# Kraftkar

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{{Short description|Norwegian blue cheese}}
{{Use dmy dates | date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox cheese
| name = Kraftkar
| image = Kraftkar and Edel Bla.jpg
| othernames =
| country = [Norway](/source/Norway)
| regiontown = [Tingvoll Municipality](/source/Tingvoll_Municipality)
| region = [Nordmøre](/source/Nordm%C3%B8re)
| 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](/source/blue_cheese) originating from [Tingvoll Municipality](/source/Tingvoll_Municipality), [Nordmøre](/source/Nordm%C3%B8re). It is made from unskimmed cow's milk and cream, with injected culture of the mold ''[Penicillium roqueforti](/source/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](/source/Tore_Nordb%C3%B8) 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](/source/Tingvollost), Kraftkar was first introduced in 2004.<ref name="snl" />

==Awards==
Kraftkar was awarded gold medal for blue cheese at the [World Cheese Awards](/source/Guild_of_Fine_Food) 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](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n), 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](/source/El_Mundo_(Spain)) |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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/List_of_cheeses)
* Danish blue cheese varieties:
** [Danablu](/source/Danablu)
** [Castello Blue](/source/Castello_cheeses)
** [Saga](/source/Saga_(cheese))

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Blue cheeses}}
{{Norwegian cheeses}}

Category:Cow's-milk cheeses
Category:Norwegian cheeses
Category:Blue cheeses

{{cheese-stub}}

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