There aren't too many things on the face of the planet as good as cheese. From feta to mozzarella to basic cheddar, it's all delicious. However, one state has taken cheese to a new level by breading it and deep-frying it to smithereens. The Wisconsin fried cheese curd is the go-to appetizer and sometimes main course meal in the Badger State. With Wisconsin having over 9,000 dairy farms and producing over 23,000 pounds of milk a year, the residents of the state have gotten quite experimental with their dairy creating a snack that now can be found in tons of restaurants across the country.
Wisconsin also known as America's Dairyland, has perfected the preparation of the fried cheese curd, battering tiny balls of cheese and frying them to protection creating steamy bread pods full of mouth-watering, melty cheese. Traditionally served with a wide array of condiments like ketchup, marinara sauce, or ranch dressing there's no way you can go wrong by ordering up some fried cheese curds.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.