A FOOD artist in the U.K. has created an amazing Nativity scene made entirely out of cheddar cheese.

    Prudence Staite was commissioned by the Pilgrims Choice cheese company to carve the Christmas scene, which includes a baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, crib, shepherds, sheep, cow, donkey, and three wise men bearing gifts.

    The tiny crib that contains the baby even includes shaved cheese as straw.

    “We wanted to have some fun and create the ultimate Christmas nativity scene from our mature cheddar cheese,” said a Pilgrims Choice spokesman.

    Staite, 36, a fine artist by trade, said there were no existing designs to follow but “winged it” by applying techniques for clay building.

    First she formed each of her figures out of chilled cheese and put them back in the refrigerator to firm up again. Then put the leftover pieces into the food processor to make the fine elements like the straw. The whole thing was then assembled and held together with the help of toothpicks.

    According to Staite, all the figures were hard to make and she needed a tiny magnifying glass to help carve out the details.

    She said, “Creating the whole sculpture was a real challenge as it’s so intricate. Sculpting the faces of Mary and Joseph was very difficult and fiddly, but I’m very pleased with how it’s turned out.”(SD-Agencies)