Cheese is a unique product. It has an ancient history. Archaeological finds indicate that people learned how to cook cheese long before the advent of a new era.
These days, some types of cheese are fabulously expensive. It is difficult to unequivocally name the most expensive cheese in the world, because the price of a particular variety depends on many factors. In our article, we will consider the types of cheeses, the cost of which ranks them among the most expensive products in the world.
Poole
The most expensive cheese in the world does not always have to be of excellent taste, aroma and quality. It so happens that the price tag is due to the rarity of the components and a very modest amount of product produced per year. Poole cheese has such a story. It is produced in the Balkans from sheep’s milk. The manufacturer assures that the production of one kilogram of cheese takes 25 liters of milk, and donkeys, whose milk is suitable for making a bullet, there are only a hundred for the whole of Serbia.
The cost of such cheese may exceed $ 1,250 per kilogram. Those who are fortunate enough to try the pula cheese assure that it has a delicate taste and a very delicate texture.
Outlandish Moose House Cheese
Another variety of cheese that exotic lovers will certainly enjoy is produced in Switzerland. It is released quite a bit, about 200 kg per year. This, of course, also affects the price.
You can buy a kilogram of such cheese for at least $ 1,000 per 1 kg, which brings it to the upper borders of the top of the most exquisite delicacies. Make the most expensive cheese from elk milk. At the same time, the price is affected by the long milking process - about three hours, and the fact that you can get such cheese only at certain times of the year. Animals are kept on a special farm, feed on environmentally friendly feed.
Golden stilton
The variety Stilton is loved by many connoisseurs, but it is not necessary to call it the most expensive. Another thing is Stilton Gold. He certainly can claim the title of “Most Expensive Cheese”.
From what milk it is made, how much it ripens and what taste qualities it possesses, it is not so important. One has only to look at a slice of such cheese, it becomes clear what determines the price of 1000 dollars per 1 kg. The composition of this cheese includes real edible gold and golden liquor.
Cheddar Wike Farms
Is it possible to imagine that the most expensive cheese in the world is ordinary cheddar? But the Vike Farms variety is special.
It contains a noble white truffle, and this is a serious bid for success. The cost of 1 kg of such cheese exceeds $ 440.
Extra old bitto
This sophisticated variety is simply adored by many cheese lovers. Its cost was not so great. But once a cheesemaker from Hong Kong bought a batch of such cheese and sent it to ripen. It happened back in 1997, and sales of extra old bitto started only after 10 years. Today, this cheese is sold in small quantities and only to true connoisseurs. 100 gr. this delicacy will cost $ 33.
Cachocavallo Podolico
What producers just do not go to create the most expensive cheese. For example, in the south of Italy, breeders of dairy cows for the whole summer steal them to graze in an ecologically clean province, where burenki feast on strawberries, strawberries and cherries. This berry diet causes an unusual smack of milk, which is subsequently passed on to the cheese.
The unusual shape of the heads, similar to a pear or an old leather flask, is noteworthy. A kilogram of such cheese costs 111 dollars.
It is noteworthy that the name of this variety is translated from Italian as "Horse cheese". What is due to it, is known to one manufacturer. In fact, horses have nothing to do with the production of this cheese. But the second part of the name “Podoliko” denotes the breed of cows, which enjoy berries.
Old ford
In a dispute about which cheese is the most expensive, a goat milk variety also got into it. He is very different from his "brothers." Usually soft brine cheeses are prepared from the milk of sheep and goats, which are served young. But “Old Ford” has a dense structure and before the sale they give it time to ripen and even age. For the sake of a kilogram of this delicacy, you have to part with a hundred US dollars.
Epuas
This is not the most expensive cheese, but obviously one of the most unusual. Variety epuas adored Napoleon himself. It is prepared from unpasteurized cow's milk using an unusual technology. The cheese head is coated with apple brandy or calvados, and then left to ripen.
As a result, the product acquires a stable peculiar smell, which many frankly call an unbearable stink. In the homeland of this cheese, in France, there are even special rules that prohibit the transportation of this cheese in public transport. The cost of such cheese ranges from 100-150 dollars.
Blue jersey
This variety is the most expensive blue cheese. It is produced in America from the milk of jersey cows.
This breed is famous for giving milk with the highest fat content and pronounced creamy taste. Thanks to this, the cheese has a rich taste, which is emphasized by the delicate sourness of the noble mold. The cost of a kilogram head exceeds $ 100.
Unbroken record
It’s clear that the price level for cheese can fluctuate depending on the season, the remoteness of the buyer from the cheese factory and many other factors.
But there is an undoubted leader in this matter. The most expensive cheese in the world left the auction for 6.3 thousand euros per half-kilogram head. It is noteworthy that this variety, produced at the cheese factory of Jesus Ansola Huaristi, does not belong to the most expensive, usually it is sold at no more than $ 80 per kg. But one Spanish restaurateur acquired a record-breaking cheese head for advertising purposes.
Another record is the cheese plate Frome Cheese Pletter, which was sold at the cheese festival in Somerset, England for more than $ 3,000. Lot was a wooden dish with a collection of gourmet cheeses presented on it.
Some more facts about expensive unusual cheeses
Some varieties are so outlandish that many buyers are not only stopped by price. Would you like to taste the cheese that dust mites have worked on to create? But some gourmets are ready to lay out a tidy sum for a piece of milbenkeza. The manufacturer claims that this product is good for health and is an excellent prevention of dust allergies. True, you will have to use the product with tick bodies.
No less unusual is the variety of Kasu Marzu. Small heads are made from sheep’s milk, and then given to the cheese flies. In the process of fermentation, the larvae of this insect are involved, which secrete enzymes. It is believed that if the served cheese contains dead worms, such a product is not suitable for consumption. Connoisseurs prefer to eat it while all the living creatures are active.
Greek Halloumi cheese is considered a unique product due to its very high melting point. It can be fried and grilled. No other cheese, even the most expensive, has such characteristics. In Greece, halloumi is served with beer, wine, cider. He must be taken with him to a picnic to cook over the coals and eat in the bite with a barbecue.
Another unusual variety is view lille. What epithets only this cheese is not awarded! It is called caustic and even stinky, and on the packaging a little man is wearing a gas mask. The name is translated into Russian as "Smelly Marinade." However, a sharp peculiar smell and salty taste do not frighten lovers of this unusual variety at all, they are ready to pay a lot of money for it.