Friday, August 27, 2010                 
  Largest goat cheese - world record set by Castel di Lama
 CASTEL DI LAMA, Ascoli Piceno, Italy -- An Italian goat cheese made last year by 25 volunteers who worked for eight hours a year ago to put together 850 kg of curd from 3,500 litres of milk and 3,000 goats measures 158 cm in diameter and 29 cm high and weighed in at 1,178-pound (534.7 kg) , setting the world record for the Largest goat cheese. 

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   The 25 Castel di Lama volunteers who created the World's Largest goat cheese, which measures 62 inches in diameter and 11 inches tall, said they used 924 gallons of milk from 3,000 goats to create the pecorino cheese.

    The Largest Goat Cheese in The World was seasoned for nine months and, after shrinkage, weighed in at 534.7 kg.

   The Guinness World Records office in London told the cheese's makers in the town of Castel di Lama that the almost 535 kg whopper had beaten all comers.

   The World's Largest goat cheese will go on display Sept. 2-5 at Castel di Lama's Farm Fair, the creators said.

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   Friday, August 27, 2010