When you bite into a cheese curd, the sound may remind you of chewing styrofoam—not that you’ve done that since you were a kid, right? Still, this fact shouldn’t keep you from enjoying one of summer’s greatest snacks. But that curd (a cheddar-based concoction native to Wisconsin, as far as I can tell) evokes a far more pleasurable sensation than any synthetic material could provide.
Because the only time I go the Dairyland of Wisconsin these days is to take part in EAA’s Airventure at Oshkosh, I associate the two, the curd and the airshow. So the last time I was there, in 2015, I lined up at the A&W stand to get those two Midwestern treats: the curds washed down with an icy, frosty root beer.
I laughed when I saw the menu advertising a chicken salad with a “V” for vegetarian, but I suppose they ignored the much more veg-friendly curds out of similar ignorance. I hear that the veggie offerings at the world’s greatest fly-in keep getting better—we’ll report back next week when we head over to this year’s show.
Oh, and find a real Wisconsin craft beer this time, to go with those curds…yum!
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- A classic combo: Root Beer and Cheese Curds
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- The menu displays its “vegetarian” delights…hopefully it will be better this year!
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- Camping next to your vintage airplane on a summer evening