Hungarian cheese making on the rise

The first SZEGA Cheese Festival of Nations gained such popularity that exceeded all expectations. The International Cheese Makers’ Guild — which has about 6,000 members from 40 countries — established the Hungarian Lodge, so Hungarian cheese-making can gain much more significance in the international business. The winner of the Hungarian National Cheese Contest was a semi-hard cheese from Baracska. It gained the opportunity to attend the Mondial du Fromage in 2019, as Elelmiszer.hu reported.

The host of the first cheese contest aimed to show the specialties of cheese making from all around the world.

“It is a great pleasure for us that gastronomical culture is gaining popularity, but cheese did not get into the spotlight until now. We want to change that.

We are showing the most delicious cheeses from abroad in order to make the audience’s tasting better, and we also emphasize and strengthen the Hungarian products.

That is the reason why we have been hosting Nations’ Cheese Competition, as well as the new Nations’ Cheese Festival. This event exceeded all expectations. The huge demand proves that there is a need for delicate cheese, so we will proceed on with the journey and continue to spread the joy of quality cheese consumption. The organization — the Hungarian Lodge of International Cheese Makers’ Guild, which was founded recently —  also serves this purpose. The lodge’s ambassador is Árpád Gabossy, while Gábor Bognár and Tamás Tóth became members. Besides forming the public taste, the organization also fulfills serious professional duties. We will provide complex help for cheese makers on several fields from technological processes to marketing”, chief manager of SZEGA Camembert Ltd. Ádám Gabossy stated.