Fantasy Food Friday...Deep Fried Cheese Curds!

Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by.

It's my fourth edition of fantasy food Friday and for the first time, I am not writing about something sweet. This is the day where I talk about a food that I fantasize about but shouldn't necessarily be eating.

This week's fantasy food is an upper Midwest tradition. I have read that cheese curds were actually created in Wisconsin...and then later deep fried.

I know this is regional because some of you will probably tell me that you have never even heard of a cheese curd. My husband, who is from Omaha, Nebraska did not know what they were when we first started dating. We have friends in Omaha that we will bring cheese curds to because they can not be found there.

Cheese curds should not be confused with mozzarella sticks. The best way to eat a cheese curd is when it is freshly made and only a day or two old. It has a spongy texture. And if it is fresh, it will squeak on your teeth when you eat it.

Our local grocery stores sell cheese curds that are re-stocked with fresh curds daily.

Now...deep fried cheese curds is like icing on the cake.

But us Wisconsinites are picky. Not everyone makes there deep fried cheese curds the same. So, we become experts and sample the deep fried cheese curds of different establishments in an effort to find that place that makes the best deep fried cheese curds. It has been a quest that I've had to abstain from for the past several months.

But tonight I decided to try out the deep fried cheese curds of the bowling alley we went to. Here they arrived served with marinara sauce. Some places will serve it with ranch dressing as the dipping sauce.
The key to a good deep fried cheese curd is that it is gooey and melty on the inside. If it's not, then it hasn't been in the fryer long enough. I had heard good things about these cheese curds. And, in my opinion, I would say that they were good, but not spectacular...the reason being that the cheese did not stay gooey long enough. So, I guess I wished it was more melty. But sometimes that combination can be hard to achieve, because as soon as it comes out of the fryer...the cheese will begin to cool which will cause it to harden.

Now, my brother told me recently of a place down the road that serves great deep fried cheese curds. But, we will have to see.

So, that's my food fantasy for this Friday.

So, do you have a favorite fried food that can only be found at a certain place?
A place where the way they cook their fries make them better than the rest?

Is there some local speciality food that you are especially fond of?

I hope you are all doing well and not eating fried foods like deep fried cheese curds. Ha, Ha!!
I may not post Saturday due to a long day planned, but I hope you all have a great weekend!

Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama