{"id":48554,"date":"2024-11-19T13:29:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T18:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=48554"},"modified":"2024-11-21T15:28:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T20:28:31","slug":"portuguese-cheese-world-cheese-awards-champion-queijo-ovelha-amanteigado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/portuguese-cheese-world-cheese-awards-champion-queijo-ovelha-amanteigado\/","title":{"rendered":"This Portuguese Cheese is 2024’s World Cheese Awards Champ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado from Portugal was named the best of the best, beating out Jasper Hill, Mifroma, and more.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado from Quinto do Pomar has been voted World Champion Cheese, the best of the best, at the World Cheese Awards in Viseu, Portugal. Photo by Josie Krogh.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The jury has spoken: On November 15, 2024, a Portuguese cheese won on its home turf at the World Cheese Awards in Viseu, Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado, a soft, raw sheep’s milk cheese with a washed rind and thistle rennet by Quinta do Pomar in Soalheira, Portugal, took home the top prize. Quinta do Pomar is a small producer with only 10 employees; the village of Soalheira has fewer than 1,000 residents as of 2021, according to census data. The cheese has a buttery and mild flavor profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheesemaker Sonia Marroyo, of Quinto do Pomar, said, \u201cThis is a very emotional win for us, the creation of this cheese came from a lot of teamwork and dedication.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cheese was judged against 4,786 competing cheeses from 47 countries and by 240 judges from 40 countries. The judges, split into groups of two or three, were assigned a table of roughly 45 cheeses. Each cheese on the table was judged blind until a winning cheese was selected. The winner proceeded to a super jury of international cheese experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

104 cheeses went on to the super jury this year for further evaluation. In the final judging round, super jury experts picked one cheese to champion\u2014a “Super Gold” cheese\u2014thereby whittling down the number of top cheeses to 14. The 14 cheeses were subsequently debated in front of a live audience, before the final winner was crowned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Top 14 Cheeses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n