Best Cheeses, Ranked by Popularity
The best cheeses in the world, all 996 of them, ranked by popularity. Start with the full list, then browse our hand-picked lists of the best cheeses by country, texture and use.
The Most Popular Cheeses (page 12)
Number 1 is the most popular. Click any row to learn more about the cheese.
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Caciotta
Caciotta is an Italian cheese made from cow, sheep, goat, or water buffalo milk. It ripens for a short time and comes in small cylindrical wheels with a …
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Wagashi
Wagashi is a soft cow's milk cheese from northern Benin, sold in quantity in Parakou and across the West African savanna. It is mild in flavor and almost …
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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 …
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Chevrotin
Chevrotin is a soft goat milk cheese from Savoy in France, made with unpasteurised milk and ripened at least three weeks on pine shelves. It holds an AOC …
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Pepper Jack
Pepper Jack is a version of Monterey Jack, the white cow's milk cheese from Monterey, California, flavored with spicy chili peppers, bell peppers, and herbs. It melts cleanly, …
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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 …
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Tomme du Jura
Tomme du Jura is a cow's milk cheese from the Jura mountains of Franche-Comté, sold mostly near where it is made. It is a pressed uncooked wheel with …
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Fresh Mozzarella
Fresh Mozzarella is a soft cheese originating from the Campania region of Italy. Made from either cow's or water buffalo's milk, it can be crafted using pasteurized or …
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Danish Blue
Danablu, sold as Danish Blue Cheese in North America, is a semi-soft blue-veined cheese made from full fat cow's milk and homogenized cream. It is known for its …
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Monte Enebro
Monte Enebro is an artisanal goat cheese from Avila, Spain, created by cheesemaker Rafael Baez and his daughter Paloma. It has a distinctive ash-covered rind with a creamy, …
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Kadchgall
Kadchgall is a hard, cylindrical cheese from the Pashtun regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, made from sheep or camel milk clotted with yogurt. It tastes very sweet with …
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Bergkäse
Bergkäse, German for mountain cheese, is a group of Alpine cheeses made on mountain pastures and in local dairies. Most are hard or semi-hard with a natural rind, …
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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 …
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Tome fraîche de l’Aubrac
Tome fraîche de l'Aubrac is a French cow's milk cheese made from strongly pressed, lightly fermented curd pulled out of laguiole, cantal, or salers production before salting and …
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Double Gloucester
Double Gloucester is a semi-hard cow's milk cheese made in Gloucestershire, England, since the 16th century. It ages longer than Single Gloucester, giving it a stronger, more savoury …
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Quesucos de Liébana
Quesucos de Liébana are small cheeses from the Liébana valley in Cantabria, Spain, made from cow, sheep or goat milk or a mix of the three. They come …
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Altenburger Ziegenkäse
Altenburger Ziegenkäse is a German soft cheese from the Thuringian-Saxon border area, made from cow's milk with at least 15 percent goat's milk. It carries a protected designation …
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Trnič
Trnič is a hard Slovenian cheese made for centuries by shepherds on Velika planina, Mala planina and Gojška planina from sour skimmed milk curd, cream and salt. Shaped …
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Queso Garrotxa
Garrotxa is a pasteurized goat cheese from Catalonia, Spain, made from Murciana goat milk and aged in caves. It is known for its powdery gray-blue rind, firm semi-soft …
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Formaggio di fossa
Formaggio di fossa is an Italian cheese from Sogliano al Rubicone in Emilia-Romagna, matured 80 to 100 days in sealed tufa pits. The airless burial gives it a …
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Olomoucké Tvarůžky
Olomoucké tvarůžky is a ripened soft cheese made in Loštice, in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It is known for its strong scent, pungent taste, yellowish …
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Murazzano
Murazzano is a PDO cheese from the Alta Langa hills in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont. It is made mostly from the milk of a native Langhe sheep …
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Meira
Meira is a semi-hard cheese made from sheep's milk in Iraq. It has a firm texture that's slightly crumbly, making it easy to slice or crumble over dishes. …
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Maiorchino
Maiorchino is a hard sheep's milk cheese from the province of Messina in Sicily, sold in wheels of about 10 to 12 kg (22 to 26 lb). It …
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Ricotta Romana
Ricotta Romana is a PDO-protected ricotta from the Lazio region, made from sheep's milk. It has a grainier texture and a richer, slightly saltier flavor compared to other …
Best Cheeses by Country, Texture and Use
Popularity tells you what people search for. These lists tell you what to buy. Each one is ordered by hand and explains why every cheese made the cut.
