Why Cheese Curls ROCK My World.
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Why This Girl Will Always Choose A Curl!
Is it wheat-free? Yes. Is it gluten-free? Yes. Sugar-free? Yes. Is that why I adore cheese curls? No.
By and of themselves, those would be good reasons, but then who ever said you had to have a good reason to like anything? We are bombarded daily with things we should do or that are good for us. Is that necessarily how I want to choose my snack food? I don't even want to live my life that way, let alone my guilty pleasures. We all add vegetables, even ones we don't particularly like, to our meals because we know we need them. Fruit is used as a snack food when we are being good. Who hasn't grown up with the propaganda type slogans promoting a junk-food-free diet? "You are what you eat" , "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" , "Carrots will help you see in the dark", and my favorite, "Eating the crust on your bread wil give you curly hair". I think my Polish Grandmother made that one up because my little sister wouldn't eat the crust on her homemade rye bread. I always ate mine and my hair was curly while my sister's hair couldn't have been straighter. WAIT a minute....no, it couldn't be, but I digress. The point is this: A snack is not something you are eating because you need the nutrients it contains to sustain your life. You eat it for enjoyment and in that case you are allowed to indulge yourself. When I am going down the grocery aisle, I want to be compelled by my snack food. I want to anticipate the guilty pleasure.
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What if you didn't HAVE to share?
A Compelling Obsession
You will not be able to commit to being a cheese curl fan without also admitting to displaying some OCD behavior at times. I can not help it if the most compelling reasons to love the puffs fall into this category, and the sooner you can come to grips with it the better. Here are a few of my favorites.
TEXTURE. The way a food feels in my mouth with make or break it as a favorite. This is an extremely important feature that can not be overlooked. Cheese curls are very light and airy. When you take a bite, you can let it "melt" between your tounge and the roof of your mouth. I get just as much enjoyment out of HOW I eat it as to HOW it tastes. They are just fun to eat. This added benefit is for the OCD'ers out there. If you eat too many at one sitting, the next day you will have "balls" of skin on the roof of your mouth. You will either know what this is or you won't. You get to play with those with your tounge the next day till they are gone. Fun.
TASTE. They are curl-icious. They are very cheesy, although they are also coming in other flavors now, such as spicy and white chedder. This does depend on the brand, but it has been my experience that the higher priced brands do not always deliver the tastiest curls. Price could be a great reason on it's own, because even the name brands are still cheaper than most other types of chips. I find that many times the cheapest, cheesiest (no pun intended) looking bag has the best goods.
COLOR. I added this because whether we know it or not, color affects our moods, feelings and therefore our relationships. The color of your basic cheese curl is going to be orange. Bright orange. According to ThinkQuest.org, there are some very beneficial psychological effects to this color. "Orange has shown to have only positive affects on your emotional state. This color relieves feelings of self-pity, lack of self-worth and unwillingness to forgive. Orange opens your emotions and is a terrific antidepressant." Wow, who couldn't use something that kept you from hating yourself as you stuff your face. But it gets better. There are physiological effects as well. "Orange has proven to be a stimulus of the sexual organs. Also, it can be benefitial to the digestive system and can strengthen the immune system." Need I say more?
VOLUME. Have you ever opened a bag of chips to find that they had all broken and settled to the bottom of the bag? You won't have that problem with the puffed corn. The very nature of the puff prevents it from breaking or crushing excessively. You will start out with a full bag. I am no psycologist, but it isn't hard to see how that affects your perception. As in, "Look how much more I am getting for less money!" That makes you a smart consumer.
UNDERDOG STATUS. Due to the fact that they do not seem to have the same kind of marketing budget as other snack foods, they are overlooked and yes, looked down on by other consumers. What, though, if you live with such a marketing lemming who will only eat Sun Chips or Pringles? This is all to your advantage because then you do not have to share! I put this reason last, but we all know in our hearts that it should be Number ONE.
What Does It Say About You?
Some people think that our food choices define who we are and that they reflect our personality. Lisa Rykman said, "There are many things that could be said about people who love cheese curls, chief among them that they have orange fingers and smell like spit-up."
Dr. Alan Hirsch has a completely different take on the matter. When a trial attorney asked to use Hirsch's research about food preferences and personality to help pick a jury, Hirsch had a warning: "I told him not to pick people who like cheese curls," he says. "They're very moral, have very high standards and see things in black and white. You don't want this person on a jury, especially if your guy might be guilty. The one word that describes them is 'integrity.' " "When it comes to compatibility, however, things don't always make sense. Pretzel people, for example, who are quirky, fun, lively and energetic, are most compatible with other pretzel lovers, ambitious potato-chip people or cheese-curl fans. But it turns out that cheese-curl people are most compatible with either potato-chippers or the perfectionist tortilla-chip types."
