Pounds of Goat Cheese Woos Italy

According to the worldwide consumption of milk survey it is the goat’s milk that ranks high on the popularity chart preceding the much commonly acclaimed cow’s milk. In fact 65% of the   milk consumption worldwide comes from goat’s milk   but however this popularity  has not surfaced up due to high profile marketing campaigns and big budget advertisements. Italy has taken up the task   seriously and   therefore 25 volunteers of Castel di Lama   had worked hard for a year   to make the world believe in the vitality of goat’s milk. They   went on to create the largest goat cheese   which measured a diameter 62 inches and 11 inches in height. They reported that 924 gallons of milk from 3000 goats   had gone in to create this massive pecorino   cheese.

Unlike cow's milk there is no need to homogenize goat's milk. While the fat globules in cow's milk tend to separate to the surface, the globules in goat's milk are much smaller and will remain suspended in solution. When individuals have sensitivity to cow's milk, goat's milk can sometimes be used as an alternative. 

The volunteers of Castel Lama were successful   in creating a 1178 pound goat  cheese  after a nine month long seasoning.  After the shrinkage the cheese weighed a whopping 534.7 Kg . The 25 volunteers worked for eight hours  for almost a year  to put together  850 Kg of curd  from 3500 liters of   milk.

The Largest Goat Cheese weighed 1178 pound and was set by   the 25 volunteers of Castel Di Lama AT Castel Di Lama, Ascoli, Piceno, Italy on August 27, 2010.