A few years ago, I followed the life of a cheese curd, from milk on a dairy farm to fresh cheese in Ellsworth, Wis., to deep-fried glory at the Fair. On the Fairgrounds, though, there are plenty of ...

The cheese curd’s journey from Minnesota cow to Minnesota State Fair takes less than a week — potentially as little as three days, if everything falls into place — but involves hundreds of people and ...

Wisconsin is known for cheese, but unless you’ve been there or anywhere in the Upper Midwest, you probably have not had the sinful pleasure of eating fried cheese curds. These hot little numbers are ...