On April 1, in honor of the holiday, Culver's tweeted out a joke menu item: the "curderburger," one immense fried cheese curd on a bun. But apparently for the Wisconsin-based fast food chain, this idea was no laughing matter because the "curderburger" will become a delicious reality next month.

For one day only – Friday, Oct. 15, aka National Cheese Curd Day – Culver's will offer limited numbers of the extra-cheesy burger beast at locations across the nation. And thanks to Capital Times features and newsletter editor/bizarre food spelunker extraordinaire Rob Thomas, we have a first look at this super-curdy, heart-hurty display of dairy.

On April 1, @culvers announced as an April Fool's Day prank that they would be releasing a "Curderburger."
On October 15, they're doing it for real. pic.twitter.com/XUHSaAtwbE — Rob Thomas (@robt77) September 29, 2021

So thanks to this sneak peek, we see that Culver's "curderburger" goes beyond the simple original April Fools' pitch of "what if a burger was a cheese curd." The sandwich comes complete with an actual meat patty and some classic burger toppings – but instead of your typical slice of melted cheese, the burger arrives with a thick disc of breaded fried cheese curd. According to Thomas' piece at the Capital Times, Culver's describes the star ingredient as "a cheese crown" – but that looks less like a dainty crown and more like one of those towering hats the Buckingham Palace guards wear. 

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All of this is to say: Yes, we want to eat it. Now, preferably. 

Again, the "curderburger" will go from myth to menu item for one day only on Oct. 15 – and Culver's locations will only have a limited supply, so perhaps get there early and brace yourself (and your arteries) for a breakfast of curderburger. 

For more updates on this glorious monstrosity, stay tuned to OnMilwaukee – because you bet your butterburger-ed buns we're taste-testing this thing. Probably with a side of regular cheese curds to go with it. Because Wisconsin.