The company Formatges Muntanyolaof the Ampans Foundationremains work for people with intellectual disabilitiesgot a gold medal for semi-cured goat cheese and another of bronze for another made with organic cow’s milk at the World Cheese Awards 2022reports Eph.
In this international contest they have competed this week in the United Kingdom more than 4,000 cheeses from 42 countries, as reported by Formatges Muntanyola, located in Sant Salvador de Guardiola (Bages, Barcelona).
The Garrotxa cheesea semi-cured goat cheese, has been recognized with the gold medal as the best cheese in the world in its category, and it is made with a slow maturation, it gives off an aroma of fresh milk, its texture is creamy and the flavor is soft and pleasant to the palate, according to experts.
Other, bronze medal
The Lúpulus, an organic cheese cured from cow’s milkhas obtained the bronze medal thanks to a maturation of between three and six months and its bark is washed with beer.
Ana Meadowresponsible for Formatges Muntanyola, has highlighted his joy and satisfaction with these awards: “They are a recognition of the effort, dedication and work well done by the entire team of this social project, which started almost ten years ago”.
In the World Cheese Awards 2022 There have been 250 professional tasters who have judged the best cheeses among the more than 4,000 references presented, taking into account aspects such as the rind, the body of the cheese, the tone, the texture, the consistency and the flavour.
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It is not the first time that Formatges Muntanyola has won a prize in this international competition, since its blue goat cheese He also won a gold medal as the best in the world in another edition.
This Catalan company makes thirteen types of artisan cheese with four varieties of milk: goat, buffalo, cow and sheepon the Urpina farm in Sant Salvador de Guardiola, and is part of the social project of the Ampans Foundation, a non-profit organization that works for the social and labor inclusion of people with disabilities, mental illness and in situations of vulnerability.