The form of cheese that recently broke a world record in Mexico is a giant string cheese ball, also known as Oaxaca cheese. This cheese ball weighed 636.2 kilograms (about 1,402.58 pounds) and was made using over 10,000 liters of milk. It was created in the municipality of Reyes Etla, Oaxaca state, surpassing the previous record of 558 kilograms set in Pijijiapan, Chiapas, in 2023