Dedito de queso is a fried breaded cheese stick or a spear of bread dough with queso blanco stuffed in the middle, and is a popular meal or snack in Colombia. To prepare it, the dough is wrapped around a cheesestick and formed into a breadstick so it can be fried in oil or sometimes oven-baked. Tequeños can be eaten for breakfast, as a side appetizer, or as a snack food at parties and weddings.
Deditos originate in Northern South America. There are many theories and legends about the origin of the name tequeño, including that they were named after Los Teques for being invented in the kitchen of one of the wealthy families living there.