World Cheese Awards 2023: which Ukrainian cheeses became the best this year

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The judges said that it is very creamy, balanced in taste, has notes of fruit and even wine, writes CNN.

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And among the prize-winning Ukrainian cheeses were mozzarella, semi-hard goat cheeses, and cheeses with mold and various additions.

The gold award was given to:

• “Stanislavska Syrovarnya”, Ivano-Frankivsk – semi-hard goat cheese “Motrya”;
• “Zinka”, Kyiv region – aged goat cheese “Hard with fenugreek”.

The silver award was given to:

• “Pumpkin Paradise”, Lviv region – fresh aged cheese “Hoverla” and cheese with white mold “Forest Song”;
• “Mukko”, Lviv region – aged cheese “Stary Stryi with coffee”, semi-hard cheese “Mukko” with truffle;
• “Zinka”, Kyiv region – hard aged “Ukrainian”;
• “Jersey”, Lviv region – “Massimo” cheese with a washed crust.

The bronze award was given to:

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• “Lel'”, Kirovohrad region – smoked mozzarella;
• “Zinka”, Kyiv region – “Gouda with paprika”, “Semi-hard cheese of medium maturity”, as well as cheese with white mold of the type “Camembert” made from goat’s milk;
• “Syroman”, Kyiv region – cheese with white mold made from goat’s milk and with the addition of beets “Sofia”.

We will remind you that 39 Ukrainian cheeses from various producers were presented at the World Cheese Awards last year.

Then the world winner was the Swiss hard gruyere, and the second place went to Gorgonzola Dolce DOP – a soft, buttery blue cheese from Italy.

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