# Squeaky Cheese Curds! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 10, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567 "2007-05-10T17:45:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/1 "2007-05-10T17:45:38Z")
Mr. S just got back from the store with some FRESH cheese curds. He said the guy was just putting them on the shelves. They’re even still a bit warm. I can’t remember the last time I had fresh curds. Squeaky salty goodness! **SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK** ---
**Author:** ![guppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7feea3/32.png) [@guppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guppy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/2 "2007-05-10T17:48:58Z")
I really don’t like curds that don’t squeek. If they’re fresh I’ll go through a bag in ten minutes, if not they rot in my fridge. ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/3 "2007-05-10T17:51:02Z")
Man, I love me some squeaky cheese but haven’t had any for quite some time. Squeak one for me. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/4 "2007-05-10T18:50:32Z")
Hard to find out here… I’m envious. So, ya gonna make some poutine? Do they allow that in Wisconsin? ---
**Author:** ![guppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7feea3/32.png) [@guppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guppy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/5 "2007-05-10T19:14:25Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Mudd] Hard to find out here… I’m envious. So, ya gonna make some poutine? Do they allow that in Wisconsin? [/QUOTE] I had never heard of it before but it sounds delicious. It’s not available here that I know of but it should be. Especially at 2am after the bar closes. ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/6 "2007-05-10T19:19:47Z")
Now here’s something I know absolutely nothing about. squeak?! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/7 "2007-05-10T19:41:42Z")
I’m having a Laura Ingalls Wilder moment here. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/8 "2007-05-10T19:50:47Z")
They have cheese in Wisconsin? ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/9 "2007-05-10T20:22:10Z")
Man, eat one for me. We went to Wisconsin to visit relatives when I was 11, and I was introduced to cheese curds. Yum! I haven’t had them since. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/10 "2007-05-10T21:07:43Z")
[QUOTE=guppy] I had never heard of it before but it sounds delicious. It’s not available here that I know of but it should be. Especially at 2am after the bar closes. [/QUOTE] Never before have I witnessed such instantaneous intuitive grasp of the existential nature of poutine. Are you sure you’re not a Canuck? ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/11 "2007-05-10T21:14:44Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Mudd] So, ya gonna make some poutine? Do they allow that in Wisconsin? [/QUOTE] I thought poutine was French fries drowned in gravy. That just sounds nasty to me. Then again, I prefer butter on my mashers; the only time I have gravy is when my new brother-in-law is making it, because his is de-lish. **Faruiza:** Cheese curds are soft light-orange chunks of cheese in varying shapes and sizes, approximately as big as your thumb. They’re an intermediate step in the cheese-making process. When they’re absolutely fresh, they squeak in your mouth when you chew them. This effect lasts only half a day or so, if that, so they have to be absolutely fresh – straight from the cheese factory shop is best. They’re passably edible after that, but nowhere near as good. [Wikipedia page on cheese curds](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_curds) ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/12 "2007-05-10T21:22:40Z")
Oh dear Lord do I miss the squeaky cheese of a good poutine. Yes, they have several lovely artery-clogging concoctions here in the States, but it’s just not the _same_. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/13 "2007-05-10T21:23:21Z")
[QUOTE=Scarlett67] I thought poutine was French fries drowned in gravy. That just sounds nasty to me. [/QUOTE] Really, the fries and gravy are merely an enhancing delivery system for the curds. It _can_ be nasty, if misunderstood. (Frozen fries, gravy-from-a-mix, and sharp cheddar is not poutine.) It _has_ to be squeaky curds, and the heat from the other ingredients makes them into this amazing soft texture… Mmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![guppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7feea3/32.png) [@guppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guppy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/14 "2007-05-10T21:31:35Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Mudd] Are you sure you’re not a Canuck? [/QUOTE] I’m sure, but I do say “hey” a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/15 "2007-05-10T21:33:05Z")
I love squeaky cheese! I havent had it for years. Our local cheese factory closed down the gift shop, darn it. have some for me, please. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/16 "2007-05-10T21:34:34Z")
I love squeaky cheese! and I’m quite gratified to hear someone else call it that. 🙂 I always thought that was one of those names that was unique to my family. ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/17 "2007-05-10T21:41:13Z")
The **ProbeFamily** loves squeaky cheese, we make an annual pilgrimage to the [Tilamook Cheese Factory](http://tillamookcheese.com/) in Oregon just for the fresh stuff. It doesn’t hurt that we’re usually just up the coast at the [Washington State International Kite Festival](http://www.kitefestival.com/) for a week anyway. We usuall head down the coast on Tuesday and Wednesday, one day at Seaside to wander the shops and one at Tilamook for cheesy goodness. The rest of the time is for kites, unhealthy food and [Marshes Free Museum.](http://www.marshsfreemuseum.com/) ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/18 "2007-05-10T21:43:11Z")
Cheese curds, yummy. I used to always stop in Mauston, Wi. whenever I went through to get some. Later I found a dairy outlet store, in Logan, Ut, that also sold them. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/19 "2007-05-10T22:03:27Z")
[QUOTE=VenusProbe] The **ProbeFamily** loves squeaky cheese, we make an annual pilgrimage to the [Tilamook Cheese Factory](http://tillamookcheese.com/) in Oregon just for the fresh stuff. It doesn’t hurt that we’re usually just up the coast at the [Washington State International Kite Festival](http://www.kitefestival.com/) for a week anyway. We usuall head down the coast on Tuesday and Wednesday, one day at Seaside to wander the shops and one at Tilamook for cheesy goodness. The rest of the time is for kites, unhealthy food and [Marshes Free Museum.](http://www.marshsfreemuseum.com/) [/QUOTE] Yes! Tillamook is the best. A giant marionberry ice cream cone, and a couple bags of cheese curds to go. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567/20 "2007-05-10T22:17:20Z")
[QUOTE=Scarlett67] I thought poutine was French fries drowned in gravy. That just sounds nasty to me. Then again, I prefer butter on my mashers; the only time I have gravy is when my new brother-in-law is making it, because his is de-lish. **Faruiza:** Cheese curds are soft light-orange chunks of cheese in varying shapes and sizes, approximately as big as your thumb. They’re an intermediate step in the cheese-making process. When they’re absolutely fresh, they squeak in your mouth when you chew them. This effect lasts only half a day or so, if that, so they have to be absolutely fresh – straight from the cheese factory shop is best. They’re passably edible after that, but nowhere near as good. [Wikipedia page on cheese curds](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_curds) [/QUOTE] Actually they can be white also - not all cheddar is yellow 🙂 I learned how to make cheese just for the curds 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-cheese-curds/403567.md?page=2)