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NDTV
16-07-2025
- Business
- NDTV
This Is The World's Most Expensive Cheese, Sold For Rs 36 Lakh At Auction
A block of blue cheese in Spain has become the most expensive cheese ever sold at auction, fetching a staggering 36,000 euros (approximately Rs 36 lakh). According to Guinness World Records, the record-breaking cheese weighed around 2.3 kg. It was made using cow's milk and matured for 10 months in the Los Mazos cave, located nearly 1,500 metres above sea level. This cave is traditionally used to age Cabrales cheese, which is produced from unpasteurised cow, goat, and sheep's milk. The cave-ageing process gives the cheese its distinct greenish-blue colour and sharp, salty flavour. The cheese was sold by the Regulatory Council DOP Cabrales (Spain) at an auction held in Cabrales, Asturias, Spain, on 25 August 2024. It was crafted by the Ángel Díaz Herrero cheese factory and won the top prize in the 'Mejor Queso del Certamen', which translates to 'Best Cheese of the Competition '. The winning cheese is auctioned off each year to the highest bidder. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Guinness World Records (@guinnessworldrecords) The record-breaking auction took place after a panel of judges sampled cheeses from 15 different producers. The entry from Angel Diaz Herrero cheese factory was named the winner and selected for auction. Nine catering establishments from across Spain participated in the bidding for the prized blue cheese. The auction began at 3,000 euros, with a total of 40 bids placed. The cheese, known for its pungent aroma and strong flavours, was eventually purchased by Ivan Suarez, owner of the restaurant El Llagar de Colloto in Asturias, Spain. This marks the fifth consecutive year Suarez has won the auction.
New York Post
12-07-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Big cheese: You will not believe what this brick of smelly, green cheese fetched at auction
With this pricetag, it feta be better than all the rest. A smelly slab of green cheese sold for $42,232, earning the Guinness World Record for most expensive cheese sold at auction. The pricey 5-pound chunk of Cabrales, a Spanish blue cheese, was aged in a cave for 10 months by the Ángel Díaz Herrero cheese factory. The brick of cheese was sold to Iván Suárez, the owner of restaurant El Llagar de Colloto in Asturias, Spain. Cabrales is made from unpasteurized cow, goat and sheep's milk and aged in natural limestone caves. A chunk of the Spanish blue cheese Cabrales took home the Guinness World Record. Guinness World Records The process gives the cheese a unique spicy and salty flavor, as well as its distinctive greenish-blue hue. The event started with the 52nd annual 'Best Cheese' competition, Mejor Queso del Certamen, where a jury tastes and ranks cheeses made by 15 different factories. The title-winning cheese was sold by the Regulatory Council DOP Cabrales to restaurant owner Iván Suárez. Guinness World Records As is tradition, the winning cheese then gets auctioned off to the highest bidder.
