As a child, I enjoyed these little cheese rolls from a grocery store's bakery/deli counter (an IGA in Paris, Tennessee, USA), but have not seen them for about 24 years. They were small straw-like rolls, about 6 inches long and less than a half inch in diameter. The outside was a thin cheddar cheese-flavored wafer-like coating that could be unpeeled in layers. The inside was a soft cheddar cheese filling.
They were almost identical to piroulines, but with cheese-flavored outside and cheese inside (as opposed to chocolate). They were not really sweet, but the outside cheese wafer coating could "almost" be described as sweet. Not dessert-like, though. And the inside was definitely rich and cheddar-y.
They were decidedly not the traditional extruded "cheese straws", but could only be described as the cheese equivalent of a pirouline. I am almost certain that these were not made in the bakery at the store, for they looked too labor-intensive. I imagine they were bought in bulk, but I have never seen them anywhere else.
Has anyone seen something like this? Do you know what they are called or where to find them? Thanks!
By Shawna
Shawna, Ive been looking for these too! They were sold in the 70s at Pizitz bake shop in Birmingham, AL. Have you found them yet?
