Kraftkar is a Norwegian
blue cheese
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originating from
Tingvoll Municipality
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, Grimstad, and Torjulvågen. The munici ...
,
Nordmøre
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. It is 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 blu ...
''.
The name ''Kraftkar'' () relates to the legendary farmhand
Tore Nordbø and his supernatural strength and size.
History
Produced by the cheesemaker
Tingvollost, Kraftkar was first introduced in 2004.
Awards
Kraftkar was awarded gold medal for blue cheese at the
World Cheese Awards 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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* Danish blue cheese varieties:
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Danablu
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Castello Blue
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Saga
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References
Cow's-milk cheeses
Norwegian cheeses
Blue cheeses
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