Kraftkar is a
blue cheese from
Tingvoll
Tingvoll is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Tingvollvågen. Other villages include Meisingset, Kvisvik, and Torjulvågen. The municipality cove ...
in
Nordmøre, Western
Norway
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, made from unskimmed cow's milk and cream, with injected culture of the mold ''
Penicillium roqueforti
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The major industrial use of this fungus is the production of blue ...
''.
The name ''Kraftkar'' ("strongman") relates to the legendary farmhand Tore Nordbø and his supernatural strength and size.
History
Produced by the cheesemaker
Tingvollost
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Perhaps best ...
, Kraftkar was first introduced in 2004.
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Awards
Kraftkar was awarded gold medal for blue cheese at the World Cheese Awards
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All five directors are members of the Farrand family. Bob Farrand is the chairman, his son ...
in 2011, gold medal at the International Cheese Awards in 2013, and silver medal at the 2015 World Cheese Awards.[ At the 2016 World Cheese Awards in ]San Sebastián
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, Kraftkar was selected "World Champion" (all categories), among more than 3,000 participating cheeses from 35 countries.
See also
* List of cheeses
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References
Cow's-milk cheeses
Norwegian cheeses
Blue cheeses
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