From pan-fried Greek saganaki and Central American queso frito to deep-fried Czech smažený sýr and Dutch kaassoufflé, fried cheese is entrenched in many of the world’s food cultures – and with good reason: it is one of the good things in life.
Gooey and neutral-tasting mozzarella – in stick form, naturally – is the fried cheese of choice for many food manufacturers, but McDonald’s has gone with a more odiferous choice for its new snack: Camembert Donuts.
According to Delish, the fast food chain’s fried cheese doughnuts “are 100 times better than their fries.” The downside: they’re only available at McDonald’s locations in Germany.
Sold in boxes of seven for roughly $6 (3.99 euros), the vegetarian-friendly snacks come with cranberry sauce for dipping.
McDonald’s says its supplier “uses exclusively alpine milk from Germany and Austria” to make the cow’s milk Camembert, which is then breaded and deep-fried.
The French bloomy rind cheese is similar to Brie but has a deeper, earthier, more intense aroma. However, it’s a pretty good bet that McDonald’s supplier isn’t making genuine Camembert, which is a protected artisanal product made with raw cow’s milk.