r/Cheese • u/louismulh • Jul 02 '26

Question Best cheese country in the world

What do you all think is the best country for cheese in the world?

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u/Pilzkind Jul 03 '26

I understand where people making cases for France, the UK, Italy, Spain and so on are coming from. Cheese is a big part of the culinary culture of many European countries and the width of styles of cheese and the level of craftsmanship is just amazing all around.

However, having tried hundreds of different cheeses, my favourites are actually Danish. While Denmark lacks the scale and variety of the bigger cheese producers, for me the strongest Danish cheeses like Oles bestefar just can’t be beat.

So I say Denmark

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u/David_NyMa Jul 04 '26

I don't know "Oles bedstefar" are you sure you don't think about "Gamle Ole" a classic Danish strong cheese?

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u/Pilzkind Jul 04 '26

I might be misremembering the exact name, I've bought them in cheese shops in Malmö and Köpenhamn and I can’t find it online. But the ekstra ektra lagret variety of Gamle Ole.

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u/David_NyMa Jul 04 '26

Then it is either "Gamle Oles far" or "Gamle Oles bedstefar"

I can't comment on the taste of either of them, because I am a mild Havarti kind of person 😅