Cheese Whips

Cheese curds...a Wisconsin delight. 

"What?"  you say???  "What are you talking about?" 

'Cheese curds are young cheddar Wisconsin cheese in its natural, random shape. Curds have a mild flavor and smooth texture and when fresh will literally squeak as you chew them.' (wisconline.com)
In other words, it's fresh cheese that hasn't been pressed into a block or aged. They're the babies of the cheese world.  They come in yellow and white. 




They're so fresh they squeak when you eat them.  Really.  They weren't just saying that in the quote.

Mmmmm.....

We buy them at Weber's Farm Store.  Love the drive-up window for getting milk, eggs, CHEESE, and amazing soft-serve ice cream cones.




We made homemade deep-fried cheese curds one day.  (not my photo, but I needed one quick)
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Then we decided to if deep-fried cheese curds were good, what about deep-fried cheese whips. 

Oh, my, dear heaven. 

Cheese whips are like string cheese, but they're long and skinny and super fun to eat.



We dunked them in flour, put them in an egg & milk bath, then shook them in seasoned bread crumbs. Do this step twice for a nicer coating.   IMPORTANT NOTE:  Put them in the freezer for a few hours.  The cheese needs to be really cold, or it will ooze and melt in the hot oil before the breading browns.

Cook them in hot oil for about a minute.  Watch closely...they brown fast & melt fast.  Scoop them out with a large slotted spoon or one of those scoopy-basket-with-a-handle tools.  Eat as they are or with marinara sauce.  Pizza sauce & spaghetti sauce work well, too.



We Three Girls...are loving this!