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Largest String Cheese Ball The largest string cheese ball weighed 636.2 kg (2,20462 lbs), and was achieved by Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca and Municipio Reyes Etla (both Mexico) in Reyes Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico on 19 July 2024.
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This is the city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico
and the team behind the record attempt for
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the largest string cheese ball. The record to
beat is 558kg which was set in Mexico in 2023
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The participants are using over 10,000 litres
of milk to prepare the cheese string ball
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Oaxaca cheese is made in a unique way. During the cheese making
process, rennet is added to the whole milk to separate the curds
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The curds are then submerged in hot
water to soften and make them pliable
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In the last step, the curds are stretched long and thin
and thoroughly kneaded to create a stringy texture
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And they are the new record holder with the largest
string cheese ball weighing an impressive 636.2kg
