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No, the French are not the biggest cheese consumers in the world
Our pride just took a big hit!
Yet we were so sure of ourselves when it came to cheese. Despite its faults, doubts and failures, we knew that France could not be surpassed by anyone in terms of cheese consumption.
We can no longer really proclaim ourselves Grand Masters of Camembert or King of Tomme de Savoie.
According to data collected by the IDF (the International Dairy Federation), France actually ranks fourth among the countries that consume the most cheese, with an average of "only" 27.2 kg per person. year and per person.
At the top of the rankings is Denmark (28.1 kg per person), followed closely by Iceland (27.7 kg per person) and then Finland (27.3 kg per person).
A Scandinavian trio that managed to beat the land of baguette cheese, after all, into the top 5 in the world - we console ourselves as best we can.
The countries least affected by cheese consumption also have their rankings. We find China (0.1 kg per person), Mongolia (0.3 kg per person) and Zimbabwe (0.6 kg per person).
In retrospect we can also ask ourselves: do Scandinavians eat quality cheese? Because there is cheese and cheese, wha...
Or are they like the English girl who put Beaufort cheese in a fondue?
Come on, let's not be too chauvinistic...
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