World Cheese Awards will be held in Viseu, Portugal for the very first time. This marks a new beginning for the country as it is set to host these awards. The Cheese event is known as the ‘Oscars of Cheese’ which will have more than 5000 cheese samples.
Portugal Host World Cheese Awards
Pavilhão Multiúsos, located in Viseu will host the first-ever World Cheese Awards. The event will be held from 15 November to 17 November. It is intentionally held at the weekend to have more participation from the local public. This will mark the 36th edition of the World Cheese Awards (WCA) also known as ‘Oscar of Cheese’. The organization of the awards expressed their views as follows:
Over the three days, there will be thousands of cheeses, wines, and regional products to taste with a ‘cheese summit’ and a gastronomic festival open to the general public and free of charge.
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This is a unique opportunity for cheese lovers to taste various kinds of cheese. Citizens can taste some of the best and exclusive samples of cheese. Viseu will have 4,784 types of cheese from 47 different countries. All these cheeses will compete with each other and the best one will be declared during these awards. The jury will comprise 250 experts from 40 countries, and they will give markings to all the cheese flavors.
Bruno Filipe Costa, the promoter of the event, believes that this is a very unique opportunity through which you can discover new flavors of cheese. It is an event where you can know the regional and the national producers of cheese.
Portuguese Cheese Exports Everyday
The Portuguese cheese is one of the best in the world. Recently, the rankings of Taste Atlas have ranked Portugal in first place due to Serra da Estrela cheese produced in the country. This ranking consists of three types of cheese in the top 25 cheeses. Portuguese cheeses are exported to other countries every day. The country is rich in cheese legacy and production is very high every day. This is why the World Cheese Awards in Portugal will promote the local Portuguese Cheese as well.
Portugal is fully prepared to host the World Cheese Awards in Viseu. Some of the organizers have informed us that it might be possible for citizens to view the cheese competition from some of the galleries in the vicinity. This will be possible on 15 November, which will mark the first day of the three-day event. The jury for the competition will also be present in one of the galleries to score the competitors. The event will host a lot of competitors as the management has stated:
Viseu will be the stage for a historic edition, receiving the largest Portuguese delegation of all time, with 182 cheeses in the race for the “Oscar do Queijo” and around 100 stands from national producers at Tenda Viseu.
Activities Planned During Cheese Event
Portugal will be taking full advantage of this event to promote tourism as well. Many countries will be participating in this event during the weekend. The organizers of the event have arranged several activities for the competitors and the visitors. These activities also include a complete tour of the WCA ground with a professional guide. The guide will inform you about the different types of cheese that are available in Viseu.
Some of the other activities include tastings of cheese with a member of the jury, product presentation, and eating cheese with different kinds of wines. The weekend in Viseu is solely reserved for cheese lovers who can drink wine with them. The event organizers have their say on the other activities during the weekend in Viseu:
Over the three days, there will also be commented tastings, tastings, ‘workshops’ on cheese and regional products, eight ‘show cooking’ sessions with some of the best national chefs, live music, various activities around cheese, and many surprises.
WCA Hosts Largest World Cheese Competition
The arena for WCA has a covered area of 2400 square meters. This marks the ‘largest world cheese competition’. It will include an awards ceremony after the judges give a score to every cheese competitor. The event will reserve a special place for the top 20 best cheeses in the world.
Visitors can also have a tour of the 1500 square meters of Tenda Viseu. This area is reserved for the producers in the area. There will be more than 100 stands that include some of the top exclusive global brands with premium cheese.
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