1. When over 50,000 pounds of cheese rolled this week into Wisconsin, a state clearly not suffering from cheese shortages, it could only mean one thing: The World Championship Cheese Contest was in town.
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    Hundreds Battle For International Cheese Glory In Wisconsin

    The biennial competition, held in Madison, is like a World Cup for the cheese world, where Dutch Gouda battles Swiss Gruyere for the coveted top title. This year there were a record 2,503 entries from 24 countries. Traditional heavyweights in the U.S. and France were well-represented, making it tough for first-time competitors from India, Estonia, Romania and Croatia to catch the judges’ attention.

     

    Like wine and coffee, competitive cheeses are evaluated on a number of factors — judges look at the exterior, smell it, feel a piece by hand and in their mouth, taste it and then spit. Each winner of the 82 categories advance to a semi-final where judges narrow it down further to 16 finalists.

    Wisconsin, true to form, out performed every other state in the semi-finals. It had 30 first place finishers and prompted Twitter user Oryx2046 to poke fun at a classic California dairy campaign: “WHOSE COWS ARE HAPPY NOW?!”

    -Serri Graslie

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