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 25)
Number 1 is the most popular. Click any row to learn more about the cheese.
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Margot
Margot is an Italian cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. It has a semi-soft texture and a natural rind. The cheese is cream-colored and offers a full-flavored profile …
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Balaton
Balaton is a semi-hard cheese from Hungary made from cow's milk. It has a pale yellow color and a natural rind. The flavor is mild with a noticeable …
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Aged
Aged cheese is cheese that has gone through ripening, the stage after manufacture when enzymes, bacteria and moulds build its taste, texture and body. Ripening runs from about …
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Queijo do Pico
Queijo do Pico is a cured cow's milk cheese from the island of Pico in the Azores. It cures for 20 to 30 days into a flat cylinder …
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Saint Marcellin
Saint-Marcellin is a small soft cow's milk cheese from the Dauphiné area of France, weighing about 80 grams. It is sold at three stages of ripening, sec, crémeux …
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Raclette de Savoie
Raclette de Savoie is a pressed, uncooked cheese from France. It is made from raw or heat-treated cow's milk. The cheese is traditionally matured for a minimum of …
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Anthotyro Fresco
Anthotyro Fresco is a Greek cheese made from goat's or sheep's milk, known for its semi-soft, whey-based texture. With a fat content of around 20%, this cheese has …
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Jihočeská Zlatá Niva
Jihočeská Zlatá Niva is a type of blue cheese from the Czech Republic. It is recognized as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) product. The cheese is cylindrical, with …
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Penbryn
Penbryn is a hard cheese from Wales, made from cow's milk with a fat content of 45%. Its texture is firm, making it ideal for slicing. The flavor …
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Bez Tulum Peyniri
Bez Tulum Peyniri is a goat's milk cheese from Turkey, known for its strong flavor and crumbly texture. Unlike other tulum cheeses, Bez Tulum is not aged in …
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Orla
Orla is a semi-hard cheese from Ireland, made with pasteurized sheep's milk. It has a distinct orange color and a washed rind that contributes to its earthy, strong …
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Innes Brick
Innes Brick is a semi-soft, artisan cheese made from unpasteurized goat's milk near Tamworth, Staffordshire, in England. Its pale yellow interior is complemented by a mold-ripened rind, giving …
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Pouligny-Saint-Pierre
Pouligny-Saint-Pierre is a raw goats' milk cheese from the Indre department of central France, shaped like a tall pyramid. Its nicknames, Eiffel Tower and Pyramid, come from that …
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Lou Palou
Lou Palou is a semi-soft cheese made from cow's milk in the Pyrénées region of France. It has a pleasant aroma that invites you in for a taste. …
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Isle of Mull
Isle of Mull cheese is a hard, artisan cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk in the United Kingdom. It is known for its fruity, sharp, and tangy flavor …
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Barrel Aged Feta
Barrel Aged Feta is a traditional Greek cheese made from a blend of cow's, goat's, and sheep's milk. This pasteurized cheese is aged in barrels, which contributes to …
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Forsterkase
Forsterkase is a semi-soft, artisan cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk in Sankt Gallen, Krümmenswil, Switzerland. It has an ivory color and a mold-ripened rind that contributes to …
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Brefu Bach
Brefu Bach is a soft cheese from Wales, made from sheep's milk. It has a golden yellow color and a creamy texture that melts in the mouth. The …
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Driftwood
Driftwood is an artisan cheese from England made from unpasteurized goat's milk. It features a semi-soft texture and is known for its creamy color and ash-coated rind. The …
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Mimolette (Boule de Lille)
Mimolette, or boule de Lille, is a pasteurized cow's milk cheese from around Lille in northern France. It is known for its orange paste, its cantaloupe-like sphere, and …
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Pate de Fromage
Pâte de Fromage is a French cheese made from either goat's or sheep's milk and has a fat content of 50%. It is known for its soft texture, …
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Casieddu
Casieddu is a cheese from Sicily made from a blend of sheep's and goat's milk. This semi-soft cheese is typically stuffed with a piece of hot chili pepper, …
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Carre de l'Est
Carre de l'Est is a soft cow's milk cheese from Lorraine in eastern France, sold in small squares of 330 g. It is made much like Camembert but …
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Alpicrème
Alpicrème is a soft cheese from France made with goat's milk. It features a bloomy rind that develops during an aging process of 30 days to 3 months. …
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Cantal / Fourme de Cantal
Cantal, also known as Fourme de Cantal, is a traditional French cheese made entirely from cow's milk. It is characterized by a dry crust that thickens as it …
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.
