A Sardinian pecorino cheese wheel
has claimed the title of the world's largest block of cheese
made from sheep's milk, according to the Guinness Book of
Records.
The 'Giant of the Cedrino', made at Loculi near Nuoro, weighs in
at 598.5 kg.
It is 165 centimetres in diameter and 60 centimetres high.
It has been seasoned for 12 months.
It beats the previous record holder, from Ascoli Piceno in
Marche, which weighed 534.7 kg, was 158 cm across and 29 cm
high.
The new record holder was made on May 12 last year with 4,500
litres of sheep's milk.
The designer of the wooden wheel holding it, Anna Pitzalis, told
ANSA that "the cheese was made with traditional methods and
above and beyond the record it was a chance to rediscover the
local area's artisan skills and food culture".
She said "the cheese's shape has given shape and voice to this
part of Sardinia".
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