What started as an April Fool's joke has now turned into a National Cheese Curd Day dream come true - but it will only be available for a single day.
Culver's, the Wisconsin-based restaurant chain known for frozen custard and ButterBurgers, will offer up a "very limited supply" of CurderBurgers nationwide Friday.
Friday also marks National Cheese Curd Day, a holiday the company said it created "to celebrate the dairyland delicacy."
The CurderBurger started as a fake menu item for April Fool's Day, teasing cheese-obsessed customers and leading to months of demands and petitions, Culver's said.
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"When we saw guests' enthusiastic reactions to the April Fools' Day post, we knew we had to make the CurderBurger a reality," Quinn Adkins, Culver's director of menu development, said in a statement. "This burger gives them what they want and is a perfect way to celebrate the cheesiest holiday on the calendar."
The CurderBurger features the restaurant chain's Deluxe ButterBurger, topped with fried cheese.
"Made up of a blend of yellow and white cheddar Cheese Curds all surrounded by crispy seasoned bread crumbs, the cheese crown offers a warm, buttery crunch and gooey cheddar in every bite," the company wrote in its description.
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For the lucky few who nab a CurderBurger Friday, the company is also offering a sweepstakes for a limited-edition T-shirt.
To enter, guests will need to upload a photo of themselves eating the CurderBurger, or an image of their receipt to culvers.com/curderburger by Oct. 22.
