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Kraftkar, made by Norwegian producer Tingvollost, has scooped the coveted title of World Champion Cheese at the 29th<\/sup> annual World Cheese Awards, coming top among a record number of entries that were judged at the Kursaal Congress Centre in San Sebasti\u00e1n, during the first day of the International Cheese Festival.<\/p>\n The winning Kraftkar beat off competition from over 3,000 entries into the world\u2019s largest cheese-only awards scheme this year, with judge Nick\u00a0Tsioros, owner of Olympic Cheese in Toronto, who championed this cheese, saying, \u201cThis 12-month aged blue cheese is wonderfully balanced, it has a great crumbly texture, but is soft and smooth on the tongue. The mould has developed nicely and comes across really well in the overall flavour of the cheese.\u201d The final International Super Jury, representing nations including Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA, concurred, awarding Kraftkar the highest score of the final judging stage.<\/p>\n Kraftkar was awarded 71 points out of a possible 80 by the Super Jury of 16 judges, just ahead of a Spanish duo in joint second place with 67 points; Cala Blanc from Lacto Industrial Menorquina and Cremositos Del Zujar from Arteserena.<\/p>\n Drawing entries from 31 different countries, from Australia to Italy and Mexico to Mozambique, cheese of all shapes and sizes made their way by bicycle, boat, plane, train, truck and car to the Kursaal Congress Centre in San Sebasti\u00e1n, via 12 consolidation points in all corners of the globe. 266 cheese experts from 26 different nations followed them to the Basque Country to taste, nose and grade over 3,000 cheeses in a single day, giving Bronze, Silver, Gold and Super Gold awards to worthy entries.<\/p>\n The 2016 World Champion Cheese will now be entered into a Champion of Champions contest on Thursday 17 November, where it will be judged alongside the 28 previous winners of the World Cheese Awards.<\/p>\n The International Cheese Festival is taking place at the Kursaal Congress Centre in San Sebasti\u00e1n from 16-18 November 2016.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kraftkar, made by Norwegian producer Tingvollost, has scooped the coveted title of World Champion Cheese at the 29th annual World Cheese Awards, coming top among a record number of entries that were judged at the Kursaal Congress Centre in San Sebasti\u00e1n, during the first day of the International Cheese Festival. The winning Kraftkar beat off competition from over 3,000 entries into the world\u2019s largest cheese-only… <\/p>\n