The SZEGA Foods this year organized its III. Cheese Nations competition, having 17 countries race.One Hungarian and 16 internationally acclaimed cheese manufacturing countries competed in the traditional specialties. Namely the competition was to select, vote for “Hungary’s favorite cheese” .
The qualifying round was held between August, 24. 2015 until September, 8. At the SZEGA market, district II., 121 Erzsébet Ave. – Budapest those folks interested to taste fine cheese could have voted on the spot or may have shown their favorite cheese by visiting the store’s internet site. Was kind of challenge to really choose and vote for their favorites from the 17 countries cheese.
After the first round the voting continued between September, 9 to 13. By then many local and foreigner individuals selected their kind of cheese. So the competition kept on running to receive the title of best, most tasteful cheese of 2015 in Hungary. Day-by-day at the SZEGA Market the climbing up votes appeared at the local display screen and followed on the internet. The winner(s) were announced at the venue of the 24th Wine Festival – Royal Castle on September, 13. 2015., The competition ended with an award ceremony.
Here are the result of the competition receiving awards: 1st Pater – Hungary, 2nd Sartori Merlo – USA , 3rd Provolone – Italy, 4th Comté – France, 5th Dubliner – Ireland. 6th Belgium – Hervé La Bière, 7th Switzerland – Appenzeller .
This year for the first time, the United States of America, as a guest nation, also entered the Nation’s Cheese competition and the voter showed surely their appreciation of the fine „Sartori Merlot„ cheese.
Unfortunately, even though the nations cheese were very flavorful, yet excluded from the award, but still the audience very much enjoyed their cheese … Spain – Idiazabal, Netherlands – Edam Balls, Portugal – Sao Jorge, Estonia – Forte Classico, UK -Leicester Red, Denmark – Danbo, Germany – Limburger, Greece – Kefalotiri, Austria – Mölltaler Almkäse, Czech Republic – Zlata Praha.
Well it seems like for a year to the completion 2016 had come to an end, but for those who missed to taste these delicious cheese during the period in time, may not have to be down, because all year around at the SZEGA Market these Nation’s Cheese can be purchased.
Update and snaps Aggie Reiter
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