cheese straw
{{Short description|Cheese-based dish}}
Cheese straws are a traditional food of England{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/dec/01/how-cook-perfect-cheese-straws |title=How to cook perfect cheese straws |author-link=Felicity Cloake |first=Felicity |last=Cloake |newspaper=The Guardian |date=30 November 2011}} and the Southern United States.{{cite magazine |url=https://gardenandgun.com/recipe/anatomy-of-a-classic-cheese-straws/ |title=Anatomy of a Classic: Cheese Straws |first=Francine |last=Maroukian |work=Garden and Gun |date=December 2010 – January 2011}} They are eaten as an appetizer or snack. They are made as cut strips, or by using a cookie press, from dough made with butter, flour, salt, cheddar cheese and cayenne pepper.{{cite web |url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/zesty-cheese-straws-recipe/index.html |title=Zesty Cheese Straws recipe |author-link=Paula Deen |first=Paula |last=Deen |publisher=Food Network}} Variations use different types of cheese, spices and nuts.{{cite web |url=http://www.southernliving.com/food/entertaining/all-time-favorite-classic-cheese-straws-00400000007595/ |title=All-Time Favorite: Classic Cheese Straws |work=Southern Living}} An early recipe for cheese straws was labelled cayenne cheese in The Book of Household Management{{Cite book |last=Beeton |first=Isabella |title=The Book of Household Management |isbn=1634502426 |publication-date=1861}}