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Now It's Up To YOU
What we eat and how we eat it are very personal matters. We many not even always understand why we eat the foods we do. We are conditioned to like what we are used to eating, but I say it's time to break the mold. Search out the obsessive-compulsive in your nature and give it something new to chew on. You may not be able to give it up, but then that IS the nature of the beast. If you do venture into new territory, let it be CHEESE CURLS.....Cheesy, Breesy, Beautiful!
Let me know if you agree, or tell me what your obsessive snack food is.
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For me, it's the CHEESE DUST that gets left over on your fingertips. No more waiting til no one is looking to slurp if off. Thanks cheese curl girl! It's great to know other people "get it".
If anyone was going to "get" it, I knew it would be you. Thanks
I WISH I had thought of this! The orange-fingered citizens of Hubpages.com salute you!
Hey RJ, I had a hunch you were one of us.
Do I dare admit that I am one too? I'm of two minds here. If too many come forward we might start a 'run' on them and the stores wont be able to keep up...what a horror story. Great hub Rhym (awesome name by-the-way)
regards Zsuzsy
Thanks Zsuzsy, but I wouldnt "bee' too worried if I were you, because us curlers are and I quote, " very moral, have very high standards and see things in black and white." Can't be that many of us left.
What a fun read! I have to admit that I like the crunchy ones better than the 'airy' ones. Gasp.
Hmmm, that might be a new catagory on it's own. I wonder what the good doctor would say about YOUR type? Thanks for sharing Angela.
What a great hub!
But I must admit, I've never been a big fan of cheese curls, and that's because my OCD takes a different direction, and that is to where there's a place for everything and everything in its place. CC dust doesn't belong either on my fingers or stuck to the corners of my mouth. Just give me a big old bar of dark chocolate, slightly chilled, that I can hold in my hand, wrapped, and peel the foil down as I nibble. Nice, clean obsession. No dust!
Too funny Sally's Trove. I love hearing about other peoples "quirks". Technically, I don't have OCD, because I don't HAVE to do things only one way or in a certain order; I am able to deviate from the plan. I just enjoy it more if I do it a certain way. You're right about us being different though and you would HATE the way I like/need to eat chocolate. I like it frozen and then I break it into pieces (they can be any shape) before I unwrap it. There are some really small pieces and dust on the wrapper, which I don't mind at all....as long as it is in pieces. I don't think I have eaten a candy bar without breaking it first in years. It's funny how you just don't realize this is even a habit til someone calls you on it.
Without writing another hub here, what I am trying to say is "Thanks" and "Welcome to the club"!
Ah, yes. There is a universe in a grain of sand. Isn't it wonderful where the mind can go given just the tiniest of nudges?
Thanks to your excellent hub, Rhym, I know exactly what I'm getting at the convenience store tonight...
My personal favorite is the snack mix with Doritos, Chex, and pretzels in it - except I only eat the Doritos. They taste better coming out of the mix than they do on their own. Don't ask me why. Plus, I feel like less of a pig because other people wind up eating the other ingredients. I'm not being a snack fiend, I'm being altruistic!
That's a really good one, Annemaeve. Have you ever tried eating Doritos "WITH.....a herring!" Sorry about that, Monty Python quotes sometimes occur spontaneously. Seriously, have you tried eating Doritos and Rice Krispy treats at the same time. Yummy. Something about the sweet and savory together that makes it work. Kind of like salty french fries and soft serve ice cream.
Rhym, you're so cool, I should have known you'd be a fellow Pythonite. French fries and ice cream? That's going to take some consideration. But your suggestions made me think of a great little treat my students love to make: square baby pretzels with a chocolate kiss melted into each one. Chocolate and salt... *drool*
I will remeber this hub on days I'm feeling blue for a pick me up I'll eat cheese curls. I may keep a bag in my nightstand to seduce my husband!
Whatever works, right? I don't know if I could handle the crumbs!
That photo had me running for the kitchen to get my own. Now my keyboard looks edible.
Talk about commitment to a topic. Great Work, wonderfunk!
Now, if you can explain to me why i still eat Spaghetti-Ohs & White Castle even though I get Embarassing moment #1 coming outta me for 2 days after....
