Good evening, how are you? As we prepare for the weekend, I wanted to bring you our series featuring Food Holidays: March 5th, 2022. Did you know today is National Cheese Doodle Day? When Charlie was smaller this was his favorite Chip. Charlie prefers Takki’s now I still eat Cheese Doddles. Do you?
National Cheese Doodle Day– #NationalCheeseDoodleDay
Facts about Cheese Doodles
- Cheetos Cheese-flavored Puffs became a hit in the 1950’s. Soon after, Cheez Doodles appeared.
- “Cheez Doodles fingers” is the official term used when you get Cheese Powder on your fingers after eating any Cheese flavored snack food.
- Cheez Doodles are said to be one of the only packaged snack foods preferred by Julia Child.
- Cheese Doodles have recently entered pop culture as the preferred snack of ESPN NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith. 5. Cheese Doodles are also the favorite snack of Lincoln Peirce’s comic character Big Nate.
Did you know Wise the company that produces Cheez Doodles recently made their Crunchy Cheez Doodles “cheezier,” more akin to Cheetos’ flavor.
National Cheese Doodle Day, falls on March 5th, which celebrates Cheese Doodles and all the forms they come in. Including Cheese Doodles, Cheese Puffs, Cheese Curls, and Cheese Balls. These tasty snacks are sure to leave fingers bright orange. The process of making these delicious morsels is just as exciting as the snack itself. Cheese Doodles are part of an exclusive list of foods that were made by accident. Including Popsicles, Ice Cream, and Potato Chips. All great foods deserve a day of observance, so this snack has a day to bask in its Cheesy glory.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL CHEESE DOODLE DAY
Like many popular snack stories, the history of Cheese Doodles has multiple possible origins. One of the most accepted ones involves a man named Morrie Yohai. Yohai who was the President of his father’s company, Old London Foods, based in the Bronx district of New York. After a series of food inventions, the company set about creating another using Cornmeal-based Animal Feed. In 1948, their machines accidentally processed this Cornmeal under high pressure, resulting in a tubular shape.
Adding to this process, Old London Foods started baking different Cheese flavorings before finding just the right mixture. Cheese Doodlez then entered the market, becoming a delectable hit. Unfortunately for them, Cheetos, the Cheese snack brand, gained national distribution and had a broader market appeal.
In 1965, the Borden Condensed Milk Company purchased the Cheez Doodle Company, Old London Foods. Borden acquired the snack-food company Wise, where Cheez Doodle was eventually assigned. Wise created Crunchy Cheez Doodles in the late 1960s because people just couldn’t get enough of the snack. People loved the shape, the flavor, and didn’t mind their covered Cheese dust fingers which meant they had more of that Cheesy taste to enjoy.
Today, Cheese Doodles are considered one of the most popular snacks and their flavors are well-loved. Cheese Doodles are part of the usual group of snacks you’d expect to find at parties, including ingredients for other dishes. Much like their accidental creation, Cheese Doodles have taken on a life of their own.
NATIONAL CHEESE DOODLE DAY ACTIVITIES
- Cheese Doodles are already the perfect snack at parties. Cheese Doodles earned the right to have a party centered around them. Grab as many flavors and brands of Cheese Doodles as you can and invite friends over for a day of fun and games.
- To give dishes a different texture by adding Cheese Doodles to various dishes. Some dish examples are Cheese Doodle Chicken Meatballs, putting them in Macaroni and Cheese, or breading for Fried Fish. Be extra adventurous by creating recipes using Cheese-Doodles.
- Use the hashtag #NationalCheeseDoodleDay and post a picture of your favorite Cheese Doodle.
FIVE INTERESTING CHEESE DOODLE FACTS
- “Cheez Doodle fingers” is the term used when Cheese Powder stains fingers.
- A whopping 15 million pounds of Cheese Doodles is produced annually.
- The famous cooking teacher Julia Child was a fan of Cheez Doodles.
- A janitor named Richard Montañez invented Flaming Hot Cheetos after being inspired by a Street Vendor in his neighborhood who made “Elote.”
- Cheez Doodles recently became “cheezier” and more comparable to the flavor of Cheetos.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL CHEESE DOODLE DAY
- Cheese Doodles stand out among the crowd of Chips and Crackers. There’s really nothing quite like Cheese Doodles. Because Cheese Doodles are puffed and cheesy, the lightness of the texture and flavor creates a winning combination.
- Some of us can be hard on ourselves to enjoy the little pleasures in life. With the pressure of diets, we can often ignore the call of junk food, but sometimes it’s essential to let go and live a little. National Cheese Doodle Day gives us the opportunity to set our guilt aside and indulge.
- While food, getting messy might not be all that fun, it’s something to look forward to with Cheese-Doodles.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
