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Explore cheese varieties from around the world, categorized by texture, milk type, and region.

Boursin

Boursin is a French brand of soft, fresh Gournay-style cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk and cream with herbs mixed in. It spreads easily, crumbles a little, and is best known for its original garlic and fine herbs flavour.

Country: France
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Soft and creamy
Flavor: Garlic and herbs, pepper, or shallots and chive

Provolone Valpadana

Provolone Valpadana is an Italian semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk by the pasta filata method. It holds protected designation of origin status in the European Union and comes in a mild dolce version and a sharp piccante version, some …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Compact, may have slight and rare holes
Flavor: Delicate for sweet cheeses, pronounced with longer maturation for sharp cheeses

Rigotte

Rigotte, also known as Rigotte de Condrieu, is a traditional goat's milk cheese from the Parc Naturel Régional du Pilat in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. Made with unpasteurized milk, it has a fat content of 45%, giving it a …

Country: France
Milk Type: Goat's milk
Texture: Soft, artisan
Flavor: Acidic, sweet

Muenster

Muenster is a semi-soft cheese from the United States, made with pasteurized cow's milk and easy to spot by its annatto-colored orange rind. It is usually very mild and soft, and it melts well enough for grilled cheese, quesadillas, and …

Country: United States
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Creamy , Semi-Soft , Smooth
Flavor: Mild, Buttery, Slightly Tangy

Provolone

Provolone is an Italian semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk with a stretched curd. It runs from the very sharp piccante, aged at least four months, to the mild dolce.

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Semi-Hard
Flavor: Tangy

Allgäuer Emmentaler

Allgäuer Emmentaler is a raw-milk Emmental from the Allgäu region of Germany, protected as a designation of origin since January 1997. It ripens for at least three months and tastes clearly of hazelnut, milder than Swiss Emmentaler.

Country: Germany
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Hard
Flavor: Nutty

Leicester

Red Leicester is a crumbly cow's milk cheese from Leicestershire, England, close to Cheddar and coloured orange with annatto. Young wheels taste very mild and slightly sweet; after about six months the cheese picks up a tang.

Country: United Kingdom
Milk Type: Cow
Texture: Firm, dry, crumbly
Flavor: Slightly sweet, mellow, nutty

Paški Sir

Paški sir is a hard sheep milk cheese from the Croatian island of Pag, where salt-laden wind shapes the plants the sheep eat. It carries Protected Designation of Origin status and has won gold and Super Gold at the World …

Country: Croatia
Milk Type: Sheep’s milk
Texture: Slightly elastic, granular
Flavor: Salty, savory, tangy

Queso de Acehúche

Queso de Acehúche is a pressed uncooked cheese from the province of Cáceres in Extremadura, Spain, made with whole raw goat's milk. It has held a European PDO since 2022 and is known for its soft elastic paste and yellow …

Milk Type: Goat
Texture: Semi-hard, elastic, slightly moist
Flavor: Low saltiness, moderate acidity, low bitterness, low pungency, more pronounced in aged cheeses

Edam

Edam is a semi-hard Dutch cheese named after the town of Edam in North Holland, sold in flat-ended spheres under a red wax rind. It hardens rather than spoils, which made it the world's most popular cheese from the 14th …

Country: Netherlands
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Rubber-textured to crystalline
Flavor: Sweet, milky, nutty, buttery

Kefalograviera

Kefalograviera is a hard Greek table cheese made from sheep's milk or a mix of sheep's and goat's milk. It tastes salty, smells rich, and shows up most often fried as saganaki or grated over pasta.

Country: Greece
Milk Type: Sheep’s milk or mixtures with up to 10% goat’s milk; sometimes cow's and sheep's milk (60:40)
Texture: Firm, elastic
Flavor: Pleasant

Epoisses de Bourgogne

Époisses de Bourgogne is a soft, washed rind cow's milk cheese from the village of Époisses in Côte-d'Or, Burgundy. Its rind is washed in brine and Marc de Bourgogne, which gives the cheese an orange-red surface and a strong smell.

Country: France
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Soft, smear-ripened

Allgäuer Bergkäse

Allgäuer Bergkäse is a German raw milk mountain cheese with a protected designation of origin. Loaves weigh 15 to 50 kg, ripen at least four months, and taste mild, aromatic and nutty, with more punch as the cheese ages.

