Culver's is consistently praised for its delicious ButterBurgers, custard, and farm-fresh cheese. But where does the chain source its cheese curds?

Hidden among the rolling farmlands of northwest Indiana sits a bright red barn that’s not housing livestock, but rather serving up what locals whisper might be the best cheese curds in the Midwest.

Hidden along the picturesque shores of Lake Minocqua in Wisconsin’s breathtaking Northwoods, The Thirsty Whale serves up cheese curds so transcendent they’ve become the stuff of roadtrip legend.

Two lots of cheese curds have been recalled from Trader Joe’s stores after random sample testing turned up listeria in some finished product.

Trader Joe’s said Friday that a “single lot code” of the cheese curds have been recalled in response to the potential risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

A recall is underway for some Face Rock Creamery Vampire Slayer Cheese Curds sold at Trader Joe’s grocery stores in parts of two states.

Try Grilled Cheese Curds with Hot Honey—made extra delicious with Cache Valley Creamery's squeaky-fresh cheese curds. Amanda Scarlati showed Brooke Mangum how to make them!

I, too, love some cheese curds. In fact, curds are among my favorite cheese delivery methods. That said, there are times and places to pick your battles.

Wisconsin cheesemakers swept both categories in the debut of cheese curds in the World Championship Cheese Contest.