Europeans are big cheeses
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Europeans are still the world's big cheeses - a gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world's best cheese at the 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest in the US.
Judges in Madison, Wisconsin - a top cheese producing state - lauded the gruyere for its creamy texture and lightly fruity taste.
The cheese is made by Fragniere Cedric of Kirchberg, Switzerland.
The runner-up in the contest also was from Switzerland. It's a smear-ripened hard cheese made by Sennerei Andeer.
Third place went to Alois Pesendorfer of Gmunden, Austria, for a semisoft cheese.
This year's contest featured 2300 entries from 20 countries. Organisers say that makes it the largest international cheese and butter competition in the world.
- AP
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