Explore Cheeses

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

Puzzone di Moena

Puzzone di Moena, also known as Spretz Tzaorì, is a cheese from Italy. It is made from cow's milk from specific breeds, including Bruna, Frisona, Pezzata Rossa, Grigio Alpina, Rendena, and Pinzgau. The cheese is cylindrical with a smooth or …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow
Texture: Semi-cooked, medium-hard, elastic
Flavor: Strong, intense, slightly salty and/or sharp, with a barely-perceptible bitter aftertaste

Sainte-Maure de Touraine

Sainte-Maure de Touraine is a goat cheese from the Loire Valley of France. It is easily recognizable by its long, cylindrical shape and a small straw running through its center, which helps maintain the shape and distribute moisture. The cheese …

Country: France
Milk Type: Goat’s milk
Texture: Semi-soft

Pecorino Sardo

Pecorino Sardo, also known as Fiore Sardo, is a firm sheep’s milk cheese from Sardinia, Italy. It comes in two varieties: Dolce (sweet), which is younger and softer, and Maturo (mature), which is harder and has a more intense flavor. …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Sheep's Milk
Texture: Firm but springy and elastic for Dolce, Hard and grainy for Maturo
Flavor: Mild and sweet for Dolce, More piquant and pronounced in salt for Maturo

Swaledale Ewes' Cheese

Swaledale Ewes Cheese is a full-fat hard cheese made from ewe’s milk in Swaledale, North Yorkshire. It has a cylindrical shape, a firm and crumbly texture, and a natural white color. The cheese is either coated in a greenish-blue-grey mold …

Milk Type: Sheep
Texture: Hard, firm, crumbly

Comté

Comté is a French cheese made from cow's milk in the Jura region of France. It is one of the most popular AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) cheeses, known for its complex flavors which can include hints of apricot, chocolate, butter, …

Country: France
Milk Type: Cow's Milk
Texture: Smooth; Semi-hard
Flavor: Nutty, creamy, sweet to meaty, roasted

Kalathaki Limnou

Kalathaki Limnou is a PDO-certified cheese from the island of Lemnos in Greece. It is made primarily from sheep's milk, or a mixture of sheep's and goat's milk. This cheese has a soft texture and a mild, slightly salty flavor. …

Country: Greece
Milk Type: Pasteurized sheep's milk, Goat’s milk (up to 30%)
Texture: Soft
Flavor: Pleasant, slightly acidic

Graviera Kritis

Graviera Kritis is a popular cheese from the island of Crete, possessing a PDO status. Made primarily from sheep's milk with some goat's milk, it has a sweet, nutty flavor that becomes more pronounced with age. The texture is semi-hard, …

Country: Greece
Milk Type: Sheep's milk, Goat's milk (up to 20%)
Texture: Hard
Flavor: Nutty, Sweet

Cream Cheese

Cream cheese is a fresh, soft cheese made primarily from cow's milk. It is typically pasteurized and has a smooth, spreadable texture. The flavor profile is creamy, mild, and slightly sweet, making it a versatile addition to both savory and …

Country: United States
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Fresh soft, processed
Flavor: Creamy, mild, sweet

Valençay

Valençay is an unpasteurized goat cheese from the Berry province of France, known for its distinctive truncated pyramidal shape and ash-covered rind. It has a soft, creamy texture and a mild, lemony flavor with a hint of saltiness. The cheese's …

Country: France
Milk Type: Goat’s milk
Texture: Fresh: fine and creamy; Mature: slightly crumbly
Flavor: Goat, undergrowth, floral hints

Gouda-Style

Gouda-Style cheese is a semi-hard cheese that originated in the Netherlands. It is made from cow's milk and is known for its smooth, creamy texture. The flavor is rich and buttery with a mild sweetness, often accompanied by nutty notes. …

Stracchino

Stracchino, also known as Crescenza, is a soft Italian cheese from the Lombardy region. Made from cow's milk, it has a creamy, spreadable texture with a mild, delicate flavor. Stracchino is typically eaten fresh and is popular as a filling …

Country: Italy
Texture: Soft

Caerphilly-Style

Caerphilly-style cheese is a semi-firm, crumbly cheese originally from Wales, now often produced in other regions. It has a pale, ivory color and a slightly moist texture. The cheese is known for its mild, fresh flavor with a hint of …

Neufchâtel

Neufchâtel is one of France’s oldest cheeses, dating back to the 6th century. Originating from Normandy, this soft, slightly crumbly cheese is made from cow's milk and is similar to Camembert but heart-shaped with a soft, velvety rind. It has …

