Visit the Bank that Transacts in Cheese

Whether they're students or businesses, lots of people have to take out loans from the bank. For cheese farmers, there's a bank in Italy that will literally accept *cheese* as collateral for loans. This is the story of three men and millions of dollars worth of that proverbial cheddar.

This story is a part of our Flavors series, where we do so much more than play with our food. Come with us as we dive into deliciously different and tastefully off-beat stories in the culinary world.

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[thegreatcalvinio]

I need one small loan of a million Parmesan.

[Mirsab]

how do you guys fit so much in 2 mins, amazing.

[imkindahungry]

What does my dad do for a living? Oh he just babysits a bunch of cheese someone decided to pawn.

[ObesePuppies]

if only there was a bank that would lend me money for my rare memes

[tntcake]

Just imagine breaking into a warehouse to steal thousand of dollars in cheese.

[xKarma_]

Teacher: hey Emiliano what would you want to be when you're all grown up
Emiliano: make a bank of cheese
Teacher: BOi

[kharacter]

*Robber breaks into building.*
Robber: "Give me the chedda!"

[jaknadle]

The plot to Ocean's 14 needs to be a cheese heist.

[JODRecaps]

congratulation on your cheesy fortune.

[DimarisPlays]

"Cheese has to be earned, sweet. Just like memes."
- Melvin Harris

[zetta]

They remind me of the time piled over 200 cheese wheels in my house in Skyrim.

[mercamia]

Wallace: "I'll take your entire stock"

[The_A_Cast]

Kudos to Great Big Story for making videos that get right to the point and fill every single second of their videos with the info we all wanna hear! ❤️

[yihuiang]

Somehow reminds me of Jacob and his suitcase of pastries when he went to the bank to get a loan in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them...and in this context, he was rightfully rejected for a loan! You can't age pastries!!

[katyoutnabout]

0:36 “holy cow thats a lot of cheese” actually made me lol

[SiddhantGoenka.Official]

Imagine, Remy and the family from Ratatouille invading that cheese vault.

[sepirocth]

make these vids longer, great quality content

[andromede]

I need a revolving line of credit on my wheel of cheese.
Banker: why do you need a line of credit?
Me: Cause I want to make some more cheddar

[AppleBestFan]

YO GUYS YOU'RE IN REGGIO EMILIA, I LIVE HERE AND NOBODY TOLD ME

[jennifer]

Wallace - “Are you up for a heist Gromit?!?!”