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 19)
Number 1 is the most popular. Click any row to learn more about the cheese.
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Brie au poivre (Brie with pepper)
Brie au Poivre is a French cheese made from cow's milk, available in both pasteurized and unpasteurized forms. This soft, soft-ripened cheese has a creamy texture that is …
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Cerney Pyramid
Cerney Pyramid is a fresh, soft cheese made from unpasteurized goat's milk, originating in the Cotswolds region of England. Its texture is creamy, making it an artisan delight …
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Bandel
Bandel is a fresh, salted cow's milk cheese from Bandel in eastern India, introduced by the Portuguese around 500 years ago. It is sold in small circular flats, …
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Soft
Soft cheese is the moisture category at the wet end of the scale, holding 55 to 80 percent moisture against its dry weight. It covers soft-ripened cheeses like …
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Brie Royal Aux Truffles
Brie Royal Aux Truffles is a French cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk. It features a soft texture and a white color, with a bloomy rind that gives …
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Daralagjazsky
Daralagjazsky is a soft cheese from Russia, made from either cow's or sheep's milk. With a fat content of 25%, it has a creamy texture that is easy …
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Spenwood
Spenwood is a hard cheese made from unpasteurized sheep's milk in England. It has a pale yellow color and a natural rind that develops during the aging process. …
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Triple Crème
Triple Crème cheese is a rich and indulgent variety that originated in France, though it's now made in various regions worldwide. It has a high fat content, typically …
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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 …
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Mohant
Mohant is a semi-soft cheese from Bohinj in Slovenia with protected geographical origin status. It is known for an aggressive smell and a sharp, piquant taste that stops …
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Maroilles / Marolles
Maroilles, also known as Marolles, is a cheese made exclusively from cow's milk. It originates from the Thiérache region in France, specifically in the departments of Nord and …
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Crotonese
Crotonese, also known as Pecorino Crotonese, is a semi-hard cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk in the region of Crotone, Italy. This artisan cheese presents a pale yellow …
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Gouda Holland
Gouda Holland is a semi-hard cheese made in the Netherlands. It is a full-fat cheese with a fat content ranging from 48% to 52% in dry matter. The …
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Geitost
Geitost is the Norwegian brown whey cheese made with goat's milk in the mix. Boiling milk, cream and whey caramelizes the milk sugars, which gives it a deep …
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Brie de Melun
Brie de Melun is a soft unpasteurised cow's milk cheese from the Brie region of France, one of only two bries the French government certifies. It is smaller …
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Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar
Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar is a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) cheese made in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is crafted using local milk and a unique dry stir …
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Pecorino Crotonese
Pecorino Crotonese is an Italian sheep's milk cheese and one of the pecorino varieties registered with the EU as a protected designation of origin. Pecorino is the family …
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Briquette de Brebis
Briquette de Brebis is a soft cheese made from unpasteurized sheep's milk in the Averyon region of France. It has a natural rind and is known for its …
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Postel
Postel is a Belgian cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. It features a washed rind, which gives it a mild and slightly tangy flavor. The cheese has a …
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Buxton Blue
Buxton Blue is an English blue cheese made from cow's milk, a close relative of Blue Stilton. It carries PDO status and can only be made in and …
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Sage Derby
Sage Derby is a mild, semi-hard English variety of Derby cheese, mottled green from sage added to the curds. It ages for one to three months and was …
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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 …
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String Cheese
String cheese is any cheese made so the milk proteins line up and the cheese peels into strings. In the United States that means snack sticks of low-moisture …
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Cow Milk Gouda
Cow Milk Gouda is a semi-hard cheese originating from the Netherlands, traditionally made from either pasteurized or unpasteurized cow's milk. It has a natural rind and is known …
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Pasta Filata
Pasta filata is the Italian spun-curd technique behind mozzarella, provolone, caciocavallo and scamorza. Fresh curd is kneaded in hot water until it turns soft, elastic and stringy, which …
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.
