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marmar

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Mon Dec 10, 2012, 11:56 AM Dec 2012

Novak Djokovic's ass cheese

This tennis player has a monopoly on donkey cheese, the world’s most expensive cheese
By Sarah Laskow


The most expensive cheese in the world comes from a donkey farm in Zasavica, Serbia. About one hundred donkeys live on the farm, and they’re milked three times daily. While in normal cheesemaking a pound of cheese requires about a gallon of milk to make, it takes more than three gallons of donkey milk to make a pound of this donkey cheese. And that pound of donkey cheese costs about $500.

“Aha,” you say, “luckily I am a rich idiot with a powerful hunger for donkey cheese!” Well, buster, if you want any you’ll have to go through Novak Djokovic, ranked number one in men’s tennis singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The best men’s tennis player in the world has bought up all of the donkey cheese. Every single last bit of it.

Djokovic, who comes from Serbia, is opening up a new chain of restaurants in his home country. The menu will feature donkey cheese (also called pule), and to ensure a steady supply, the tennis star just went ahead and commandeered the donkey farm’s entire supply. ....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://grist.org/list/this-tennis-player-has-a-monopoly-on-donkey-cheese-the-worlds-most-expensive-cheese/



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Novak Djokovic's ass cheese (Original Post) marmar Dec 2012 OP
My comment... joeybee12 Dec 2012 #1
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