Like every year, the World Cheese Awards, the authentic Oscars of cheese, they have put the best cheese in the world on the map. A somewhat superlative rating, especially if we see the format in which the cheeses compete, but a deserved award if we take into account that more than 4,400 references were presented.
Unlike in 2021, when a Spanish cheese, Olavidia, from Quesería Quesos & Besos, the shots of 2022 have gone for a quite different cheese, which has been able to prevail in the super final table to 16 other participantseven unseating an Italian gorgonzola, one of the favorites.
In this case, unlike in 2021 where Spain took the cat to the water with a goat’s milk cheese, fresh and lactic coagulation, the winner was a cooked pasta cheese made from cow’s milk from Switzerland.
The Gruyère in question It is made by the Vorderfultigen cheese factory and its refiner (the person who takes it to its optimum point of maturation) has been Gourmino, whose collaboration has been fundamental, according to the jury, for “a truly artisan and refined cheese”, melting on the tongue and with notes of herbs, fruits and leather, which they describe as a cheese “with great taste and a great bouquet “.
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This Gruyère, protected by the Swiss AOP that guarantees its origin, is made in the small commune of Rüeggisberg, located in the canton of Bern, a curious municipality that It is also closely linked to the Camino de Santiago.
Unfortunately, this artisan Gruyère cannot be enjoyed in Spain, so we will have to wait for a trip to Switzerland to enjoy the best cheese in the world.
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