Looking around, there were baskets of curds on nearly every table. We instead shuffled over to a suitable secondary curd purveyor: Tipsy Cow — where the wait was only two-ish hours.

There’s just one day left until Wisconsin Valley Fair kicks off. Wausau’s Breakfast Optimist Club is preparing to sell ...

What are cheese curds, aside from a favorite Midwestern snack? We dive into how curds are made, what they taste like and ways to serve them.

2. Coat cheese curds, a few at a time, in flour. Dip cheese curds in eggs; then coat with crumb mixture, shaking off any excess coating between steps. Place on prepared pan. 3.

Guests can also substitute an entree salad for $3.99. Cheese Curd Basket with garden ranch dip ($8.79) Chilled Shrimp Dijonaise: Four gulf shrimp, dijonnaise and pickled mustard seeds ($14.95) ...

What's on the CurderBurger? A Deluxe ButterBurger (beef patty, lettuce, tomato, pickles, red onion and mayo) topped by a crown of golden fried cheese — a specially made, burger-sized cheese curd.

Other Fair cheese curd vendors also use Ellsworth’s curds, and their sales numbers are impressive as well. Miller’s Flavored Cheese Curds, near the Giant Slide, topped $640,000 in sales in 2019.

A cheese curd is young cheddar. Instead of growing up into an aged block of cheese, they are separated from the whey during the cheesemaking process, leaving behind a solid curd of cheese that has ...