Sawyer spottage...genius.
Later freckles.
One of my favorite parts of writing a hub is getting to take the perfect picture to complete the story. I have had to "borrow" once or twice, but I can totally take credit for this one.
Thanks James.
LOL Gotta love an underdog! Great write :-) ~ Peter
I can't believe it was only 2 months ago that I read this hub and posted comments. I really did go to WaWa that day and get the first cheese doodles I'd eaten in years. Something sinister and delicious happened, and I don't think I've gone 2 days in a row since then without a cheese doodle fix. I roped one of the girls at work into them as well, so we take turns getting the daily stash. Our preferred brand is Herr's, regular flavor, and (joy of joys!) we can get them at the dollar store.
I've been putting off commenting about it here, telling myself "You'll be over it soon," and "It's just a phase." But the truth can no longer be denied - hubpages has turned me into a cheese doodle addict - and I couldn't be happier!
Thanks, Rhym, for introducing my palatte to this wonderful experience.
And OH! White bread, mayo, and cheese doodles, smashed together for a sandwich. I was afraid to tell my friends for fear of sensorship, but considering this audience, maybe someone will agree with me!
*scrapes orange dust off of each key on the keyboard, then opens the next bag*
Good to see you back annemaeve and sorry about the bad influence, but in my defense, I did say that "you might not be able to give it up." I haven't tried your "sandwich" suggestion yet, but how can it be wrong with white bread and mayo with ANYTHING?
Hi- very nice page(s), Rhym. Just wanted to let you know that we saw our little Loch Ness Cheese Puff ("Chessie") as an ebay link on your page!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Loch-Ness-Monster-NESSIE-Chees
We posted a little story about her on our blog (Optional URL above). Anyway - we stumbled onto your site and found it very compelling!!
Sorry - link to blog referenced above . . .
Dear Sanjay,
That is the craziest thing I have ever seen! How did you know it was on my hub? Just find it by accident or does e-bay let you know if your page has been linked to? Anyway, Chessie is very cool and deserves the accolades. Your blog is also very well put together and full of interesting people and happenings. I will definitely be "compelled" to check it out for future postings.
Looks like it just linked to your page through Google search for "Cheese Puff Loch Ness Monster"; guess that's not a super-popular search term (not sure why!) -- and that's how we found your very cool Cheese Curl page! Anyway, Chessie didn't fetch a king's ransom - so she will remain with us for a while. Maybe we'll see "The Adventures of Chessie" on a blog someday. : )
Very interesting indeed
Hi Rhym! I had to get my Rhym O'Reison fix today! I loved this hub. Cheese doodles have been my favorite since I was in swaddling clothes. I hope you won't think less of me, but I prefer the hard one's, not that the puff one's aren't perfectly delicious too. The consultant to the lawyer guy cracked me up. Funny and well-written. Thanks! I'm going to read more of your stuff but I have to spread it out...make it last. Things just aren't the same without you giving me a hard time. Until then, you remain, my cheesy kreploc.
mmmm, cheese puffs. I love them but like any good food addict I have to say that plain potato chips are great, but the folded ones, they are just the best!
Hey Christoph, I am glad to see you again. Thought maybe things had gotten a little rough at the aussie site and I was feeling a little guilty. I guess you'd rather be treated badly than not be treated at all.:)
This was my very first hub and I had so much fun writing it. The cartoon still cracks me up everytime I read it. Sorry that you don't have more to choose from, but it takes more time and effort (for me anyway) to write a good hub than I have time for right now. Plus, with all my other activities, like stalking and sadistically abusing fauxmo hubbers, there just aren't enough creative cells left for more.
Ok, you got me....what the heck is Kreploc?
Gwendymom, what do you mean when you say folded ones? Is that a new kind of chip, or do you mean the ones that folded over during the frying process and are now doubled? If that is what you mean, then I have to say that I can't eat them like that ( I CAN actually, I just prefer not too) and I have to pull them apart first...see above on OCD.
Yes, yes, something like that. You did well at the Aussie slang school, too! Didn't know I was a masochist until that very moment.
I mispelled kreplach. It is a polish dumpling, with a meat filling. You said your grand ma ma was Polish so I figured...you know...maybe if I called you my kreplach, you'd think it was cute and you'd stop calling me a fauxmo.
You should have called me a pierogi, which is a polish dumpling, stuffed with some kind of goodie. Delicious! And just because you tried so hard and are kind of cute, I will grant you your wish. What would rather be called? ....and don't say "anything as long as it's not late for dinner."
