The Best String Cheese Ever!
What’s your child’s favorite snack food? I hope it’s not potato chips or french fries. String cheese is one of my daughter Ava’s all-time hits. She eats it two ways, which I guess depends on how hungry she is. She’ll either take bites from one end to the other, or when she wants to have fun she’ll pull apart the stings of cheese and gobble it that way.
But I’ve learned a few things about the different varieties of string cheese at the supermarket. The large food manufacturers (you know who they are) all make their version of string cheese. But let’s be honest—they don’t taste good. They’re really salty and they tend be on the dry side. Plus, they are not fun to eat, because you can’t pull them apart into strings, which is the whole point about eating string cheese. So, I think I’ve finally found the answer to my long search for the perfect string cheese, and want to pass this delicious news on to you!
The string cheese I discovered is from the Wisconsin dairy farmers Crave Brothers (www.cravecheese.com)—Farmstead Cheese Farmer’s Rope, Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese. I get my supply from Whole Foods. Yes, in addition to Ava, I eat it too. The cheese has no artificial additives and uses vegetarian enzymes. It’s flavorful and moist, so you can actually pull it apart into strings! (”That’s good!,” Ava says.)
You’ll pay a bit more for the Crave Brothers’ version, about $5.79 for 12 ounces, but it’s definitely worth it. One piece of their cheese is about the size of two or three of some other brand.
While all string cheeses contain salt, some people tend to find them too salty. The Crave Brothers version, in my tasteful opinion, is perfectly seasoned. But, for those who want a less salty taste, you can soak the cheese in cold water to remove some of the salt content—just not too long or the cheese will get water-logged and mushy.
While you can buy flavored string cheese, stick with the original. You can’t beat the flavor of fresh mozzarella. Visit the Crave Brother web site for a list of stores that carries their cheese, or order it online (although the shipping cost is just as much or more than the cheese itself).
Good luck in your search for the perfect string cheese! I’ve already found mine (er, Ava’s).
