17 (-Worldwide-)

List by: itisclaudio, created: 02 Nov 2020, updated: 02 Nov 2020 Public: Users can add dishes

This is a list of traditional cheeses in the world.

1. Goat Cheese

Chèvre (-Worldwide-)

Goats' cheese, or chèvre, is cheese made from goat's milk. Goat cheeses are made in a wide variety of styles, from soft fresh cheese to hard aged cheese. Wikipedia

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2. Queso Fresco

Fresh Cheese (-Latin American-) (Mexican) (Peruvian)

Queso fresco means "fresh cheese" and it is a Mexican cheese of the queso blanco (white cheese) type, made from cow's milk alone or from a combination of cow and goat milk, and acidified with rennet, lemon juice, or vinegar. The acid serves two purposes: It causes the milk to form curds and gives queso fresco its tangy flavor.

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3. Monterey Jack Cheese

(American)

Monterey Jack, sometimes shortened to Jack, is an American white, semi-hard cheese made using cow's milk. It is noted for its mild flavor and slight sweetness. In addition to being eaten by itself, it is frequently marbled with Colby to produce Colby-Jack, or with yellow cheddar to produce cheddar-Jack. Wikipedia

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4. Brie Cheese

(French)

Brie is a soft cow's-milk cheese named after Brie, the French region from which it originated. It is pale in color with a slight grayish tinge under a rind of white mould. The rind is typically eaten, with its flavor depending largely upon the ingredients used and its manufacturing environment. Wikipedia

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5. Parmesan Cheese

Parmigiano-reggiano Cheese (Italian)

Parmigiano-Reggiano or Parmesan is an Italian hard, granular cheese that is produced from cow's milk and has aged 12–36 months. It is named after the producing areas, the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, the part of Bologna west of the Reno, and Modena; and the part of Mantua south of the Po. Wikipedia

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6. Mozzarella Cheese

(Italian)

Mozzarella is a traditionally southern Italian cheese made from Italian buffalo's milk by the pasta filata method. Fresh mozzarella is generally white but may vary seasonally to slightly yellow depending on the animal's diet. Wikipedia

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7. Gouda Cheese

(Dutch)

Gouda is a mild-flavored, yellow cow's milk cheese originating from the Netherlands. It is one of the most popular cheeses worldwide. The name is used today as a general term for numerous similar cheeses produced in the traditional Dutch manner. Wikipedia

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8. Feta Cheese

(Greek)

Feta is a brined curd white cheese made in Greece from sheep milk or from a mixture of sheep and goat milk. It is a crumbly aged cheese, commonly produced in blocks, and has a slightly grainy texture in comparison to other cheeses. Wikipedia

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9. Gruyère Cheese

(Swiss)

Gruyère is a hard yellow Swiss cheese that originated in the cantons of Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Jura, and Berne in Switzerland. It is named after the town of Gruyères. In 2001, Gruyère gained the appellation d'origine contrôlée. Gruyère is sweet but slightly salty, with a flavor that varies widely with age. Wikipedia

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10. Cream Cheese

(American)

Cream cheese is a soft, usually mild-tasting fresh cheese made from milk and cream. Stabilizers such as carob bean gum and carrageenan are often added in industrial production. Wikipedia

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11. Cheddar Cheese

(English)

Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, off-white (or orange if colourings such as annatto are added), sometimes sharp-tasting, natural cheese. Originating in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset, cheeses of this style are now produced all over the world.

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12. Roquefort Cheese

(French)

Roquefort is a sheep milk cheese from Southern France, and is one of the world's best known blue cheeses. Wikipedia

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13. Gorgonzola Cheese

(Italian)

Gorgonzola is a veined Italian cheese, made from unskimmed cow's milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a "bite" from its blue veining. Wikipedia

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14. Blue Cheese

Bleu Cheese (-Worldwide-)

Blue cheese or bleu cheese is cheese made with cultures of the mold Penicillium, giving it spots or veins of the mold throughout the cheese, which can vary in color through various shades of blue and green. This carries a distinct smell, either from that or various specially cultivated bacteria. Wikipedia

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15. Ricotta Cheese

(Italian)

It is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of cheese. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after the casein has been used to make cheese, notably albumin and globulin.The original ricotta is made of whey with the addition of a small amount of milk, but more recently ricotta has been made of whole milk, as well. Whole-milk ricotta is …

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16. Cottage Cheese

(American)

Cottage cheese is a fresh cheese curd product with a mild flavor. It is also known as curds and whey. It is not aged. It is made by draining the cheese, as opposed to pressing it to make Paneer—retaining some of the whey, keeping the curds loose. Wikipedia

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17. Provolone Cheese

(Italian)

Provolone is an Italian cheese. It is an aged pasta filata cheese originating in Casilli near Vesuvius, where it is still produced in pear, sausage, or cone shapes 10 to 15 cm long. Provolone-type cheeses are also produced in other countries. Wikipedia

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