Friday, September 26, 2008

Photo of the Day- Cheese Lottery


A cheesemaker took a round of cheese out of storage to pile it in lots during the annual "Chaesteilet" in the Justi Valley in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. Each September during the "Chaesteilet," landowners and their families gather on the Spycher mountain where the cheese stores are located. The cheeses made during the summer on the Alps are taken from storage and piled in lots. After an address by the head cheesemaker, each member is allocated his share of the different aged cheese by lottery.

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