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The Chilean New World Cheese Meeting awards fifteen of the nineteen participating Canarian cheese productions
Fifteen of the nineteen Canarian productions presented to the New World Cheese Meeting, celebrated in Santiago de Chile, were awarded in this first edition of the contest. Among them stood out the Maxorata Cheese Factory, from Fuerteventura, which obtained one of the Super Gold of the event for its cured paprika cheese made with goat's milk.
The contest, developed between 30 of September and 2 October at the Espacio Riesco fairgrounds, within the activities of the Food event & Service, recognized with gold medals the El Faro Cheese Factory, from Lanzarote, for his cured gofio, semi-cured paprika, and natural curing. In addition Hour Moon (The Palm) received this same distinction for its smoked raw palm goat milk curing; Las Cuevas Farm (The Palm), for its cured sheep smeared in paprika; y Herreño Cheese (The iron), was awarded for its natural blend semi-cured.
In the silver medal category, Selected cheeses for its cured mixture spread with paprika and Maxorata Cheese Factory by natural semi-cured, both from Fuerteventura. Besides, received this same award Benijos Cheese Factory (Tenerife) for its semi-cured goat with paprika and semi-cured smoked mixture preparations; Aboriginal Organic Cheese Factory (Tenerife) for its organic goat curing; y Hour Moon, for its curing of raw palm goat milk.
Finally, The bronze medals for the Archipelago productions went to Amurga Cheeses (Gran Canaria), for its semi-cured mixture; Las Cuevas Farm, for its cured smoked goat; y Aboriginal Organic Cheese Factory, for its semi-cured goat.
The Government of the Canary Islands through the public company Gestión del Medio Rural (GMR Canarias) and the Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality (ICCA), covered the shipping of a total of nineteen creations from the Archipelago participating in the contest, from Lanzarote, The iron, Fuerteventura, The Palm, Gran Canaria and Tenerife. In this first edition, the Islands' proposals were measured with a total of 350 cheeses from nine countries: Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, United States and Spain.
The Minister of Agriculture, Cattle raising, Fisheries and Food Sovereignty of the Government of the Canary Islands, Narvay Quintero, congratulated all the cheese factories of the Archipelago that participated in this international event, with a special recognition to Maxorata for his Super gold. Besides, highlighted that “fifteen of the nineteen Canarian productions presented have been awarded a medal, which demonstrates the excellence and uniqueness of our cheeses, increasingly competitive in the international arena”.
In addition, Quintero recalled that “this initiative is part of the regional Executive's strategy to promote the external projection of the products of our primary sector.”.
The jury was made up of 24 international specialists under the technical direction of judge Fernando Mayora, among them the Canarian expert Ruth Lozano, with extensive experience in international competitions such as World Cheese Awards and the Championship of the Best Cheeses in Spain from the Gourmets Hall, and who has actively collaborated in the development of this initiative.
The contest was structured in 14 categories that covered different types of cheese preparations, from fresh and tender products to intense blues and signature creations, which were divided into four sections depending on the origin of the milk: goat, vaca, sheep or mix.