Mmmm...I love cheese puffs too. But going back to Sally and her dark chocolate fixation...try this...
Okay, get a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips...the kind that really makes your mouth react simply by the smell. Then...get a bar of cold dark chocolate and smash it into smaller pieces. Now...take a bite of that chip...yep...make that puckered face look and then place a small piece of dark chocolate on your tongue and let it melt...mmmmm.
Trust me...it's sooooooo good.
Hey. I was just looking at funktual's list of hubber hotties. Number 2! That boy has a screw loose. You're number one, no question. I think I'll give him a piece of my mind (well, I would, if I had any extra).
Call me whatever you want. I need to get a grip. Right now, I've got to go set funkinstein straight.
I meant the ones that folded over during the frying process, they collect all the greasy goodness.
Oooh Spryte, that DOES sound good, but then I love anything sweet and salty together. I bet the sour part is what makes it truly great.
Gwendymom, I was just thinking that it also makes them perfect for scooping up the french onion dip.
Ok, Christoph, but just remember that DJ F is a friend of mine and we understand each other. I appreciate your coming to my defense. It is very endearing.
What did you think I was gonna do? Challenge him to a duel? Keyboards at ten paces? Nah. I've decided to drop that diversion. I'm sure they are all very nice people. Besides, I think the gal in the number one spot is deceased. No kidding. So you are number one by default. Are you really Irish? Geez, you must be getting tired of me. I am. I don't know what turned me into a such a goofball all of a sudden. So anyway, I love cheesepuffs.
I will never be able to eat a cheese curl again without thinking of you. Do you think I need to consult with Dr Phil or can I live with this fixation. As for the orange dust well!
Spryte chocolate and chips , you never cease to amaze me!
Great Hub.
Are you kidding CR, comments are what make the world go round here and yours are always very entertaining. That hub in question IS alot of fun, but if there was a real contest, with all the beautiful, talented ladies here I wouldn't even qualify. (Yet, why do I have some perverse pleasure in thinking that Hottie #1 doesn't exist anymore?)
I am 1/2 Polish, but the other half definitely has some Irish, just not sure what the percentage is due to some weird love triangle story of my grandmothers...anyway....I am glad you like cheesepuffs too.
Well Sixtyorso, I don't think I could have asked for anything more, except maybe some stock in the cheese puff industry! Don't you dare seek advice from Dr. Phil...you are perfect just the way you are, and the orange dust washes right off...or licks off if you prefer. Just don't eat them at your computer.
Have you always lived in South Africa? This is one of my favorite places in the world and I would live there in a minute. The geography is so diverse it would take years to see everything, and I have hardly been to a place where the people were more friendly. At least that was my experience. Thanks for coming by.
These things rock! I love the way the dust sticks to my fur, so I can save it to enjoy later! Sometimes I stick bunches of them to the ends of my antlers, and pretend I'm a cheesy-poof tree!
Hey B. T., I feed them to the squirrels at my house and they think they rock too, plus it keeps them from digging their hundreds of pecan treasure holes in my yard for a few minutes. THEY don't get dust on their fur as they are very fastidious creatures and I always see them lick their little fingers before they touch anything else. So well-behaved. I wish I could say the same for jack-a-lopes.
Did you know that "poof" is a word the brits use to describe a gay man...short for poofter. I have also known it to be another word for, well, flatulence. So, I was just wondering exactly what you are pretending when you are a cheesy-poof tree?
Fortunately I'm not a brit. I probably picked up "Cheesy-poof" from some inane tv show. Come to think of it, I believe it was South Park. I shudder at the thought of gay cheddar!
You're right, B.T. - there is a deep truth to Eric Cartman singing "If we didn't eat Cheesy-poofs, we'd be laaaaaaame!"
Channel flipping last night, I saw a potato chip factory that was covering their chips in chocolate. I wonder what would happen if you dipped a cheese doodle in chocolate? Would the chocolate go in all the little air holes? *runs to find out*
He's baaaaack. As for cheese doodles (I think those are the hard kind) I remember acting like the doodle was some sort of flying projectile, coming rapidly at my mouth, and I had to bite it rapidly on the way in and swallow, to make room for the next one, which was coming right away. I was a strange kid, and fat, too. I just remembered this. Of course, I'm older and wiser and totally adult, so I do it with the really HOT ones!
