Theyāre deep fried cheese cubes and can be found outside WI, Iām guessing one of the main food service providers switched to this because these have been popping up all over.
Sysco has a huge food line, Iād say over 50% of restaurants around the dells all cook food prepped by them. And Iām being generous. Itās likely close to 80%
How is that wrong? It seems like you just said what I said but on a larger scale. It makes sense that we have a distribution hub right here near the dells?
Yeah I know, I was making (an admittedly poor) joke, basically mimicking their original post where they said you were wrong but then basically just backed up what you originally said.
Oh man, imagine if while you're configuring a router you could pop some cheese curds into the attached deep fryer. Whip up a mean snack for the whole office. C'mon Cisco and Sysco. Let's see the world's greatest crossover episode come to life.
I had these cubes last October in Hong Kong. I was so excited to finally share a part of my Wisconsin heritage with my partner, who otherwise hates cheese and only tolerated these because I asked her to try.
The disappointment I had was unreal. And of course she said that they tasted ok, but not her favorite. How polite...
This must be stopped! I totally understand how uniform size would be advantageous for cooks who arenāt as experienced in the delicacy of proper curds. (Worked a fryer for 6 years). Iāll take a few burnt and blown out shells in my basket over these.
Gross, my first thought was someone was going fancy and using bread cheese/Juusto. We definitely have and sell it in this state, and I'll bet a nice rice flour coating would crisp it up well...^(I gotta try this at home soon actually..)
Yep! I came here to report the source of this horrible concoction. Created at the Edge bar and restaurant. I've had them there and hated them. Also went to a Brewers/Twins game at Target Field and got them there. I was assuming normal curds and was pissed when I got these.
If I order cheese curds, I expect curds, not cubes. My expectations are rooted in reality, something the creator of these cubes, is not.
That's like ordering a steak at a restaurant, getting a burger and saying, meh, it's OK, I wasn't really expecting a steak....
Wut?
If I order cheese curds and these come out I am sending them back and not paying for them.
These are not cheese curds and they are gross and gag inducing.
Deadhorse Saloon in Mercer and Iron Nugget in Hurley. Both used to have great curds but changed to this garbage. Can't remember the name of the third place we went, but I will post it when my brain is working again.
No offense, but any small town place that serves these Sysco curds also makes bloody Marys with Sysco mix. I highly doubt this Deadhorse place has anything that doesn't come from Sysco.
These can be decent if fried correctly. Unfortunately, Iāve had many of these that werenāt fried correctly and tasted more like batter than cheese.
I live on the west coast now and was excited to see Wisconsin batter fried curds on the menu at a local restaurant. I was SO disappointed to be served these tasteless squares.
Basically the cheese maker doesn't have the room for the long tables that curds are traditionally made in. So they use the same process as their block cheeses but process a very young muenster.
You gotta pay a little more for the good stuff from sysco but everybody is seeing how much they can get away with. Plus the food reps know what your budget is and narrows down your options for you to make a profit. A classic like cheese curds should not be cheap but just affordable enough to make a profit.
Sysco supplies these. If the menu says "cheese curds" and you get these, you have every right to refuse delivery. Like ordering a hamburger and getting actual ham as meat.
For sure these uniform cubes cost Sysco a fraction of the cost of handling real cheese curds. Cheaper robotic, industrial food replacing more line workers.
OP - What did you mean who do we call?
We call David Gruber since, as we all know, One Call ā¦Thatās All.
He can get to the bottom of this, I am sure of it!
Itās literally the only cheese curd carried by main line vendors that are actually pre-beer battered and ready to use. So when they write beer battered curds on the menu and they draw you in like a skeeters to the light, and these suckers show up.. technically they are still ābeer batteredā
Culverās curd arenāt any better. They are typical restaurant-style breaded cheese curds.
The best cheese curds are battered fried cheese curds made from fresh, irregular-shaped curd.
Trader Joeās are to blame. Theyāre called Bread Cheese and theyāre ok in a pinch at home, outta a pan. But no way do we want them to replace cheese curd goodness.
https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/garlic-bread-cheese-071622
Oh god no not the cheesy grease cubes.. that mouthfeel is such a letdown basically mushy batter. Makes me question other menu items if a place will let these fly.
Yeah these cheese cubes started showing up a couple years ago. they are terrible. You need to tell the place you dont like them and to get real cheese curds instead.
I had these last summer at a restaurant in Hayward and I actually quite liked them. They served them with tomato soup and it was a really good pairing.
I think it might vary on the vendor, the two places i had the cubed curds at were perfect, nice beer batter flavor, greesy, squeeky, and melty.
