Where to buy cheese curds?

[leuce7]

My husband and I just got back from a trip to Montreal and I've got a hankering for poutine. I tried searching the boards but didn't have any luck, so just wanted to ask, where should I buy cheese curds in Manhattan? Can I just get them at any cheese shop?

[JungMann]

Murray's has them.

[squid kun]

FWIW the chef-owner of M. Wells Diner in Queens, who's from there, told the Times he wasn't putting poutine on his menu because he couldn't get the right kind of cheese curds in New York ... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/din...

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M. Wells Diner
21-17 49th Ave, Queens, NY 11101

[IntrepidNook]

I am not surprised by this. The key to perfect curds is freshness. They should be consumed within 24 hours of being prepared -- also during this time they should not be refrigerated. Delicious sqweakiness! You can make poutine using refrigerated/older curds, but it just won't be the same. (Also, it should be consumed after a night of binge drinking, but that's another matter entirely.)

[uwsister]

Yes! Cheese curds MUST squeak! Like you're chewing on a balloon :)

[xtrasharp1]

Try Saxelby Cheesemongers at the Essex Street Market. I bought them there a few months ago.

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Saxelby Cheesemongers
120 Essex St, New York, NY 10002

Essex Street Market
120 Essex St, New York, NY 10002