What the hell are "cheese curds"?
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I didn't know not knowing what cheese curds were was a thing.
Now you know. Must be a regional thing. Never once heard of it in my entire life. And judging from the upvotes to this post, I'm not alone ;p
I live in the Northeast US, and had never heard of them until a family member moved to South Dakota. He's also been to Montreal several times, so Voila! Poutine! They're quite tasty, and I buy them at Aldi.
I don't think it's regional. I live in PA, and have eaten plenty of cheese curds. they're very tasty.
I live in New York and while I've heard the term, I've never really known what curds were or knowingly ate them. I vaguely thought they might be what made cottage cheese lumpy, but I never gave the matter much thought. I mostly know them from the Little Miss Muffet nursery rhyme.
I visited Montreal about 15 years ago in the dead of winter. The Poutine was the lone highlight of that trip. Very tasty, but felt like it needed to be served with a side of angioplasty
well worth it. I live near the border in Vermont, and poutine is a regular side dish in most diners and our general store down the bottom of my hill makes them every day as a take out order.
Definitely not a big thing in the south, however I went to ND for business and almost every burger joint had this.
And blackjack lol.
Not healthy for shit, but definitely good.
I heard of them when I was a kid thanks to the Little Miss Muffet nursery rhyme.
You spelled cheese turds wrong.
Funny enough, I just tried these for the first time after going to the State fair with my grandpa in NY
They tase good melted on fries a la Canadian Poutine
I love cheese curds as a snack. NOT deep fried!
I like to get them from Amish stores, but they are also in other grocery stores.
Never seen them as fast food or at the state fair.
Buffalo Wild Wings, Chili's, Cook-Out Grill, (in East TN anyway ) all carry them (deep-fried). The pic above looks like a battered (vs breaded) with caramel sauce. Tastes like a funnel cake. They are very tasty dipped in a southwestern ranch sauce as well.
and they are delicious right out of the bag! I have snacked on them on car trips.
Indeed. When I was in highschool our FFA (Future Farmers of America) sold them as a fundraiser just as you describe.
Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and whey . . .
I knew the nursery rhyme before I knew what curds were! I can skip the whey though.
https://morningchores.com/uses-for-whey/
whey is good too but I don't eat it with a spoon
Can't blame you there..
Dairy Queen carries them.
I did not know that.
Fast food in Canada. McD's.
What Are Cheese Curds?
How Cheese Curds Are Made and How to Eat Them
By Jennifer Meier
Updated on 09/29/22
To make cheese, milk is pasteurized and cooked until the whey separates from the curd. Then the curd is put into a mold and pressed to create a wheel or block of cheese. Any curd that doesn't make it into the mold are "cheese curds," the by-product of cheese making, and are a snack unto themselves.
How Cheese Curds Are Made
As cheese is being made, curds form after the milk is acidified (using starter culture) and coagulated (using rennet). The coagulated milk is cut and heated, separating the liquid (whey) from the solids (curds). The process of cheddaring then begins, and the curds are stacked, cut up, pressed together and stacked again repeatedly. This is done to release more moisture and give the curds a specific texture. The curds are then run through a mill and are milled into 2 to 3-inch pieces and then salted.
How Cheese Curds Taste
Cheese curds have a mild and cheddar-like flavor. (More often than not, cheese curds are made during the process of making cheddar cheese. Like cheddar, the color can be white, yellow or orange.) The slightly rubbery texture causes the cheese curd to squeak when you bite into it. For this reason, cheese curds are also called "squeaky cheese."
How to Eat Cheese Curds
The best way to enjoy a cheese curd is as fresh as possible―straight from the bag―which is why they are usually sold at the site where they're made. You can eat plain or add flavorings such as herbs, garlic, spice blends or jalapeño. Cheese curds are also sold deep fried; this is a popular preparation in Wisconsin and Minnesota and often sold at state fairs and festivals. Considered a local delicacy, fried cheese curds are part of the menus at restaurants and bars, and are offered at some regional chain fast-food locations.
Cheese curds can also be a part of a recipe, like Poutine, which originated in Quebec, Canada, and is a dish of French fries smothered in cheese curds and gravy. Tillamook, a company that produces and sells cheese curds, has some interesting cheese curd recipes on their website, including a grilled cheese curd sandwich, cheese curds Panzanella salad and a cheese curd quesadilla.
Cheese curds' fresh taste―and their "squeakability"―diminishes pretty quickly. They can be put in the refrigerator or freezer, but they will lose some of their flavor and squeaky texture. It is best to keep at room temperature and eat as soon as possible.
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Why does this article sounds like it's chock full of evil comms LOL
So the great awakening involves cheese too!
You need to keep up if we’re going to make it out of here alive ! Seriously same thought! Lol !
Culver’s restaurant chain in Wisconsin sells deep-fried cheese curds. The ones in the picture above look disgusting.
That looks like a caramel sauce. Tastes like a funnel cake and is surprisingly delicious.
Those are French fries poking out, smothered in gravy. It's poutine.
Thank you. Duly noted. I've always considered gravy as the unifier of many foods!
Love Culverts cheese curds.
lol. Is this the start of the Canadian invasion? They are starting a cultural war with the US using cheese curds? Resist the poutine!
I have already fallen to the Poutine. It's been a most delicious defeat.
weak! weak, I tell ya !!
Nexty thing ya know you'll be pronouncing sorry as "soorry" and calling mac n' cheese "kraft dinners"!
LMAO
LOL, well on my way.
Pfizer poisons the cheese. I don't eat any of it anymore. I miss so many foods, but so be it! Lol.
If you live in Wisconsin or a neighboring state you would have had some. They are delicious.
Interesting: the word "curds" does not appear in a single Q post.
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Cheese curds are common in Canada they use them in Poutine.
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her [cheese] curds and [milk] whey;
There came a big spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
Yes but there are milk curds and cheese curds; the poem doesn't actually specify which she was eating LOL
Laughs ass off in Youper
Yeah, the post isn't for folks in the U.P., but for normal people ;)
What.. is the U.P./Youper?
University of Pennsylvania?
U.P. = Upper Peninsula of Michigan, attached to Wisconsin, two states where apparently cheese curds are a thing.
Cheese curds AND poutine in the UP. Don't even get me started with cudighi.
LoL... they're all bastards. I mean that in the best possible way.
I love my Youper friends 😁
Cheese curds...the squeekier the better. 😋😋😋
Doesn’t cheese curds sound like cheese turds? Maybe it’s just me.
Spent alot of time in Central Wisconsin and cheese and cheese curds are big up there. If there fresh they squeak in your mouth as you chew them.
We do POPCORN........ they do CHEESE TURDS....we're still winning
Don’t you remember Little Miss Muffet? Eating her “curds and whey.” Mother Goose needs a comeback.
Yes but it didn't say eating her cheese curds and whey - she could have been eating milk curds and whey :)
A&W sells a breaded cheese curd that is delicious
In Vermont, who has not heard of them? The essential Poutine, a Quebecois import, brought by some early French Canadians, and we thank them. You pour pork gravy over them, add some more cheese, and if the cook knows how to make good gravy, it is a little bit of heaven in your mouth. They must squeak as you chew them, never soggy.
Nothing better than fresh, still warm and squeaky cheese curds from a Wisconsin creamery.