The counselor for the Rural Environment, María José Gómez, has been this Thursday in Córdoba at the fair "Andalucía Gusto del Sur International Cheese Festival," an event that brings together, in this edition, around 5,300 cheeses from 44 countries and in which 15 Galician cheesemakers take part.
Within this appointment, the World Cheese Awards competition is held, considered one of the most recognized cheese competitions in the world and which in previous years has already distinguished more than half a hundred preparations coming from Galicia. In this setting, the counselor has expressed her confidence that the quality of Galician cheeses will be highlighted again in this year’s edition.
In this regard, she has emphasized that these awards represent "a reflection of the good work of the professionals in Galician livestock farming and of the important work carried out by the cheesemakers," which she has highlighted for their role in transforming milk and thus contributing to the creation of added value in the rural environment.
For their part, the Xunta stated in a press release that Galicia has four specific protected designations of origin for cheese (Arzúa-Ulloa, Queixo Tetilla, San Simón da Costa and Cebreiro), "which reach an economic value of around 58 million euros per year."