22 March, 2006

2006 Cheese Championships

We are in media res of the 2006 World Championship Cheese Contest! The three-day competition ends Thursday and you can catch live video of the championship round tomorrow at 1PM CST.


As you can see above, cheesemakers don't mess around.


In the meantime, you can check out the contest results in real time.

OK, the Dutch may have edged us out in the gouda category but we are kicking ass when it comes to unsalted butter! There's some stiff competition in the Blue-Veined Cheese round. I'm rooting for Swiss Valley Farms. Here's my assessment:

SVF must show a lot of poise and curdle as one cohesive unit. I'm sure they are taking things one contest at a time and letting the rennet fall where it may. A lot of people doubted them so they're probably competing with a chip on their shoulder.

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