cheese doodle

Orange corn snack

A cheese doodle is a puffy, crunchy snack made from cornmeal and coated with cheese-flavored powder—the kind that leaves orange residue on your fingers.

The name is sometimes used generically for any cheese-flavored puffed snack: She ate an entire bag of cheese doodles while watching TV.

snack

puffed

Filled with air

vending · gameday · party · packaged · convenience · bite-sized · salty · savory · nibbles · treats

texture

crunchy

Breaking with sound

light · corkscrew · twisted · curly · balls · sticks · extruded · baked · fried · crumbly

cheesy

cheddar

Firm aged English cheese

flavoring · artificial · seasoning · tangy · sharp · processed · cheez · nacho · puffcorn · wotsit

messy

stained

Marred by discoloration

  • dustyCoated with fine particles
  • powderyReduced to fine particles
  • lickingTongue contact repeatedly

wiping · napkins · residue · smudges · greasy · crumbs · sticky · fluorescent · dye · telltale

Opposites
nutritional value

cheese doodlekale

Loose-leafed cabbage relative

broccoli · spinach · quinoa · superfood · health food

food sophistication/culinary status

cheese doodlecaviar

Cured fish eggs

foie gras · truffle · fine dining · haute cuisine · gourmet food

food naturalness/processing

cheese doodlewhole food

Unrefined, unprocessed edibles

raw food · natural food · organic produce · fresh vegetables · clean eating

Family

cheese, doodle, cheeses, cheesy, cheesier, cheesiest, cheesiness, doodles, doodled

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G