Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NATIONAL) — Just like potato chips, once you start eating cheese curds, it’s difficult to stop. As the youngest version of cheese ...

John A. Lucey, director of the Center for Dairy Research, is working with researchers to extend the period of squeakiness in fresh cheese curds.

When cheese is manufactured, the milk is clotted and some of the water removed. You end up with a curd, a tough structure in which the proteins in the cheese form a mesh. That mesh is held together ...

Cheese curds are a Canadian/Wisconsin staple snack made from small pieces of curdled milk breaded or battered and deep-fried to perfection. These savory snacks are known for the famous "squeak" you ...

Cheese curds are a favorite around the Northern U.S. all the way up to Quebec, where they're Canada's favorite French fry topper. They're one of the Midwest's most beloved forms of cheese, enjoyed as ...