The International Dairy Federation estimates that France holds the title for the most cheese consumed in a year per capita, but Italy boasts a close second.
Europe has the highest level of per capita cheese consumption. In 2021, people in the European Union ate on average 20.44 kilograms of cheese. U.S. and Canada came in second and third in that year at about 17.9 and 15 kilograms of cheese per capita.
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The average per capita consumption of cheese in Germany is 24.7 kilograms per capita while Switzerland and Netherlands consume 22.2 and 21.6 kilos per capita respectively. Italy is the ninth highest consumer of cheese at 21.5 kg per capita followed closely by Austria at 21.1 kg per capita.
The country with the highest per capita consumption of fluid milk in 2021 was Belarus. The average person in Belarus consumed about 114.9 kilograms of milk in that year.
New Zealand had the highest per capita consumption of butter worldwide in 2021.
Per person, Japan consumes the most eggs every year. The average person in Japan eats about 320 eggs per year. That is almost one egg per day.
Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano, Italy
Also known as the “King of Cheeses,” Parmigiano Reggiano has a long lineage stretching back hundreds of years.
An enormous variety of bread is available across Europe. Germany alone lays claim to over 1,300 basic varieties of breads, rolls, and pastries, as well as having the largest consumption of bread per capita worldwide.
It's no secret some of the best cheese in the world comes from France, Switzerland and Italy. But true cheese aficionados should be eager to explore what the rest of the globe has to offer.
China is not known for its cheeses. In fact, ask most people in the country, and they'll tell you that Chinese people traditionally don't eat cheese at all.
There has not been dairy in the mainstream Chinese diet for centuries — no butter, no milk, no cheese, nothing. Ninety percent of the population is said to be lactose intolerant.
Cheese is not a favourite food in China, to put it mildly. Traditionally, dairy products were associated with the nomadic people who lived on the fringes of China and who were regarded as fearful barbarians.
Chicken knows no bounds! In Israel, around 80% of the country consume chicken in their daily diet. Poultry as a whole accounts for more than three quarters of all meat consumed in Israel. Interestingly, it is believed that the ancient, abandoned city of Maresha, is where chicken-eating first started.
Norway – Consumers of the Great Frozen Pie
If you think we eat a lot of pizza in America, you should see what they're consuming in Norway! On average, each person in Norway eats about 11 pounds of pizza a year.
Unsurprisingly, the countries with the highest consumption include coastal nations such as Iceland or the Maldives, where people consume more than 80 kilograms of aquatic foods per year on average.
World onion production is estimated at approximately 105 billion pounds each year. The average annual onion consumption calculates to approximately 13.67 pounds of onions per person across the world. Libya has the highest consumption of onions with an astounding average per capita consumption of 66.8 pounds.
The study carried out by CEOWORLD magazine revealed that the US ranks as the world's most fast-food-obsessed country. The United Kingdom is second to only the United States. The research reveals how often residents of the 20 countries we surveyed eat junk food in an average month.
Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome
Archaeological evidence for making cheese in Egypt goes back about 5,000 years. In 2018, archeologists from Cairo University and the University of Catania reported the discovery of the oldest known cheese from Egypt. Discovered in the Saqqara necropolis, it is around 3200 years old.
A matured cheese, the gruyère is slightly crumbly and made from raw cow's milk. Coming in second place was a Gorgonzola Dolce DOP, a soft, blue buttery cheese made by De' Magi from Italy. Le Gruyère AOP surchoix is the world's new No. 1 cheese.
If you live in China, it's becoming even harder to get your hands on some Camembert—and not just because the famous French soft cheese is literally going extinct. In August, China banned imports of soft cheeses, also known as mold-ripened cheeses, from Europe.
China remains largest market
Dominating sales, production, consumption and exports, China is by far the biggest player in the international garlic market.
In Europe, it is unlawful to wash eggs because this process is believed to damage an outside layer of the egg shell known as the cuticle, making it easier for bacteria to penetrate the inside of an egg.