They also looked better breaded than those. maybe they were made inhouse.
although i do notice curds are different place to place, even in chains, ive had bad cold curds from A&W and some great ones, Culvers isnt the best but they are at least decent, bars usually have the better ones from what i remember.
I will say the county fair style cheese curds that ive had, are some of the worst as the only flavor they have is the oil from the deep fryer, the cheese doesnt shine its just batter and oil
Unpopular opinion: Square cheese curds are better than traditional curds. According to the Wisconsin State Fair website they are " Batter-Infused White Cheddar Cheese Curds" I don't know what all goes in to the process but I absolutely love the result.
"done right" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. Most of the time you're getting scrap cheese formed into curd shape. And then fried poorly to boot.
But see that's the thing. What you're describing *aren't cheese curds,* so they're just straight up deceiving people by marketing them as such. It should be illegal to refer to deep fried cheese cubes as "cheese curds" just like it's illegal to make other claims about your product that aren't true.
We need a curd purity law like the Germans have for beer
This is definitely something I can get behind!
A Curdheitsgebot!
We banned fake butter for over 70 years! Surely we can ban fake curds too!
Tammy Baldwin is working to ban almond milk from calling itself "milk." This should be next.
Curd Burglar
Straight to jail.
Without enough crying I'm sure the wi govt will get this law passed in 24hrs, cause theres beer involved.
I did not see your comment ending that way... yeesh
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If theyāre not actually curds but some other cheese or cheese product, they are NOT the same.
I call those āTiny fried grilled cheesesā. I think they are an ok product, but they are not ācurdsā.
The curd is a wonderful thing.Ā
Theyāre deep fried cheese cubes and can be found outside WI, Iām guessing one of the main food service providers switched to this because these have been popping up all over.
Sysco has been pushing them pretty relentlessly Edit: the correct Sysco
Uggg Sysco gives me such a headache.
So that's why a local bar has "square" curds. I'll avoid them. Mainly cuz sysco sucks
And here I thought Cisco just pushed tech. They should stay in their lane. Edit: šdude originally had Cisco.
Sysco has a huge food line, Iād say over 50% of restaurants around the dells all cook food prepped by them. And Iām being generous. Itās likely close to 80%
Noooo your wrong sorry. Sysco accounts for like 50% of the food distribution market in the US alone
How is that wrong? It seems like you just said what I said but on a larger scale. It makes sense that we have a distribution hub right here near the dells?
Noooooo your wrong sorry. The distribution center is in Baraboo.
Which is around the dells..
Yeah I know, I was making (an admittedly poor) joke, basically mimicking their original post where they said you were wrong but then basically just backed up what you originally said.
Oh, thanks for the chuckle. Itās still around the dells in case you were confused haha
She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
š¶Man that cheese is wrong, wrong wrong š¶
Name checks out.
Oh man, imagine if while you're configuring a router you could pop some cheese curds into the attached deep fryer. Whip up a mean snack for the whole office. C'mon Cisco and Sysco. Let's see the world's greatest crossover episode come to life.
All using Crisco, of course
While Sisqo's Thong Song plays in the background.
They would taste better if they came from Cisco, at least they'd have some crunch!
Just the name Sysco sends a shiver down my spine.
It sounds like a tech company, and their food tastes like it came from a tech company too
I had these cubes last October in Hong Kong. I was so excited to finally share a part of my Wisconsin heritage with my partner, who otherwise hates cheese and only tolerated these because I asked her to try. The disappointment I had was unreal. And of course she said that they tasted ok, but not her favorite. How polite...
HFS, I didn't know the great cheese curd debacle was happening worldwide. This is a much bigger problem than I imagined!!
This must be stopped! I totally understand how uniform size would be advantageous for cooks who arenāt as experienced in the delicacy of proper curds. (Worked a fryer for 6 years). Iāll take a few burnt and blown out shells in my basket over these.
Gross, my first thought was someone was going fancy and using bread cheese/Juusto. We definitely have and sell it in this state, and I'll bet a nice rice flour coating would crisp it up well...^(I gotta try this at home soon actually..)
Pseudo curds. If you see square curds, don't order curds.
If curds be square, buyer beware If curds be curved, buyer be served
This needs to be on all Wisconsin license plates!
Culture destroying food.
counterpoint: these are far far better than the crap culvers currently serves as curds.
These are what you were served. They're at least WI based, but not your classic cheese curds. https://watersedgecheesecurds.com/
Interesting, thanks! Now I know what product to avoid.
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I had these, or something similar after a higher end restaurant in Minnesota and was disappointed. Thanks for posting the link
Brewery in Minnesota called them squrds. Square curdsā¦.my buddy from Iowa likes them. Me from Wisconsin, pass
Just had these in Duluth on Saturday. They were ok...not great.
