![]() ![]() ![]() And don’t even get us started on the many dipping sauces like classic ranch, roasted Hatch green chili crema, or truffled fish sauce. Or, try them bacon wrapped or fried in a gluten free pancake batter. Have them battered and fried with perfectly melted results. With a variety of stops in and around Madison, sample cheddar, muenster, and goat cheese curds. They’re everywhere in Wisconsin, including the self-guided DIY Cheese Curd Trail put together by the folks at Madison Eats Food Tours. They have a mild flavor and a rubbery texture that gives them that classic “squeak,” and they make for a tasty snack. Basically, cheese curds are pieces that are separated from the whey during the cheesemaking process, and instead of being molded into a cheese wheel, they are cut and bagged to be sold as “fresh” cheese, versus the typical aged cheddar. You can’t come to Wisconsin without trying the ubiquitous cheese curds. Learn more about these trails here: /article/things-to-do/an-epicurean-getaway-the-wisconsin-cheese-tour The Eastern itinerary focuses on Milwaukee (don’t miss the world’s largest selection of Wisconsin cheese at the Wisconsin Cheese Mart) two-hour or two-day cheesemaking classes at The Cheesemaker in Mequon 100-year-old Lamers Dairy in Appleton or Union Star Cheese Factory in Fremont, for cheese from the source and other retailers, restaurants, wineries, breweries, and inns that all pay homage to the beloved fromage. The Southwestern itinerary includes stops in Madison, like the Dane County Farmers Market, the largest producers-only farmers market in the country with over 250 vendors (including plenty of cheese), and Fromagination, one of the state’s premier cheese shops (offering hundreds of rotating cheeses, primarily from Wisconsin) Green County, including Swiss-owned Emmi Roth Käse and Baumgartner’s Cheese, Wisconsin’s oldest cheese store the Carr Valley Cheese Store and Cooking School in Sauk City and many breweries, restaurants, and inns that all have Wisconsin cheese on the menu. They have created two itineraries – a Southwestern route and an Eastern route – to get a true taste. But the Badger State is known for a lot more than its cheese, and a cornucopia of food and beverage trails exists for a delicious way to take a bite out of Wisconsin.Ĭurated by the folks at Travel Wisconsin, this trail is a cheese lover’s paradise. In a state that leads the nation in dairy farms (nearly 7,000), cheese plants (125-plus), and cheese production (home to half of the nation’s specialty cheese, with artisan cheesemakers producing more than 600 different types, styles, and varieties of cheese), it’s no surprise that Wisconsin would have several cheese trails. ![]()
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