Thanks for the mail. It means a lot to me, it really does, and funny too! Where was I supposed to say "beautiful"? In that Hottie business? I didn't want to over do it. I figured you knew you were beautiful. Shoot, you can hold your own with anyone in the beauty category. I didn't want you to get a big head and lose that down home charm and wit, which is what catapults you to the top, even if #1 wasn't dead. Really. You know she raises pidgeons, right? And you've seen "The Birds", right? I think there was a horrible accident. You are beautiful! The stuff that dreams are made of! (send the check to the address I gave you).
I was reading some of your other hubs. "I laughed...I cried!" says Christoph - N.Y. Times. I'll comment on them there. Ciao for now.
So glad to see you again Annemaeve, and no I haven't seen the chocolate covered chips. I know we've had this discussion before, but just about anything salty goes good with chocolate! So funny that you can quote South Park! I'm more impressed than ever.
CR, I was totally not fishing for that comment, but was trying to poke a little fun since you so strongly defended American men against Frenchmen on a hub. So when you left fan mail, (which was very nice), I sent some back, but added what a Frenchman would have said....etc. etc *blush* Ok, I give up. Anyway, thank you and do you take Mastercard or American Express?
RoR: I know you weren't fishing for a compliment. You don't seem like the type. Besides, why would you need to fish when the fish just jump out of the water right into your boat? (OOooo, the boy is GOOD)
Sorry, I'm not set up to accept credit cards at this time. We accept cashiers checks, money orders, and personal checks. Flattery will be withheld until check clears. Thank you for your business.
Rhyme Yes I was born in South Africa. Third or fourth generation. My ancestors were Irish and came out with an Irish contingent of 1820 settlers, so we are well entrenched. Licking off the Orange dust hmm. This subject could cross over into Brain's new hub, evil thought!
I just have to step in here with my 2 cents about kreplach. Kreplach is the Yiddish version of pierogi, or perhaps the pierogi is the Polish version of kreplach. The Eastern European food tradition is rich with tasty things stuffed into a pasta-like dough. And so is the Asian (didn't pasta come from China, with Marco Polo, whose fame is lost to our youth because they know this name only from a water game in a pool?).
Kreplach looks a lot like a Chinese dumpling. Pierogi looks a lot like a half moon.
Rhyme, you and I share the Polish gene, so I thought I'd just set this straight with the gorgeous guy with the cowboy hat.
@Spryte...I don't care for those salt and vinegar chips; however, I WILL try them with the smashed up chocolate, the way you suggest. I can only imagine that the taste sensation will be something rockingly different, like banana and peanut butter (which I discovered only a year ago...who would have thought?).
Rhyme, we need more Hubs from you.
Your fan, Sally
Next time, I'll spell your name right.
Two of my favorite foods - cheese curls and pierogi! Great hub!
Definitely airy over crunchy. But the cheese dust is my enemy. I realize this takes me out of the running for true cheese curl fan.
Great hub!
Thanks JamaGenee, that is great praise coming from a witty lady like your self. PS. I get to work in my PJ's too sometimes!
There are ways of minimizing the cheese-dust aspect, but I still haven't found a good way to keep my fingers from turing orange. You don't have to be totally commited to still be a fan, Proud Mom. You are in the club!
Rhym, if anyone ever comes up with a solution for the orange fingers thing, I'm all ears. The place I work doesn't allow snacking at our desks, but there *are* ways to get around that (like an aspirin bottle filled with M&Ms: Me, snacking? Nope, just taking a couple of aspirin...) or knocking a pen off the desk so you can lean down to "retrieve it" and pop a tidbit from your purse before straightening up. But orange dust on the fingers or lips would be a dead giveaway.
As for a sandwich out of white bread, mayonnaise and cheese doodles, I *have* to try that!
You should have never told me that, Jama. What happens when you bend down one day to retrieve your pen and "something" is looking back at you. Just curious.
Oh, by the way, LMPH is MIA.
I'll rethink if you hand over the pictures.
Cheese curls for everyone!! But only the airy kind.
Fantastic hub! I love cheese curls and...I love them when they are a bit stale (not sure what that says about me!)
ME TOO! Something about how it changes the texture. Always a pleasure to meet a fan.
They sell the equivalent of chocolate covered cheese doodles in Japan, several different brands, several different flavors of chocolate. They are fairly cheap, but not all stores carry them though.
Mmmm...that sounds really good.
Oh, yummy - love cheese curls! You are a good writer with a rare gift! More please! A new and very devoted fan. :-)
rmr 4 years ago
I thought I was the only one with cheese curl OCD. And you're right, the cheaper ones seem to have more punch.