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Weird and wonderful photos

  • Affinage à l’air libre

    Le périmètre de la production clandestine de fromages au lait cru au Brésil, dans le département du Minas Gerais, est en train d’être cartographié (...)


  • The seed which turns cheese orange

    Annatto is a natural dye used to make certain cheeses such as Mimolette and Red Leicester. Also known as roucou or achiote, it is made from the (...)


  • Gone to waste

    This scene happens on a regular basis in Brazil. Trucks are stopped and their cargo of cheese is destroyed. The photo was taken in the town of São (...)


  • Brick by brick

    The story of the Widmer dairy began more than 80 years ago, with a swiss man that moved to Wisconsin to make cheese. His famous product, (...)


  • Going once, going twice, sold!

    The ‘kaasmarkt’ (cheese market) takes place, every Friday, from March until September, in Alkmaar, Holland. It’s an old-age tradition which dates (...)


  • Edible Art

    These cheesy creations were bought to life when American blogger Sandra Denneler, made olive and cheese bees for a friend’s birthday. Amongst (...)


  • Like washing on the line

    French blogger and globe trotter, François Xavier Delmas, discovered an unusual speciality during his travels in Nepal. In houses, and in farms, (...)


  • Woolly cheese

    Llanut cheese is made at the Mas Marcé dairy, in Siurana d’Empordà, Catalonia. It’s a creamy ewe’s milk cheese, matured for 2 to 3 weeks in wool. This (...)


  • Fly Away Langres

    At the Concours national des fromagers, the national cheesmonger championships, on the 27th January, this levitating and turning Langres was (...)


  • String cheese

    In Brentwood, in the Bay Area, Emilla and Moises Salazar make a string cheese, the ’Queso Salazar’, inspired by Mexican cheeses produced in the (...)


  • Bacterial Culture

    This photo of bacterial cultures in a petri dish shaped like the USA, illustrates the important role of micro-organisms and the concept of (...)


  • Cheese Wheel Wedding Cake

    Cheese wedding cakes are the new trend in England. Forget the traditional fruit cake, or sponge, now guests can enjoy a nibble of cheese and (...)


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