Sirana Gligora wins gold at World Cheese

Croatian cheese producer Sirana Gligora saw its new sheep milk cheese, Paski sir iz maslinove komine, finish top of class with a gold medal in the hard sheep milk cheese category at the World Cheese Championships in the US. Around 2,619 cheese from 22 countries were judged at the championships in
Wisconsin. In the hard sheep milk cheese category, Croatian dairies sent six entries in total, which competed against cheeses from the US and European cheeses from Spain and Italy.

“We are delighted with this result,” says managing director Sime Gligora. Sirana Gligora first made Sir iz maslinove komine in November 2013. Master affenure Ivanka Jurèeviæ says, “We took some Paski sir that was produced in May. This is a very special time to make cheese because the wild sage on Pag is in full bloom, meaning that the milk is much stronger. After maturing it for five months in the normal way we then submerged it in maslinove komine, followed by several stages of special care.”

Sirana Gligora produced around five tonnes of Sir iz maslinove komine last November from Paski sir, Kolan, Dinarski sir, Zigljen and Tezaèki sir, which are still available in all Sirana Gligora cheese shops in Croatia.