Radinka makes the best aged cheese

Radinka Bajić from the Pljeval village of Lijeska won the first prize at the traditional event "Pljeval Cheese Days", which was held yesterday for the 15th time.

The committee that evaluated the color, appearance and taste of the product awarded it the prize in the aged cheese category.

She got a cow milker.

He says that he keeps seven cows and that he has no problem with selling white milk.

"If I still had this much cheese, I could sell it," she points out.

Second place and 150 euros was won by last year's winner Ljiljana Petrović from the village of Bitine, and third place and 100 euros by Stana Jović, who has been awarded several times for her products.

Yesterday, 83 producers of white cheese exhibited their products at the Hotel Pljevlja, including producers from Kolašin, Višegrad and Prijepolje who were able to compete in the category of special cheeses.

In the old cream category, the first place was won by Ljubiša Božović from Bobovo.

He received a prize of 250 euros.

Momir Čolović from Brvenica won second place, and Milka Pivljanin from Mali Krć took third place. They received a prize of 150 and 100 euros, respectively.

In the category of producers of young cream, Božidarka Ivanović from Bobovo won, Ljubiša Božović from Bobovo won second place, and Tijana Zindović from Glibać took third place.

They were awarded 200, 150 and 100 euros.

Due to the small number of exhibitors, only one prize was awarded in the sheep's cheese category - to Violeta Cvijović.

In the category of special cheeses, the first prize and 200 euros was won by Svetlana Milošević from Kolašin, the second by Biljana Dujović from Brvenica and Rada Ćipravnić from Odžak, who received prizes of 150 and 100 euros.

The secretary for the economy of the Municipality of Pljevlja, Budimir Bajčetić, said that in the previous 15 years, about 1.500 competitors exhibited their products.

"Pljeval cheese days were opened by mayor Mirko Đačić, who pointed out that the municipality produces about 55.000 liters of milk per day. He said that about 4.000 households are engaged in agriculture in Pljevlja, seventy percent of which are livestock. He said that Pljeval dairies bought 2,142 million liters of milk this year, slightly less than last year.