I prefer raclette over fondue, as the ‘dippers’ can and should offer more variety than fondue, which I’m also not a fan of — crazy, as I don’t mind the combo of good bread and melty cheese… just not a whole meal of it. Heavy, and a bit too bland for my taste.
With raclette you at least get some veg in, like potatoes, cauli, broc… basically anything you feel like slappin’ a slice of raclette on and melt it.
Look, you don’t even have to make raclette with raclette cheese. It’s an awesomely stinky, flavorful cheese that is excellent melted OR raw with good, crusty bread.