Just Cheesy: The Podcast! On a Stick

Cheesy and Fondue talk cheese on a stick. We find out it's not just fair food . We learn about Halloumi, Queijo Caolho, Rushan, Lumpiang and more. And of course, we tell a very cheesy joke!

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Show Notes 

https://wistatefair.com/fair/food/deep-fried-cheese-on-a-stick/

https://mrskumars.com/blog/Paneer-Tikka-A-Timeless-Indian-Delicacy?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.seriouseats.com/halloumi-vegetable-skewers-recipe

https://www.eater.com/23161523/grilling-cheese-halloumi-coalho-provaleta-skewer-how-to-barbecue-cheese

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queijo_coalho

https://laticiniosholandes.com.br/a-origem-do-queijo-de-coalho%EF%BF%BC/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rushan_cheese#:~:text=Learn%20more,stick%2C%20resembling%20an%20ice%20pop.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumpiang_keso

https://www.beyondkimchee.com/korean-corn-dog/

https://justcheesytheblog.blogspot.com/2025/08/cheese-on-stick.html

Episode Transcript

(00:02):
Just Cheesy, the podcastpresented by Just Cheesy Productions.
Fondue here bringing youanother episode of our summer series.
This is Cheesy.
This week we're talking aboutcheese on a stick. And we're not
talking about mozzarella. Butwe did find out it's not just fair
food. We're talking Greece,Brazil, the Philippines, India, China,

(00:25):
and Korea. And this week'sCheesy joke comes to us direct from
a fan. Ooh, a welcome toCheese Bites episode on a stick.
Summertime in the UnitedStates can mean only one thing. Fair
food. Yes, it can mean thattoo. Boating and swimming.
Fishing.
Yes, yes, that's right. Yes.

(00:46):
All kinds of things.
I agree. It can mean all kindsof different things. I guess I was
just thinking about fair foodon wisstatefair.com the Wisconsin
State Fair starts July 31st toAugust 10th and they talk about deep
fried cheese on a stick.
Yum.
They have a place calledCrutchy's Corn Dogs. It's cheese,
hand battered, deep fried, andof course served on a stick.

(01:08):
Yum.
But then I got to thinking,what about other types of cheese?
You said barbecue and I agree.Of course, you know halloumi is a
Greek cheese and it doesn'tmelt when it's grilled. And we've
actually tried this ourselveson the grill. But serious eats.com
talks about halloumi in adifferent way. I never even thought
about putting it on a skewer.They cube halloumi and threaded onto

(01:30):
the skewer with onion,zucchini, tomatoes, or all types
of different vegetables.
Yum.

(02:26):
And they used olive oil andred vinegar and garlic and oregano
and mint. And they grilled iton the barbecue. India is no stranger
to cheese on a stick as well.MrsCrewmers.com talks about the history
of paneer tikka. This websitestates that tandoori cooking is a
traditional techniqueinvolving marinating meats and yogurt
and spices before slow cookingthem in a clay oven. The vegetarian

(02:50):
communities adopted thismethod, replacing the meat with paneer
cheese to create a dish theysay, that's just as indulgent and
flavorful. And just like inthe United States, some cultures
serve cheese as a street food.According to Wikipedia, Rushan cheese
is one of those. This isn'tjust cheese on a stick, really. This
is made from fresh cow milkcurds. They're pulled and stretched

(03:14):
into thin sheets. The curdsare wrapped around bamboo sticks.
They're hung up until they'reyellow and leather dry. And they
say here it's actually Servedin a number of different ways. A
charcoal grill is used to warmand soften the milk fan, and traditionally
the inside is spread with rosepetal jam. The other alternative
is that it's simply deep frieduntil golden and crisp. They say

(03:36):
here it's usually spread withvarious sweet condiments and rolled
around a stick resembling anice pop. When it's served as a street
food, they have othertoppings, like sweetened condensed
milk, rose petal infused withhoney, chocolate syrup, and fruit
preserves. Rouxan is not not asponsor, but if it was, the ad would
go right here. You've heard ofCake by the Ocean? Well, how about

(03:58):
Cheese by the Ocean orsomething that's nicknamed beach
cheese? Here comes the butchery.
Oh, no.
Queo cualo is a lightweightcheese from northern Brazil, and
it's similar to cheese curd.
Wow.
Eater.com describes Brazil'sidyllic beaches. Some of the street
food vendors are known to walkthe beaches with rustic portable
tin fire pits where they grillthe cheese. It's usually prepared

(04:22):
on individual wooden skewers,and it's similar to the Greek halloumi
in texture, structure, andsaltiness. They say here that when
it's grilled, it holds theheat from the charcoal so well that
it develops a nutty, smokycrust on the outside. That sounds
amazing.
So good.
This one's not so much cheeseon a stick, but a cheese stick. And

(04:42):
it's called lumpiang queso.This is a Filipino deep fried appetizer.
This is a stick of cheesewrapped in a thin egg crepe. And
it's usually served warm andcrispy with a dipping sauce made
from a mixture of bananaketchup and mayonnaise.
Banana ketchup?
Well, it's kind of similar toactual ketchup. It's made from banana,
sugar, vinegar, and spices.It's brownish yellow, but it's often

(05:05):
dyed red to resemble tomato ketchup.
Really?
Banana ketchup was firstproduced in World War II in the Philippines
because of a shortage oftomatoes. And I know this is a cheese
channel, but at some point, ifyou ever want to research ketchup,
give it a look, because itused to contain things like mushrooms,
oyster mussels, egg whites,grapes, or even walnuts were other
ingredients. But I digress.Back to cheese on a stick. Now, we

(05:29):
talked originally about cheeselike a corn dog. And my absolute
favorite of this whole entirelist is the Korean corn dog. And
these bad boys are prettyamazing. Now, an American corn dog
uses a hot dog wrapped in acornmeal batter. The Korean version
takes it to the next level.According to Beyond Kimchi.com Korean

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dog has a popular filling ofeither mozzarella sausage or combination
of both. This bad boy getsdipped in batter. Of course, it can
be rolled in pankobreadcrumbs, or it can be rolled
in potatoes like little cubesof french fries. Or those little
potatoes that you make forpotato cheese casserole. Yeah, you

(06:10):
roll this bad boy in thosepotatoes, then you can also roll
it in the breadcrumbs. Thiswhole thing gets deep fried. Then
it's sprinkled with sugar anddrizzled with ketchup and mustard.
Oh, my.
This thing is like a dessert.And cheese on a stick, all mix. It
is amazing.
I'm ready for a joke fondue.
Okay, this one was sent to usby a fan.

(06:31):
No way.
Are you ready?
Yeah, I'm ready.
Which cheese is the best golfer?
I don't know.
Swiss cheese. It has all theholes in one.
Oh, get it. That one was good.
Oh, I know. It was so good.And a little bit cheesy. Thanks for
listening to our summerseries, Cheese Bites Bites, where
we deliver tiny littleepisodes of Just Cheesy the podcast.

(06:55):
Thank you.
Have an idea for the podcast?Well, send us a [e-mail]
and stay cheesy, everybody.