World's most expensive cheese, 10 months old and smelly... 2 kgs cost Rs 36 lakh

A smelly green cheese sold for $42,232 (₹36 lakh); image is symbolic and AI-generated.

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It also won the Guinness World Record for the most expensive cheese sold at auction; the image is symbolic and AI-generated.

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A 5-pound piece of Spanish blue cheese Cabrales sold for ₹36 lakh, as per New York Post; image is symbolic and AI-generated.

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Made at Angel Diaz Herrero Cheese Factory, this cheese was aged in a cave for 10 months; image is symbolic and AI-generated.

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The cheese was bought by Iván Suárez, owner of El Lagar de Coloto in Spain; image is symbolic and AI-generated.

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Cabrales is made from raw cow, goat, and sheep milk and aged in limestone caves; image is AI-generated and representative.

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This process gives the cheese its unique spicy-salty flavor and greenish-blue color; image is AI-generated and representative.

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The world’s best cheese is chosen through the Mejor Queso del Certamen competition; image is AI-generated and symbolic.

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In the 52nd "Best Cheese" competition, a jury ranked cheeses from 15 factories; image is AI-generated and symbolic.

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As per tradition, the winning cheese is auctioned to the highest bidder; image is AI-generated and symbolic.

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