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 6)
Number 1 is the most popular. Click any row to learn more about the cheese.
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Pont-l'Évêque
Pont-l'Évêque is a square, washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Normandy and probably the oldest Norman cheese still in production. The pale yellow paste is soft and creamy with …
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Roumy
Rumi, also spelled Roumy, is the main hard cheese of Egypt, made from cow's or buffalo milk with no starter culture. Three to four months of aging give …
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Provolone del Monaco
Provolone del Monaco is an Italian cheese made from the milk of the Agerolese cow in the hills behind Naples. It is named for the heavy cloaks its …
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Mahón-Menorca
Mahón-Menorca is a white cow's milk cheese from the island of Menorca, named after the town and port of Mahón. It runs soft to hard depending on age, …
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Babybel
Mini Babybel is a small Edam-style snack cheese from Le Groupe Bel of France, sold as individually waxed wheels in a netted bag. It is made with pasteurised …
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Ossau-Iraty
Ossau-Iraty is a sheep's milk cheese from the Northern Basque Country and Béarn in south-western France. Uncooked and pressed, it is smooth, creamy and firm, and has held …
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Anari
Anari is a fresh, mild whey cheese from Cyprus, made mostly from the whey left over from halloumi or kefalotyri. Soft and chalk-white when young, it is eaten …
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Coalho
Coalho is a firm, lightweight cheese from Northeastern Brazil that squeaks when you bite it, the way fresh cheese curds do. Most people meet it grilled on a …
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Pljevlja
Pljevlja is a traditional cheese from the northern region of Montenegro, made from cow's milk. It has a rich, creamy texture and a strong, salty flavor. Often served …
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Zanetti Parmigiano Reggiano
Zanetti Parmigiano Reggiano is a hard cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk. It originates from the regions of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, and Bologna in Emilia-Romagna, as well …
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Izmir Tulum Peyniri
Izmir Tulum Peyniri is a traditional Turkish cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk, originating from the Izmir region. It is aged in goat skins, which gives it …
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Bryndza
Bryndza is a sheep milk cheese made across Central and Eastern Europe, above all in Slovakia and Poland. It is white, tangy and crumbly, with a strong smell …
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Kalathaki Limnou
Kalathaki Limnou is a fresh brined cheese from the Greek island of Lemnos, made from sheep's milk with up to 30 percent goat's milk. Protected as a PDO …
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Sbrinz
Sbrinz is an extra hard cow's milk cheese from Central Switzerland, made in only 42 dairies. It ripens for at least 16 months and is usually grated over …
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Chèvre (Goat Cheese)
Chèvre is the French name for cheese made from goat's milk. The classic French style is soft and creamy under a light colored rind, tart from the fatty …
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Bleu d'Auvergne
Bleu d'Auvergne is a French blue cheese made from cow's milk in the Auvergne region, with AOC protection. It is less salty and creamier than most blues, and …
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Squacquerone di Romagna
Squacquerone is a soft cow's milk cheese from Romagna, aged only a few days. Its high water content keeps it creamy and spreadable, and it is one of …
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Robiola
Robiola is an Italian soft-ripened cheese from the Langhe, made with varying proportions of cow's, goat's and sheep's milk. Its taste and look shift by producer, from the …
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Bocconcini
Bocconcini are bite-sized balls of fresh mozzarella from southern Italy, made by the stretched-curd pasta filata method. They are often skewered with cherry tomatoes as an appetiser.
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Sap Sago
Sap Sago is a hard, skimmed-milk cheese from the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland, seasoned and tinted green with blue fenugreek. It is grated as a seasoning rather …
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Livarot
Livarot is a soft, pungent washed-rind cheese from Normandy, made with Normande cow's milk and protected by an AOC since 1975. Rings of dried reedmace circle its orange …
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Fontina
Fontina is a cow's milk cheese from Italy's Aosta Valley, made there since the 12th century. It runs semisoft to hard, tastes creamy and nutty with earthy, mushroomy …
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Crescenza
Crescenza, also called stracchino, is an Italian cow's milk cheese from Lombardy, Tuscany, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Liguria. It is eaten very young and known for a rindless, …
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Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage
Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage is a mild blue cheese from the Vercors Massif in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, made from pasteurized cow's milk. Monks made it in the …
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Graddost
Gräddost is a Swedish semi-hard cow's milk cheese whose name means cream cheese. It tastes mild, creamy and slightly sour, is usually sold at 60% fat, and melts …
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.
