Weirdest food and drink news stories of 2015

We also feature a Christmas nativity scene created entirely of cheese, the world’s longest cheeseboard and a new meat product that prevents drinkers getting hangovers in this photogallery.

Click through the slides to also learn about an innovative chef’s leather ketchup and how a pork pie may have helped New Zealand win the Rugby World Cup.

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Meanwhile, to find out what were the top 12 most read news articles​ published on FoodManufacture.co.uk during 2015, view both part one and part two of our top news of the year gallery.