Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY, VIODOS-MAULEON. MICHEL TOUYAROU, MASTER CHEESEMAKER AND ARNAUD PORTEBOIS, DIRECTOR AT THE CHAUMES CHEESE FACTORY PRODUCING ESQUIRROU, A SHEEP'S CHEESE NAMED WORLD CHAMPION IN 2018 Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Parmigiano Reggiano from Parma - Italy

Parmigiano Reggiano from Parma - Italy

Daniele Dadomo, known as "Casaro," the cheesemaker, works with Parmigiano Reggiano at the Caseificio San Bernardino cheese dairy in Tortiano, Parma, Italy, July 17, 2025. Italy's renowned Parmigiano Reggiano cheese is made from cow's milk and produced exclusively in certain regions of northern Italy. Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

French cheesemaking champion shares passion for cheese

STORY: French cheesemaking champion shares passion for cheese SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: GRENOBLE, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior and interior of the Fromagerie des Alpages, the cheese factory of the world champion cheese maker 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): BERNARD MURE-RAVAUD, World champion cheesemaker 3. various of Bernard Mure-Ravaud, world champion cheesemaker serving customers in his shop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): BERNARD MURE-RAVAUD, World champion cheesemaker 5. various of cheese STORYLINE: For more than 30 years, Bernard Mure-Ravaud has been making cheese in Grenoble, France. Crowned French cheesemaking champion and winner of the "Best Craftsman in France" award, Mure-Ravaud has about 250 cheeses on offer in his shop. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): BERNARD MURE-RAVAUD, World champion cheesemaker "We have 250 varieties of cheese here. For raclette cheese alone, there are around 20 varieties. It sells very quickly." Mure-Ravaud also h

Miyagi cheesemaker, 2011 quake survivor, opens shop in Hokkaido

Miyagi cheesemaker, 2011 quake survivor, opens shop in Hokkaido

Photo taken Jan. 22, 2016 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, shows Eiji Nagao, owner of cheese factory "Japacheese," holding his products. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo