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 24)
Number 1 is the most popular. Click any row to learn more about the cheese.
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Weißlacker / Allgäuer Weißlacker
Weißlacker, also known as Allgäuer Weißlacker, is a semi-soft cheese from Germany. It is made from pasteurized cow's milk and is known for its spicy and slightly hot …
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577
Traditional Ayrshire Dunlop
Traditional Ayrshire Dunlop is a hard cheese made in the parish of Dunlop, Scotland, using milk from Ayrshire cows. It has a natural pale yellow color and a …
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578
Sörmlands Ädel
Sörmlands Ädel is a soft, blue-veined cheese from Sweden, made with low-pasteurized organic whole cow’s milk. It is cylindrical, measuring 19–21 cm in diameter and 10–12 cm in …
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579
Chiriboga Blue
Chiriboga Blue is a semi-soft, artisan cheese from Germany, made with cow's milk. It is characterized by its blue veins running through a creamy base. The flavor is …
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580
Ticklemore
Ticklemore is an artisan cheese from England, made from pasteurized goat's milk. It has a semi-firm texture that makes it easy to slice or crumble. The cheese features …
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581
Fior Di Latte Mozzarella
Fior Di Latte Mozzarella is a semi-soft cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. Originating in Italy, this cheese is known for its mild, milky flavor and smooth, creamy …
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582
Ricotta di Bufala
Ricotta di Bufala is a fresh Italian cheese made from buffalo's milk. It has a firm texture and is classified as a whey cheese. The flavor is creamy …
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583
Beaumont
Beaumont is a semi-soft cheese from the Rhône-Alpes region in France, made from unpasteurized cow's milk. With a fat content of 50%, it has a rich and creamy …
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584
Χαλίτζια Τηλλυρίας / Halitzia Tillirias
Halitzia Tillirias is a traditional cheese from Cyprus, specifically from the Tilliria region. It is a soft to semi-hard white cheese made from heat-treated fresh goat's milk. The …
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585
Royalp Tilsit
Royalp is the export name for Swiss Tilsiter, a semi-hard cow's milk cheese with a red-smear rind made in eastern Switzerland since 1893. The pale yellow paste is …
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586
Ricotta Salata
Ricotta Salata is a pressed, salted, dried, and aged version of ricotta, which turns it into a firm, crumbly cheese with a mild, milky flavor and a slightly …
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587
Austrian Alps cheese
Austrian Alps cheese, despite its name, is actually from Switzerland and is made from pasteurized cow's milk. This cheese is known for its nutty and spicy flavor, which …
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588
Motal Paniri
Motal Paniri is a traditional Armenian and Iranian cheese made from goat's or sheep's milk. It is often flavored with herbs such as wild garlic, fenugreek, or tarragon. …
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589
Barricato al Pepe
Barricato al Pepe is an Italian cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. It has a firm, artisan texture and an ivory color. The cheese is known for its …
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590
Saanenkaese
Saanenkaese is a Swiss cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. It is known for its hard, processed texture, making it suitable for slicing and grating. The cheese has …
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591
Lacy Swiss
Lacy Swiss is a semi-firm, processed cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk in the United States. It is known for its mild, nutty flavor and has a smooth, …
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592
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 …
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593
Holzhofer Latte Crudo
Holzhofer Latte Crudo is a cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk, originating from the Thurgau region, which spans both Italy and Switzerland. With a 30% fat content, this …
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594
L'Etivaz
L'Etivaz is a hard raw cow's milk cheese from the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, made only during the summer Alpine grazing season in copper cauldrons over wood fires. …
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595
Chilli Caciotta
Chilli Caciotta is a semi-soft cheese from Italy, traditionally made from either cow's or sheep's milk. It undergoes pasteurization, ensuring a safe and consistent flavor profile. The cheese …
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596
Nostrano Valtrompia
Nostrano Valtrompia is an extra-hard, half-fat cow's milk PDO cheese from the Val Trompia in Brescia, Lombardy. It is made from partly skimmed raw milk with a little …
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597
Ash-Ripened Goat
Ash-Ripened Goat cheese is a soft cheese made from goat's milk, known for its creamy and smooth texture. It features an edible ash coating that gives it a …
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598
Grobnik
Grobnik is a semi-hard cheese from the Grobnik alps of Croatia, made predominantly from sheep's milk. It has a distinctive, slightly tangy and salty flavor, with a firm …
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599
Goat Gouda
Goat Gouda is a semi-hard cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk, originating from the Netherlands. It has a pale yellow color and an artisan texture that is firm …
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Cup Cheese
Cup cheese is a soft, spreadable cheese from Pennsylvania Dutch kitchens, sold in the cup that gave it its name. It descends from the German cooked cheese Kochkäse …
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.
