1,178 pound goat cheese sets record

CASTEL DI LAMA, Italy, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Guinness World Records said residents of an Italian town set a world record with a 1,178-pound wheel of goat cheese.

The 25 Castel di Lama volunteers who created the cheese, which measures 62 inches in diameter and 11 inches tall, said they used 924 gallons of milk from 3,000 goats to create the pecorino cheese, ANSA reported Wednesday.

The record setting cheese will go on display Sept. 2-5 at Castel di Lama's Farm Fair, the creators said.