Country: France
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Soft
Flavor: Creamy

Bryndza Podhalańska

Bryndza Podhalańska is a traditional cheese from Poland. It is a soft, rennin cheese with a strong, salty, or slightly sour taste. The cheese is produced from May to September in the Podhale region, which includes the Nowotarski and Tatrzański …

Milk Type: Ewes' milk (Polish Mountain Sheep), Cows' milk (Polish Red)
Texture: Soft
Flavor: Strong, salty or slightly salty, sometimes slightly sour

Mâconnais

Mâconnais is a small cheese made from raw, full-fat goat's milk. It originates from France and is known for its distinctive truncated cone shape. The cheese is soft, creamy, and firm, with a cream color and a flavorsome taste. It …

Country: France
Milk Type: Goat's milk
Texture: Soft, homogenous, creamy, firm, smooth
Flavor: Salty, tangy

Queijo de Azeitão

Queijo de Azeitão is a traditional cheese from Portugal, specifically produced in the Palmela, Setúbal, and Sesimbra councils. It is a matured cheese made from raw sheep's milk, cardoon preparation, and salt. The cheese has a distinctive shape, being a …

Country: Portugal
Milk Type: Sheep
Texture: Semi-Soft
Flavor: Slightly piquant, a mix of sharp and salty

Danish Blue

Danish Blue, or Danablu, is a strong, blue-veined cheese made from cow's milk. It has a creamy, slightly moist texture and a sharp, salty flavor typical of blue cheeses. Danish Blue is often used in dressings, as well as on …

Country: Denmark
Milk Type: Cow
Texture: Semi-soft, Blue-veined
Flavor: Salty, tangy

Arzúa-Ulloa

From the lush pastures of Galicia, Spain, Arzúa-Ulloa is crafted from the milk of local cows. This soft, creamy cheese has a mild, slightly salty taste and a smooth, supple texture, making it excellent for melting. It is often used …

Country: Spain
Milk Type: Cow's milk (raw or pasteurized)
Texture: Soft
Flavor: Slightly salty and pleasantly acidic, buttery and milky with nutty notes

Ġbejna

Ġbejna is a small, traditional cheese from Malta made from sheep's or goat’s milk. It can be found fresh, dried, or peppered, with each variety offering a different texture and taste. Fresh Ġbejna is soft and creamy, while dried Ġbejna …

Country: Malta
Milk Type: Goat's or sheep's milk
Texture: Soft
Flavor: Savory

Raschera

Raschera is an Italian semi-soft cheese from the Piedmont region. It is a PDO cheese made from cow’s milk, or a mixture of cow, sheep, and goat milk. It has a slightly crumbly texture and a fresh, milky flavor with …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: White or ivory with small and sparse eyes, elastic, and consistent
Flavor: Fresh and delicate in fresher cheeses, spicy, savory, and persistent in aged cheeses

Fourme d'Ambert

Fourme d'Ambert is one of France's oldest blue cheeses, from the Auvergne region. It has a cylindrical shape with a creamy, smooth texture and a mild, fruity blue flavor. Less intense than other blue cheeses, Fourme d'Ambert is known for …

Country: France
Milk Type: Cow's milk
Texture: Soft and creamy
Flavor: Mild blue cheese

Reblochon

Reblochon is a soft washed-rind and smear-ripened French cheese from the Alps region of Savoy. The cheese has a creamy, nutty taste under its orange-colored rind. It was traditionally made using the second milking of cows, which produces a richer …

Country: France
Milk Type: Raw whole cow’s milk
Texture: Ivory-colored, creamy and supple
Flavor: Creamy, nutty

Metsovone

Metsovone is a smoked, semi-hard cheese from Metsovo in the Pindus mountains of Greece. Made from cow's milk or a mix of cow and sheep or goat milk, it is one of the few Greek cheeses that is smoked, giving …

Country: Greece
Milk Type: Cow's milk, Ewe's or Goat's milk
Texture: Semihard to hard
Flavor: Slightly salty and piquant

Pepato

Pepato is a variety of Pecorino that is studded with whole peppercorns, adding a spicy kick to the otherwise nutty and salty flavor of the sheep's milk cheese. This hard, granular cheese is excellent for grating over dishes to add …

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

Cacioricotta

Cacioricotta is a traditional cheese from the southern regions of Italy, particularly popular in Puglia and Campania. It can be made from cow's, sheep's, or goat's milk and has characteristics of both ricotta and aged cheese, hence its name. It …

Country: Italy
Milk Type: Goat's, occasionally Sheep's and Cow's mix
Flavor: Sweet to salty, spicy

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