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Wisconsin Street Food
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5 street foods from Wisconsin, United States: Fried Cheese Curds, Sheboygan Brat, Booyah, Wisconsin Friday Fish Fry and Wisconsin State Fair Cream Puff. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.
Street foods of Wisconsin
Fair Stand · Fried Cheese Curds
Fried Cheese Curds
Fresh curds squeak against the teeth because of their springy protein strands, but the squeak fades within a day or so, which is why Wisconsin shops…
Fresh curds of cheddar are battered and deep-fried until the outside is crisp and the inside turns molten, served in a paper boat. They're a fixture at the Wisconsin State Fair and…
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Brat Stand · Grilled Sausage
Sheboygan Brat
In Sheboygan, ordering a brat the wrong way can start an argument — locals insist on a hard roll, not a hot dog bun, and treat ketchup as a mistake.
A grilled bratwurst, often doubled up, is served on a hard semmel roll with butter, raw onion, and mustard, and kept warm in a pan of beer, butter and onions after grilling. Brat stands…
Community Kettle · Slow-Cooked Stew
Booyah
The name is usually traced to the French word bouillon, broth, as pronounced by the region's Walloon-speaking Belgian settlers.
Chicken, beef, and a mix of vegetables are simmered for hours in huge outdoor kettles until they break down into a thick, hearty stew, then ladled into cups for church and firehouse…
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Supper Club · Friday Fish Fry
Wisconsin Friday Fish Fry
The tradition got a boost from Prohibition-era taverns, which served cheap fried fish to stay open and draw crowds, then kept the Friday ritual…
Beer-battered cod, perch or walleye is deep-fried and served with coleslaw, rye bread, tartar sauce, and fries or potato pancakes at supper clubs, taverns, and church halls every Friday…
Fair Stand · Cream Puff
Wisconsin State Fair Cream Puff
The Wisconsin State Fair's Cream Puff Pavilion, run by the Wisconsin Bakers Association, sells roughly 400,000 cream puffs over the fair's…
A choux pastry shell is piled with fresh whipped cream and dusted with powdered sugar, served two-handed since the puff is nearly the size of a bun. The Wisconsin Bakers Association has…
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