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 ...

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try deep-fried cheese curds. They're a regional specialty and the reason we haven't left the Midwest.

Cheese curds, $12, Eat at Joe's, Main Street The curds are made of white Wisconsin cheddar that is breaded and deep-fried.

White cheddar cheese curds covered in funnel cake root beer batter, deep-fried, and topped with powdered sugar - yum!

The dream of Cozmic Charlie's was born from Oregon's lack of good deep-fried cheese curds. "Cheese curds are everywhere in Wisconsin," Kelly said.

Two delicious food items, a cheese curd patty and a burger, come together to form Culver's "CurderBurger." I mean, who can ...