First raclette world championships to be held in Switzerland
Some cheeses will have travelled from France, Italy, Belgium, Romania, Canada and the UK.
Keystone / Jean-christophe Bott
The aroma of raclette will envelop Morgins this weekend. The mountain resort in southwest Switzerland will be hosting the first Raclette World Championships, during which almost 90 cheeses will be sampled. The results will be announced on Sunday.
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The jurors will meet on Saturday in a room in the centre of the village of Morgins to taste the various wheels of cheese divided into three categories: raw alpine milk, raw dairy milk and other raclette cheeses, said Christophe Berra, president of the organising committee for this first event.
Eighty-seven producers, mostly from canton Valais, are lining up with one or two cheeses. Among them are the 16 producers from the Vallée d’Illiez, “which shows real support for the event”, he enthuses.
There will also be cheeses from Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel and German-speaking Switzerland. Others will have travelled from France, Italy, Belgium, Romania, Canada and the UK.
The experts won’t have a monopoly on the cheese. From Friday, the public will also be able to enjoy raclettes through tastings, workshops and other activities.
The budget for this first event is CHF450,000 ($500,000), financed in particular by the valley’s municipalities, the Dents du Midi region and sponsorship. At the end of this year’s event, the organisers will draw up a report. “If the results are positive, the championships will be repeated,” says Christophe Berra.
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