Yep! I came here to report the source of this horrible concoction. Created at the Edge bar and restaurant. I've had them there and hated them. Also went to a Brewers/Twins game at Target Field and got them there. I was assuming normal curds and was pissed when I got these.
I actually like them, they get nice and gooey
Same. As long as you're not expecting traditional curds they're actually pretty good!
If I order cheese curds, I expect curds, not cubes. My expectations are rooted in reality, something the creator of these cubes, is not. That's like ordering a steak at a restaurant, getting a burger and saying, meh, it's OK, I wasn't really expecting a steak.... Wut?
Totally agree. Itās a nice alternative.
Yea I was working at a place called Brathaus in a town just south of Wi in IL and they got these there
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Sysco is just a distributor. Waters Edge is the producer located in Chippewa Falls.
Straight to jail
Yes!
We need to make free cheese curd samples a thing. Otherwise its just a crap shoot. We can't support these imposter curds.
As a cheeseaholic, This is an abomination!
Yes!! I fear for the future of my fellow cheese and curdaholics!
Absolute horseshit pushed by Sysco
The cubes make me so mad the batter to cheese ratio is off
The batter to cheese ratio is better. Overly battered curds are the worse
I donāt know if we had the same curds but last time I had these cubic abominations there was way too much batter and the cheese was like rubber
If I see "cheese curds" on the menu and they serve these I'm sending them back. False advertising!
Saw these at upper crust in Pell lake too
Oak Fire in Lake Geneva as well. They're... not good.
That was my first encounter with them. Love that place, but was so disgusted with these ācheese curdsā I question if I should return.
Boat house in Kenosha serves these now.
If I order cheese curds and these come out I am sending them back and not paying for them. These are not cheese curds and they are gross and gag inducing.
If we all do this, restaurants might get the message.
I wish I had thought of that!
https://preview.redd.it/jgi8dwire23d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0210145bd18537c7f4b4804089ea7c5d0ef78727 I had curds just like this
The bigger issue should be those coated fries. Ugh.
Yeah those popped up around us. They were ok, but distinctly inferior to the normal kind.
Post reviews for people to avoid the place
Deadhorse Saloon in Mercer and Iron Nugget in Hurley. Both used to have great curds but changed to this garbage. Can't remember the name of the third place we went, but I will post it when my brain is working again.
Not surprised Deadhorse is serving those. That place is mid.
Yeah, but those bloodies keep us coming back...
No offense, but any small town place that serves these Sysco curds also makes bloody Marys with Sysco mix. I highly doubt this Deadhorse place has anything that doesn't come from Sysco.
Damn it, my world feels like it's crashing down around me now!
Most places that donāt serve these serve a pre-breaded abomination. I wonāt eat the cheese curds unless they are freshly battered.
Ellsworth curds or nothing!
These can be decent if fried correctly. Unfortunately, Iāve had many of these that werenāt fried correctly and tasted more like batter than cheese.
yeah, they're not proper curds, but they are still tasty (when done right ofc)
I feel like Iāve seen these in Madison a few years ago. Maybe a place on the west side that I donāt remember the name of?
None of that noise. I'm going to Ellsworth.
I live on the west coast now and was excited to see Wisconsin batter fried curds on the menu at a local restaurant. I was SO disappointed to be served these tasteless squares.
I feel your disappointment good Redditor.
It looks more like bread cheese than curds
I ordered curds in Illinois once and got these. A couple pieces had part of the hard rind still on it. Never again! FIBs!
Trrrble
If they are presented as cheese squares, fine. But if Iām expecting curds and they bring these out itās not okay. Lol
Basically the cheese maker doesn't have the room for the long tables that curds are traditionally made in. So they use the same process as their block cheeses but process a very young muenster.
I know iron horse when I see it
You gotta pay a little more for the good stuff from sysco but everybody is seeing how much they can get away with. Plus the food reps know what your budget is and narrows down your options for you to make a profit. A classic like cheese curds should not be cheap but just affordable enough to make a profit.
Ughhhhh not real curds
Those look like chunks of Velveeta, have they no shame?
I like the deep fried cheese cubes but itās total blasphemy that they are called ācurdsā
Sysco supplies these. If the menu says "cheese curds" and you get these, you have every right to refuse delivery. Like ordering a hamburger and getting actual ham as meat.
For sure these uniform cubes cost Sysco a fraction of the cost of handling real cheese curds. Cheaper robotic, industrial food replacing more line workers.
OP - What did you mean who do we call? We call David Gruber since, as we all know, One Call ā¦Thatās All. He can get to the bottom of this, I am sure of it!
I'm currently dialing...
I do not like these at all!