Milk Type: Not Specified
Texture: Not Specified
Flavor: Not Specified

Queso Casín

Queso Casín is a hard to semi-hard cheese from southern Asturias, made with full-fat unpasteurized milk from Casina, Asturian Valley and Friesian cows. It is known for a firm, friable body, a sharp peppery bite, and a rind stamped with …

Milk Type: Cow
Texture: Hard to semi-hard, firm, crumbly, and buttery on the palate
Flavor: Strong, tangy, slightly bitter, and persistent

Graddost

Gräddost is a Swedish semi-hard cow's milk cheese whose name means cream cheese. It tastes mild, creamy and slightly sour, is usually sold at 60% fat, and melts so well that Swedish pizzerias made it a standard in the 1970s.

Country: Sweden
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Semi-hard, artisan
Flavor: Nutty, tangy

Tomme

Tomme is a class of cheese made mainly in the French Alps and in Switzerland from cow's, ewe's or goat's milk. Most are made from skimmed milk left over from butter making, so they are generally low in fat, and …

Country: France and Switzerland
Milk Type: Cow's, goat's or sheep's milk
Texture: Creamy, pliable
Flavor: Varied

Pepato

Pepato is a semi-hard Sicilian sheep milk cheese studded with whole peppercorns. It is sold young at about 10 days or aged two to four months, and it turns up throughout Sicilian home cooking.

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Sheep's milk
Texture: Semi-hard, artisan
Flavor: Salty, spicy

Queijo Terrincho

Queijo Terrincho is a traditional cheese from Portugal, specifically from the Terra Quente region. It is made from the raw milk of Churra da Terra Quente sheep. The cheese is known for its distinct flavor and aroma, which become more …

Milk Type: Sheep's milk
Texture: Close and even, slightly buttery for Queijo Terrincho; hard, well-formed for Queijo Terrincho Velho.
Flavor: Intense smell, mild and clean for Queijo Terrincho; strong, balanced mixture of different smells for Queijo Terrincho Velho.

Cottage Cheese (Australian)

Cottage Cheese from Australia is a fresh, soft cheese made from cow's milk, which can be either pasteurized or unpasteurized. It has a mild, sweet flavor and a lactic, milky aroma, making it a versatile addition to various dishes. The …

Country: Australia
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Fresh soft
Flavor: Mild, sweet

Chaource

Chaource is a soft cow's milk cheese from the village of Chaource in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. It has a white Penicillium candidum rind and a slightly crumbly center with a melt-in-the-mouth texture, and it is usually eaten young.

Country: France
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Soft and creamy
Flavor: Cream, fresh mushrooms

Tiroler Almkäse / Tiroler Alpkäse

Tiroler Almkäse, also known as Tiroler Alpkäse, is a traditional hard cheese from Austria. It is made exclusively from raw cow's milk sourced from cows grazing on alpine pastures in the Tyrol region. The cheese is produced in the form …

Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Firm to soft
Flavor: Aromatic and piquant

Jibneh Arabieh

Jibneh Arabieh is a soft white cheese eaten all over the Middle East and especially popular around the Persian Gulf. It tastes much like feta but with less salt, and it turns up on the table, in cooked dishes, and …

Country: Israel and Middle East
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Mild

Gamonedo

Gamonéu is a fatty, lightly smoked Spanish cheese made in parts of Asturias from a blend of cow, goat and sheep milk. It holds a Protected Designation of Origin and comes in two forms: del Puertu from the high passes …

Country: Spain
Milk Type: Raw cow’s, sheep’s, and goat’s milk, or any combination. Breeds: Friesian, Asturiana de los Valles, etc.
Texture: Harder and drier (del Puertu), richer and creamier (del Valle)
Flavor: Buttery, slightly nutty

San Michali

San Michali is a hard cow's milk cheese from the Greek island of Syros, aged at least four months. It carries PDO status, tastes salty and piquant, and is one of the most expensive cheeses in Greece.

Country: Greece
Milk Type: Cow’s milk
Texture: Compact, with very small irregular holes
Flavor: Salty, peppery

Fourme d'Ambert

Fourme d'Ambert is a semi-hard blue cheese from the Auvergne region of France, sold in a narrow cylinder. One of the country's oldest cheeses, it dates back to Roman times and is inoculated with Penicillium roqueforti.

Country: France
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Mild blue cheese