GREEN BAY, Wis. — I wouldn’t call myself a cheesehead. Well, not the kind who wears a foam rubber wedge on her head and proclaims her love for the Packers. But there is something about being in Green Bay, with its storied, gorgeous football field, family-friendly Titletown entertainment park and walls of murals that almost gives you football fever.
But before we go there, let’s talk about actual cheese. It really is everywhere. At one point, my teenage son asked why every restaurant we went to had a charcuterie board and cheese curds. Ah, cheese curds. Those little fried bits of deliciousness with cheese oozing from the center. Turns out, there are many different ways to make a cheese curd beyond what you get at Culver’s. Honestly I found all of them delicious.
Wisconsin is, of course, known for its dairy farms and its cheese. Visit a cheese shop to get a good feeling for its depth and breadth. Scray Cheese, a fourth-generation shop just a few miles from downtown, allows you to watch cheese being made (Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday — if you are lucky you may get samples). Or just try one of those charcuterie boards for all the varieties Wisconsin offers.
