{"id":7111,"date":"2020-10-05T13:53:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T17:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/?p=7111"},"modified":"2020-10-09T09:50:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T13:50:04","slug":"royal-cheese-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeselover.ca\/index.php\/2020\/10\/05\/royal-cheese-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s oldest\u2014and only\u2014cheese competition under way at The Royal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Judging is about to begin for the 2020 Canadian Cheese & Butter Competition at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In this year of COVID-19, the 2020 Canadian Cheese & Butter Competition at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is the only such judging and competition in Canada and one of the few such contests in the world this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cheese and butter competition hosted by The Royal is the oldest in Canada, dating back 98 years to 1922 when the Fair was first held at Exhibition Place in Toronto.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judging this year took place on September 24 with six expert judges sampling and evaluating the 164 cheese and butter entries submitted by producers across Canada.<\/p>\n

Judging was live and in-person with masks on except when judges sampled cheese, with plenty of social distancing, temperatures taken at the entrance and hand-sanitizers everywhere.<\/p>\n

Once scores have been tabulated and carefully checked, three finalists will be announced in each class.<\/p>\n

Winners in each class\u2014there are 33 in all\u2014and the grand champions\u2014the best of the best\u2014will be announced November 10-14 during The Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience on a new, completely free digital platform accessible by all 24-7.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience will be a unique opportunity to experience the very best in Canadian agriculture and food from your laptop, tablet, smart phone or desktop. The Cheese & Butter Competition will be one of several featured presentations at the virtual Fair. Click here for more information and to register<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the breakdown of entries received from producers in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta:<\/p>\n