WORLD RECORD PRICE OF CHEESE

The World Record for most expensive cheese sold at auction was broken by Spanish restaurant owner Ivan Suarez who bought 5.78 pounds of artisan blue cheese for $16,142. The high price is due to the item being Cabrales cheese, one of the strongest, most recognized blue cheeses in the world. Cabrales cheese matures inside the caves of the Picos de Europa mountain range in Spain. It spends roughly between three to six months in the caves with shepherds rubbing and turning the cheese to help along the maturating process. (* Kinky!) Mr. Suarez, owner of restaurant Llagar de Colloto in Spain, sells Cabrales cheeses and recommends them at all meals.
* Tell me more how the shepherds rub the cheese.
* “Why is that shepherd rubbing his cheese longer than the other guys?” “He got the pretty one.”
* Anybody else thinking of “American Pie”?
* $16,000 for five pounds of cheese? It’s like shopping at Whole Foods.
* He blew an awful lot of money on bleu cheese.
* “I’d like to order a grilled cheese sandwich?” “That’ll be $800.”