Most expensive cheese sold at auction
Who
Regulatory Council DOP Cabrales
What
22,787.80 US dollar(s)
Where
Spain (Cabrales)
When

The most expensive cheese sold at auction is €20,500 ($22,787; £18,615) and was achieved by Regulatory Council DOP Cabrales (Spain) in Cabrales, Asturias, Spain, on 25 August 2019.


The cheese sold was a block of Cabrales; a semi-hard, very strong-tasting blue cheese produced by artisan farmers in Asturias, Spain. The block of Cabrales weighed 2 kg, giving it a price per kg of €10,250 ($11,393, £9,307). The Regulatory Council DOP Cabrales also achieved this record in 2018.