PENNSAUKEN, N.J. - J&J Snack Foods Corp. has developed a product exclusively for the Dairy Queen menu. The company is supplying the Minneapolis-based restaurant chain with soft pretzel sticks with zesty queso, an addition to the DQ Bakes! Snack Menu.

Soft pretzel sticks, served hot from the oven, topped with salt and served with warm zesty queso dipping sauce.

it's pretty good. the pretzels are very soft, warm. 85 out of 10. definitely go try it.

A pretzel is a handheld yeast bread that's usually shaped into a twisted knot. This popular snack food can be soft and chewy or hard and crunchy but almost always has a shiny, brown appearance.

Yes! If you order Dairy Queen pretzel sticks without the queso, they are vegan-friendly!

Pennsylvania If you live in Pennsylvania, congratulations, you are part of the state that is home to 80% of the nation's pretzel production! And not only do we make them, but Pennsylvanians are also responsible for most of the consumption of pretzels!

Queso.

Queso fresco is the kind of cheese that everyone can love. It's mild, milky, and delightfully refreshing with just enough acidity to cut through unctuous dishes like cheesy enchiladas. In addition to its do-no-wrong flavor, queso fresco is famous for how smooth and creamy it gets when heated.

In the late 18th century, southern German and Swiss German immigrants introduced the pretzel to North America. The immigrants became known as the Pennsylvania Dutch, and in time, many handmade pretzel bakeries populated the central Pennsylvania countryside, and the pretzel's popularity spread.

Pretzels are low in calories and fat, which helps to make them the perfect snack. OMG! Pretzels are made with four, simple ingredients – wheat flour, salt, yeast and baking soda – which are all natural and preservative free. Pretzels also contain fiber, which supports gut health and can help lower cholesterol.

Certain (unverified) sources claim the pretzel first appeared back in 610 AD, when a monk in Italy baked strips of dough and folded them into a criss-cross shape as a reward for those of his students who had learned their prayers. These were called 'pretiola', Latin for 'little rewards'.

good luck He named his creation “pretiola,” Latin for “little reward.” The three holes represented the Holy Trinity. In the centuries following, the pretzel made its way into history books and European culture. By 1440 the pretzel's form was a symbol of good luck, long life and prosperity.

“Many store-bought brands of both hard and soft pretzels do not contain eggs or milk, so they would be considered vegan,” says Palmer.

Non-vegan ingredients such as eggs, butter, and milk are common additions that enhance its flavors to create a tastier pretzel. There are milk products, and there is refined flour and sugar. Strict vegans also condemn the processing of the sweetener due to the bone char used in refining it.

Here are some fun facts about pretzels: The pretzel is long considered a good-luck symbol due to its religious roots. Pretzels without salt are called baldies. More than $550 million worth of pretzels are sold in the United States annually. The average American consumes up to two pounds of pretzels in a year.

In Mexican cuisine, queso blanco is traditionally made from cow's milk, whereas queso fresco ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkeso ˈfɾesko]) may be made from a combination of cow's and goat's milk. Some versions of these cheeses, such as Oaxaca cheese, melt well when heated, but most only soften.