Editing Cheese curd (section)

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{{short description|Unaged curdled milk product}}
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[[Image:Cheese Curds with scale measurement.png|thumb|right|200px|Cheese curds]]
'''Cheese curds''' are moist pieces of [[curdled milk]], eaten either alone as a snack, or used in prepared dishes. They are most often consumed throughout the northern United States and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2021 |title=Where to Get the Squeakiest Cheese Curds in Ontario &#124; Ontario Culinary |url=https://ontarioculinary.com/where-to-get-the-squeakiest-cheese-curds-in-ontario/}}</ref> Notably, cheese curds are popular in [[Quebec]], as part of the dish [[poutine]] (made of [[French fries]] topped with cheese curds and [[gravy]]), and in [[Wisconsin]] and [[Minnesota]] where they can be served breaded and deep fried. Curds are sometimes referred to as "'''squeaky cheese'''" or ''fromage en grain''.<ref name="Squeaky">{{Cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/life/food/98the+taste+squeak+perfect+poutine+cheese+curds+just+refrigerate/12250895/story.html |title='The taste is in the squeak': Why the key to the perfect poutine is the cheese curds — just don't refrigerate them |access-date=25 June 2017 |publisher=Vancouver Sun |author=Laura Brehaut |date=25 October 2016}}</ref>