A volunteer places a plate with cups of concentrated whey and a dish of whey powder to be judged Tuesday at the World Cheese Championship Contest at Monona Terrace. Of the 150 categories in the contest, seven are dedicated to whey products.
Judges K.J. Burrington and Pratishtha Verma, both of Madison, discuss the whey powder they sampled Tuesday during the opening day of the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace. Once discarded as a byproduct of the cheesemaking process, whey is now in high demand for its health and weight-loss benefits.
K.J. Burrington of the American Dairy Products Institute in Elmhurst, Ill., but who lives in Madison, takes a sip of powdered whey that had been mixed with water. Burrington is among the 56 judges at the World Championship Cheese Contest.
Steve Stettler, center, of Decatur Dairy in Brodhead, cuts open a large wheel of Swiss cheese during the World Cheese Championship Contest at Monona Terrace.
It’s been 10 years since Emmi Roth took the top honors with a cheese made in Monroe. Prior to that, it was 1988 when a string cheese won.
A volunteer places a plate with cups of concentrated whey and a dish of whey powder to be judged Tuesday at the World Cheese Championship Contest at Monona Terrace. Of the 150 categories in the contest, seven are dedicated to whey products.
Judges K.J. Burrington and Pratishtha Verma, both of Madison, discuss the whey powder they sampled Tuesday during the opening day of the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace. Once discarded as a byproduct of the cheesemaking process, whey is now in high demand for its health and weight-loss benefits.
K.J. Burrington of the American Dairy Products Institute in Elmhurst, Ill., but who lives in Madison, takes a sip of powdered whey that had been mixed with water. Burrington is among the 56 judges at the World Championship Cheese Contest.
Steve Stettler, center, of Decatur Dairy in Brodhead, cuts open a large wheel of Swiss cheese during the World Cheese Championship Contest at Monona Terrace.
