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From the 3rd – 6th of November the 33rd edition of the World Cheese Awards, the equivalent of the Oscars for the Cheese sector, was held in Oviedo, Spain. Over 4000 cheese from 6 different continents were submitted to be judged by 230 experts from cheese buyers to cheesemakers and food journalists in just one day. Indeed, allow me to paint the scene for you: imagine a sea of cheese in all shapes and sizes flooding the Palacio de Congresos, the pungent cheese breeze wafting in the hall coupled with rain-streaked windowpanes. Very atmospheric. Feedback from the World Cheese Award Judges The judges we grouped into teams of three and assigned a table, each containing about 50 different types of cheese to assess, review and then award a bronze, silver, gold and the…

Despite it being the 21st century, mention Sofia or Bulgaria, to the average Westerner, and you either draw up a blank facial expression followed by a despairing ‘Where?’ or a standoffish stance visualizing a grey, drab Iron Curtain communist country. How different is the reality of this hidden Eastern European gem? Located at the foot of 2209m high Vitosha Mountain, is the historic capital – Sofia, an area of human habitation since at least 7000BC. Sofia, also known by the Ancient Greeks as Serdika and by the Slavs as Sredets, was fondly known as ‘my Rome’ by the Roman Emperor, Constantine the Great. Located on the Balkan Peninsula between the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea, the nation has always been part of the important East-West trade routes from the…

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The World Cheese Awards, the Oscars in Cheese

The Rose of Europe – Sofia, Bulgaria