Tom
Nah- Gruyères and Stilton for me. Emmenthaler is gummi
Incredible... possibly one of the worst Swiss cheeses out there.
Must be a fix!
That's wholly mental.
Well if they compare it to Wisconsin 'Swiss cheese' I suppose it is much better
ugh yuck
Don't confuse vac-pac supermarket stuff with the proper artisan real McCoy - especially the reif ....... Mmmmm .....
American Gouda and American Parmesan in the top 5.
That is awkward.
At least they haven't film wrapped it in individual slice servings
I always wonder how the judging of these events can be swayed by the public, and the actual products on offer a reflection of what the public wants. I suppose this Emmentaler probably has more flavour than the midwest dairy cooperative version, and from the cheesemaker's point of view best to make something that will sell easily.
My favourite is a nice fresh goat's milk cheese - or an aged Appenzeller.
If you actually read the article, it isn't saying "Emmentaler" is the world's best cheese, it's this particular small cheesemaker's Emmentaler that, out of 2000+ entries from the around the world, was judged as the world's best cheese.
The "American gouda" in question is made and sold on a small family farm, these are artisan cheeses and I'm sure they're delicious.
Surely not! It's not as if they're sponsoring it or anything, Oh, hang on
And it's all bollocks anyway. If you look at the results for the 'Cheddar' categories, for instance, you'll see about 90% from the US and the rest from Canada and Ireland. So not a "World Championship" at all if it doesn't even represent English cheeses amongst the cheddars, FFS.
Aww, makes me long to be back in Madison. So much fun when the World Championship Cheese Contest is in town! You get to try so many different types you'd never have thought about, and learn about some of the small-scale operations around the world.
Have you tasted uralt emmenthaler? It's ubergereift, 3 years and is nothing like the chewy cheap stuff. It beats the pants off many cheese and melts beautifully.
cheap/bad Emmenthaler is one of the worst, good/old Emmenthaler one of the best Cheeses in the World.
An example how the world's best cheese can cause bad jokes