![]() ![]() □ Pro Tip - Always eat your cheese curds when they are at room temperature. But I have never been able to resist a bag of cheese curds long enough to test this theory! I have heard that freezing the cheese curds can prolong their squeak. Typically within 5 days the squeakiness of the cheese will dissipate. You see, cheese curds only squeak for a short time after they are made. The real reason you should care is that it's a sign of freshness. Why would you care about curds being squeaky? Maybe you just like the sound. There is more squeak to a cheese curd that is at room temperature than cold. The cheese hits your teeth and makes a squeaky sound. When you bite into them, they "bounce back". When cheese is freshly made, the proteins are tight. The great thing for the cheesemaker is that unlike cheeses that have to be aged for months or years, curds are made and are immediately ready to sell. It use to be something that just the cheesemaker enjoyed but they caught on and have been growing in popularity. They are meant to be enjoyed as a fresh product. They do not go through the aging process. ![]() If they are orange in color it comes from adding annatto seed to the cheese. They are either yellow or orange in color. Jump to:įor those that may not be familiar with cheese curds or simply don't know what they actually are, let me explain.Ĭheese curds are small, bite sized pieces of fresh cheese. Whatever your story is, you are probably here today looking to find the squeaky cheese curds of your dreams that you are currently denied while living in a cheese curd desert. Maybe you've seen trendy photos of poutine - French fries topped with gravy and morsels of cheese. What comes to mind when I say "cheese curds"?ĭoes it bring you back to your childhood growing up in Wisconsin, snacking on delicious curds that squeaked with every bite? Or maybe you have been traveling and picked up a bag of fresh curds at a cheese shop right by the interstate? This blog post is sponsored by Cheese Brothers. ![]()
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