“We want students to respond to the writing prompt: why do you think a squeaker squeaks and draw a photo of a squeaker,” explained Stevens. The Hilmar Cheese Company Visitor Center is the only place you can get fresh cheese curds, called “squeakers.”
The curd is the time in the process where the solids in the milk have clumped together but haven’t been pressed together to make cheese and they squeak when you eat them. What is squeaker? It is a fresh cheese curd. “During this time of virtual learning, we are challenging students of all ages to come up with a fun reason and illustration of why squeakers squeak,” explained Kody Stevens, Communications and Tour specialist for Hilmar Cheese Company. The Hilmar Cheese Company Visitor Center tour program is excited to offer an incentive to encourage students to think creatively and write. There’s a lot of reasons to love Wisconsin, but few rank higher in our hearts than a fresh basket of fried cheese curds.“Squeaker” September Educational Activity Thankfully, fried cheese curds curdn’t be easier to make and you can enjoy this piece of Wisconsin from the comfort of your kitchen.
Read on to discover everything you need to know about frying cheese curds and two easy frying methods you can try today. Well, we’d flip that around and say what kinds of cheese can’t you fry? As we like to say, “where there’s a will, there’s a whey.” From mozzarella sticks to a pan-fried slice of bread cheese (or juustoleipä), fried cheese is a pretty substantial food group.īut when it comes to deep-frying cheese, you’d be hard-pressed to beat the pleasure of a fried cheese curd. It’s a Wisconsin signature for a reason! These squeaky, bite-sized cheeses become melty and gooey when fried. And of all the cheeses out there, cheddar curds tend to fry the most evenly.
What’s in a curd?Ĭurds are the delicious building blocks of cheesemaking process. The solids are cut up into cubes and pressed to squeeze out all the whey-leaving behind the curds! Cheese curds are known for their “squeaky” texture and fresh, milky taste.īacterial cultures and rennet are added to Wisconsin milk, which causes the milk to clot and separate into solids and liquids. Emphasis on the fresh here in Wisconsin, we take the freshness of our cheese curds seriously. Frying Cheese Curds the Wisconsin WayĪ good batter is light, flavorful, and crisp.
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