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Semi-Hard Cheeses from Sweden

Explore semi-hard cheeses from Sweden, including regional specialties and well-known favorites.

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Herrgardsost

Herrgardsost is a semi-hard Swedish cheese made from cow's milk, aged three months to two years. It has small round holes, a waxed surface, and a mild, nutty, creamy taste.

Country: Sweden
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Mild, nutty, sweet, tangy

Wrångebäcksost

Wrångebäcksost is a semi-hard cheese made from thermised, organic full-fat cow’s milk, produced in the Guldkroken region of Sweden. The cheese has a firm and creamy texture with crystals, a yellowish interior with occasional holes, and an orange to rust-red …

Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Full and complex, long aftertaste

Svecia

Svecia is a Swedish semi-hard cow's milk cheese with a creamy consistency, light yellow colour, small irregular holes and a mildly acidic taste. It is sold in wax-covered cylinders weighing 12 to 15 kg (26 to 33 lb) and aged …

Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Mildly acidic, full-bodied

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
Flavor: Nutty, tangy

Grevé

Grevé is a Swedish cow's milk cheese built along the lines of Emmental, first produced in 1964 at Örnsköldsvik. It is semi-hard, tastes nut-like and slightly sweet, and carries a fat content of 30 to 45 percent.

Country: Sweden
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Semi-hard
Flavor: Mild, nutty

Sveciaost

Sveciaost is a traditional Swedish cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. It originates from the low-laying regions of Sweden and has a semi-hard texture, achieved through brining. The cheese is pale yellow in color and does not have a rind. …

Country: Sweden
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Semi-hard, brined
Flavor: Acidic