{{Short description|Norwegian blue cheese}} {{Use dmy dates | date=January 2025}} {{Infobox cheese | name = Kraftkar | image = Kraftkar and Edel Bla.jpg | othernames = | country = Norway | regiontown = Tingvoll Municipality | region = Nordmøre | town = | source = Cows | pasteurized = Yes | texture = | fat = 35% | protein = 23% | dimensions = 18 cm (diameter) | weight = 1.8 kg | aging = 6 months | certification = }}
'''Kraftkar''' is a Norwegian blue cheese originating from Tingvoll Municipality, Nordmøre. It is made from unskimmed cow's milk and cream, with injected culture of the mold ''Penicillium roqueforti''.<ref name="snl">{{cite SNL|Kraftkar|Kraftkar|2025-03-04|Aursnes|Jan Peter|2023-01-26}}</ref>
The name ''Kraftkar'' ({{lit|strongman}}) relates to the legendary farmhand Tore Nordbø and his supernatural strength and size.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tingvollost |url=http://www.matmerk.no/no/spesialitet/spesialitet-produsenter/tingvollost |access-date=20 November 2016 |website=www.matmerk.no |language=no}}</ref>
==History== Produced by the cheesemaker Tingvollost, Kraftkar was first introduced in 2004.<ref name="snl" />
==Awards== Kraftkar was awarded gold medal for blue cheese at the World Cheese Awards in 2011, gold medal at the International Cheese Awards in 2013, and silver medal at the 2015 World Cheese Awards.<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kraftkar |url=http://www.tingvollost.no/V%C3%A5reoster/Kraftkar.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121170302/http://www.tingvollost.no/V%C3%A5reoster/Kraftkar.aspx |archive-date=21 November 2016 |access-date=20 November 2016 |website=www.tingvollost.no |language=no}}</ref> At the 2016 World Cheese Awards in San Sebastián, Kraftkar was selected "World Champion" (all categories), among more than 3,000 participating cheeses from 35 countries.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 November 2016 |title=Kraftkar, un queso azul noruego, mejor del mundo en los World Cheese Awards 2016 |url=http://www.elmundo.es/vida-sana/2016/11/16/582cc065e5fdea03028b465d.html |access-date=20 November 2016 |work=El Mundo |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Opheim |first=Aagot |title=Tingvollost er verdensmester i ost |url=http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/moreromsdal/2016/11/16/Tingvollost-er-verdensmester-i-ost-13800270.ece |access-date=20 November 2016 |work=Adresseavisen |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bringsvor |first=Birthe |date=17 November 2016 |title="Kraftkar" kåra til verdas beste ost |url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/_kraftkar_-kara-til-verdas-beste-ost-1.13231114 |access-date=20 November 2016 |publisher=NRK |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title="Kraftkar" kåret til verdens beste ost |url=http://www.tingvoll.kommune.no/nyheter/kraftkar-karet-til-verdens-beste-ost.27767.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121103948/http://www.tingvoll.kommune.no/nyheter/kraftkar-karet-til-verdens-beste-ost.27767.aspx |archive-date=21 November 2016 |access-date=20 November 2016 |publisher=Tingvoll kommune |language=no}}</ref>
==See also== * List of cheeses * Danish blue cheese varieties: ** Danablu ** Castello Blue ** Saga
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Blue cheeses}} {{Norwegian cheeses}}
Category:Cow's-milk cheeses Category:Norwegian cheeses Category:Blue cheeses
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