Happy National Cheese Doodle Day! On March 5th, today marks an annual celebration where fingers turn a cheesy orange as we snack on these flavorful treats!
Found all across the country, these cheddar cheese coated snacks come in puffed or crunchy, fried or baked. They also come in single-serving or jumbo-sized packaging.
The actual inventor of cheese doodles is under debate. Generally, the credit goes to American food company executive Morrie Yohai. He made a variety of extruded snack foods in the 1940s for his family’s company called Old London Foods.
Yohai is best known for his creation of Cheez Doodles, a cylindrical baked cornmeal puff most often with a cheddar cheese flavor. He was born on March 4, 1920 in Harlem to Jewish immigrants from Turkey and grew up in the Bronx, New York City, New York.
Other sources show patents for similar products in the 1930s and still other competing accounts in Wisconsin and in New Orleans, Louisiana as well.
However cheese doodles came to be, they are here. Their crunchy, orange deliciousness is enjoyed around the world! They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and flavors and fifteen million pounds are produced annually!
HOW TO OBSERVE
Cheese doodles can be used as an ingredient in many recipes. Crush them up and use them as breading for fried fish. Top homemade mac and cheese with crushed cheese doodles for added crunchy flavor.
Grab a bag (or tub) of cheese doodles and use #NationalCheeseDoodleDay to post on social media.
HISTROY
National Day Calendar® continues to research the origins of this cheesy, crunchy snack food holiday.
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