by JP LeRoux on January 5, 2014. “Queso is really just Mexican fondue #olè” was posted on Twitter by Jada McWilliams on March 3, 2015. “Queso is Mexican fondue #showerthoughts” was posted on Twitter by Andy Boothe on July 31, 2015.
 
“Sooooo queso is just fondue for chips?” was posted on Twitter by Ansley on July 21, 2016. “Queso is just fondue for chips” was posted on Twitter by Brutal, Honest on August 3, 2016. “Chili’s Queso is just fondue with chips instead” was posted on Twitter by David Young, Human Capital Stock on March 22, 2019.
 
“queso is *also* a tex-mex (??) fondue of sorts…” was posted on Twitter by Old Mom Yells @ Cloud on January 24, 2017. “queso is just texan fondue” was posted on Twitter by abby on June 13, 2018. “Queso is just TexMex fondue.  Why didn’t I realize this sooner?” was posted on Twitter by YaYa یلدا on January 25, 2019. “Chips and Queso is essentially the Texas version of Fondue” was posted on Twitter by Jackson Miller on May 20, 2019. “Note to self: Queso is just a texan fondue” was posted on Twitter by Rohan V on August 29, 2020.
 
“Queso is just spicy fondue” was posted on Twitter by  Katy Albert  BLM on February 3, 2018. “queso is spicy fondue” was posted on Twitter by sbcglobal.net on November 9, 2019. “My kid: Queso is just spicy fondue” was posted on Twitter by Monica Fuglei on April 7, 2020. “I just realized that queso is spicy fondue! #distractiontime” was posted on Twitter by Domestic Schnu on August 28, 2020.
 
“Fondue is just French/Swiss queso” is a related saying.
     
       
Wikipedia: Fondue
Fondue (UK: /ˈfɒnd(j)uː/, US: /fɒnˈd(j)uː/, French: [fɔ̃dy]) is a Swiss melted cheese dish served in a communal pot (caquelon or fondue pot) over a portable stove (réchaud) heated with a candle or spirit lamp, and eaten by dipping bread into the cheese using long-stemmed forks. It was promoted as a Swiss national dish by the Swiss Cheese Union (Schweizerische Käseunion) in the 1930s, and was popularized in North America in the 1960s.
 
Wikipedia: Chile con queso
Chile con queso (Spanish for “chile with cheese”), sometimes called simply queso, is an appetizer or side dish of melted cheese, and chili peppers, typically served in Tex-Mex restaurants as a dip for tortilla chips.
 
Twitter
Scott Phillips
@SSADMA
Eating @TheMeltingPot - If Mexican Restaurants ever figure out that queso is fondue - They could make a killing!
9:25 PM · Aug 3, 2009·Twitter SMS
 
Twitter
JP LeRoux
@WordsByJP
Just realized queso is Mexican fondue, mind=blown.
11:56 AM · Jan 5, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Jada McWilliams
@jadamclovin
Queso is really just Mexican fondue #olè
9:57 AM · Mar 3, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Andy Boothe
@sigpwned
Queso is Mexican fondue #showerthoughts
8:10 PM · Jul 31, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Adrienne Bankert
@ABonTV
Now I know why I love it!! Texas’ white queso is called “fondue” here lol! blue cheese atop white queso #mindblown
Quote Tweet
Cowboy Dan
@CowboyDanPaasch
· May 19, 2016
Replying to @ABonTV
Well, maybe inna tortilla w carne asada & more queso. 😉 #Tejas
2:50 AM · May 19, 2016·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
Ansley
@Ansley_Gfellow
Sooooo queso is just fondue for chips?
12:51 PM · Jul 21, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Brutal, Honest
@HiImHonest
Queso is just fondue for chips
10:41 PM · Aug 3, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Ray El Gusto
@rayelgusto
Yo I just realized queso is really just Mexican fondue. #fancy
3:40 PM · Nov 4, 2016·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
liv
@Liv_Paxton
I JUST REALIZED THAT QUESO IS LIKE MEXICAN FONDUE
4:39 PM · Dec 29, 2016·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Old Mom Yells @ Cloud
@oldmomyells
Replying to @acorn_karla @ClowerCottage and @glazebrookgirl
queso is *also* a tex-mex (??) fondue of sorts…
9:25 AM · Jan 24, 2017·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Amy Sue
@amyrenaewright
Queso is basically Mexican fondue
7:13 PM · Jul 6, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Los Angelyse
@LosAngelysee
Queso is just fondue’s crazy ass Mexican cousin https://twitter.com/Iamegrl/status/951299493546348545
This Tweet is unavailable.
11:49 PM · Jan 10, 2018·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
 Katy Albert  BLM
@katycatxox
Queso is just spicy fondue
11:04 PM · Feb 3, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Nate
@heynate
Queso is just Mexican fondue
10:10 PM · May 16, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
abby
@eastabby
queso is just texan fondue
9:59 PM · Jun 13, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
YaYa یلدا
@YALDAntKNOWme
Queso is just TexMex fondue.
Why didn’t I realize this sooner?
GIF
1:18 PM · Jan 25, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
David Young, Human Capital Stock
@DavidYoungTBLA
Replying to @ems_b
I’m making jokes here Em!
Chili’s Queso is just fondue with chips instead.
12:29 PM · Mar 22, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Jackson Miller
@JacksonSMiller
Chips and Queso is essentially the Texas version of Fondue
2:23 PM · May 20, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
sbcglobal.net
@odds_or_evans
queso is spicy fondue
6:21 PM · Nov 9, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
not sus
@pillars_salt
Queso is just mexican style fondue
6:14 PM · Feb 25, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Monica Fuglei
@MNFuglei
My kid: Fondue or Queso?
Me: Queso.
My kid: Queso is just spicy fondue.
I guess I did something right in this world.
GIF
12:33 AM · Apr 7, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
PaJamas
@mooklepticon
Replying to @TexasMonthly and @SteampunkMuppet
Queso is Tex mex fondue. Fondue can be a meal. Ergo…
8:41 PM · Aug 21, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
Domestic Schnu
@domesticschnu
I just realized that queso is spicy fondue! #distractiontime
12:08 AM · Aug 28, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Rohan V
@riders994
Replying to @QuercusCuriosa
Note to self: Queso is just a texan fondue
11:30 AM · Aug 29, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
Jacqueline
@jayjayblt
Queso is just Hispanic Fondue.
8:33 PM · Nov 14, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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