Fond! What is “fond” and has anyone ever heard of it before? Well I can assure you I had not ever heard that term until my American Regional class. In fact, the first time I heard chef say, “don’t burn the fond”, my first thought was of “LaFonda” in Napoleon Dynamite. Couldn’t help but chuckle to myself when I pictured trying not to burn her. And why would anyone would want to burn her! Hmm. Well, maybe you didn’t need to know all that but sometimes I just need to share. So what exactly is “fond”? The technical term may be “fond” but that is only because “gold” was already taken. …
