Samir Kalit’s last trip before the COVID-19 pandemic was to Madison to serve as a judge for the World Championship Cheese Contest. This week, his first trip in exactly two years brought him back to Madison to judge some of the best cheeses in the world once more.
Cheeses and judges from across the world returned to Monona Terrace for the biennial World Championship Cheese Contest on Tuesday, with nearly 3,000 entires in an event that was closed to the public due to the pandemic.
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A sample of rindless Swiss is taken for judging during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace in Madison.
Larry Bell, with LBell Consulting from Green Bay, judges mozzarella Tuesday during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace in Madison.
John Jaeggi, of Brooklyn, left, and Roland Sahli, of Switzerland, judge rindless Swiss during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace in Madison.
Photos: World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace
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Larry Bell, with LBell Consulting from Green Bay, judges mozzarella during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 1, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Greg Kinate, with Winona Foods from Little Suamico, left, and Luis Jiménez-Maroto, with Center for Dairy Research from Mexico, judge cheese curds during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 1, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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(From left) Franco Sessa, with Whitestone Cheese from Auckland, New Zealand, and Terry Lensmire, with Lensmire Dairy Consulting from Manitowoc, judge string cheese during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 1, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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A sample of rindless Swiss is taken for judging during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace.
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Thierry Martin, of Canada, and Alieen Kacvinsky, of Madison, at right, judge swiss cheese during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 1, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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John Jaeggi, of Brooklyn, Wisconsin, left, and Roland Sahli, of Switzerland, judge rindless swiss during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 1, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Judging is underway during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 1, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Judging is underway during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 1, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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David Wentz, with Sargento Food Inc. from Plymouth, left, and Don Tribby, with International Flavors and Fragrances from Springfield, Missouri, judge medium cheddar during the World Championship Cheese Contest at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 1, 2022. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