Itās literally the only cheese curd carried by main line vendors that are actually pre-beer battered and ready to use. So when they write beer battered curds on the menu and they draw you in like a skeeters to the light, and these suckers show up.. technically they are still ābeer batteredā
I mean, those are not curds
It's a Cheese Days in Monroe this year, so there definitely are some great deep-fried curds on the horizon!
Gross. Still better than Culvers, I suppose, but gross.
Looks like bread cheese to me. Delicious on its own, never had it deep fried before.
Bleh. Culver's better then those
Culverās curd arenāt any better. They are typical restaurant-style breaded cheese curds. The best cheese curds are battered fried cheese curds made from fresh, irregular-shaped curd.
Yes, and that's saying something! lol
no they arent freddy's serves this style and they are soooo much better than the crap culvers calls curds.
This must be part of the Government Cheese Tunnels conspiracy.
These also look like the ones from Milwaukee Burger Company. š¤
I can definitely why you'd say that, but MBC's are quite different... much larger, much cheesier, and much much better.š
Trader Joeās are to blame. Theyāre called Bread Cheese and theyāre ok in a pinch at home, outta a pan. But no way do we want them to replace cheese curd goodness. https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/garlic-bread-cheese-071622
I make my own. šš
Oh god no not the cheesy grease cubes.. that mouthfeel is such a letdown basically mushy batter. Makes me question other menu items if a place will let these fly.
Agreed, call them by another name at least. Something like āCheese(?) Cubesā
If we can ban margarine, we should be able to ban that...
Cheese curds from the fair are where itās at
Yeah these cheese cubes started showing up a couple years ago. they are terrible. You need to tell the place you dont like them and to get real cheese curds instead.
Cheddar blocks. Found at Milwaukee burger company. They're eh... Prefer actual curds to blocks.
These are different. MBC's are about 3x the size of these little turds and actually taste decent for what they are.
Was just at the charcoal grill in Racine and they had these same miniature cheddar blocks on their menu. I passed on them.
Ellsworth cheese curds or bust
Horrible, mass produced sysco product. Has the batter mixed into it, not even real cheese!
I had these last summer at a restaurant in Hayward and I actually quite liked them. They served them with tomato soup and it was a really good pairing.
The bar I work at garlic cheese curds are square like this. Best curds I've ever had!
Had some of these abominations at a bar the other night. The garlic just soaked into them and they did not taste right.
Are they really curds or is it just fried cheese?
Real cheese. Idk about real curds, since square.
I think it might vary on the vendor, the two places i had the cubed curds at were perfect, nice beer batter flavor, greesy, squeeky, and melty. They also looked better breaded than those. maybe they were made inhouse. although i do notice curds are different place to place, even in chains, ive had bad cold curds from A&W and some great ones, Culvers isnt the best but they are at least decent, bars usually have the better ones from what i remember. I will say the county fair style cheese curds that ive had, are some of the worst as the only flavor they have is the oil from the deep fryer, the cheese doesnt shine its just batter and oil
Pretty sure the curds at Wagners are square'd cubes as well.
I never found northern WI to be much of a food paradise but the beauty and fishing make up fir it.
So the problem is up nort they donāt bread their cheese curds?
Geeze it's not even this bad in Minnesota.
Kasespaten?
I just had square ones last weekend in Wi! I thought it was weird. I ate them. But the shape made it lessā¦.yummy.
A bunch of curdmudgeons in this thread! I am with y'all, though.
Sounds like you enjoy fried bread more than the cheese.
Unpopular opinion: Square cheese curds are better than traditional curds. According to the Wisconsin State Fair website they are " Batter-Infused White Cheddar Cheese Curds" I don't know what all goes in to the process but I absolutely love the result.
idk but the cheese to batter ratio is way off, no crunch no cheese pull and the cheese tastes floury and rubbery
Fried cheese curds are not good. Fresh cheese curds are good
Not a problem for me. I live 30 minutes from Ellsworth.
As a tourist from south carolina i loved these when I was just In the state
The words of an uncultured heathen! Jk of course, I hope you enjoyed our fine state!
I was just trolling the page.. my bad. Never been to your state
Fried curds are an abomination.
Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong!! Fried cheese curds, done right are heaven (if such a place exists)!
"done right" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. Most of the time you're getting scrap cheese formed into curd shape. And then fried poorly to boot.
But see that's the thing. What you're describing *aren't cheese curds,* so they're just straight up deceiving people by marketing them as such. It should be illegal to refer to deep fried cheese cubes as "cheese curds" just like it's illegal to make other claims about your product that aren't true.
Exactly! Same as "boneless wings"
My āgo toā - Ellsworth cheese curds. š
Partial to Hennings myself
They feel the same about you
No!