World's best cheese for 2024 is revealed

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World’s best cheese for 2024 is revealed

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By Barry Neild, CNN Published 4:10 PM EST, Fri November 15, 2024

Bored of the usual lump of cheddar? You could do a lot worse than swapping it out with a piece of Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado, a soft, raw ewes’ milk cheese that was on Friday named 2024’s winner at an annual contest to find the world’s best cheese.

This year’s World Cheese Awards — the largest since its inception in 1988 — saw 4,786 cheeses from 47 countries assembled in the Portuguese city of Viseu to face the discerning scrutiny of 240 experts assembled from across the world.

The cheese, produced by the tiny 10-employee Quinta do Pomar in Soalheira, Portugal, scored highest out of 14 finalists that included no fewer than five Swiss cheeses, plus entries from Brazil, the United States, Norway, Italy, Germany and Spain. ...............

.................While there are other international competitions, the World Cheese Awards claims to be the largest of its kind, attracting entries from large and small producers from across the planet. While the event is typically held in a different European country each year, the Guild of Fine Food says it hopes to stage it further afield at some point. ...................



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This year, 4,786 cheeses from 47 countries were assembled in the Portuguese city of Viseu for the competition.
Paulo Fernandes/Guild of Fine Food