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449 cheeses so far, best known first. 94 more are on the list to be written.

馃嚭馃嚫 United StatesLiederkranz A pungent American smear-ripened cow's milk cheese created in 1891 as a Limburger variant.Cow 路 Semi-soft 路 Pungent and funky 馃嚝馃嚪 France and 1 moreMunsterMunster-g茅rom茅 A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from the Vosges mountains of eastern France.Cow 路 Bloomy rind 路 Pungent and funky 馃嚝馃嚪 FranceLivarot A soft Normandy cow's-milk cheese with a pungent orange rind wrapped in reed bands.Cow 路 Bloomy rind 路 Pungent and funky 馃嚝馃嚪 France脡poisses A pungent washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Burgundy, rinsed in local brandy.Cow 路 Bloomy rind 路 Pungent and funky 馃嚝馃嚪 FrancePont-l'脡v锚que A soft, square cow's-milk cheese from Normandy with a washed rind and pungent aroma.Cow 路 Bloomy rind 路 Pungent and funky 馃嚝馃嚪 FranceLangres A washed-rind cow's milk cheese from the Langres plateau in France.Cow 路 Bloomy rind 路 Savoury and brothy 馃嚝馃嚪 France and 1 moreVacherin Mont d'Or A soft, seasonal cow's milk cheese wrapped in spruce bark from the Jura mountains.Cow 路 Bloomy rind 路 Earthy and cellar 馃嚛馃嚜 Germany and 2 moreWeisslackerWei脽lacker A pungent German cow's-milk cheese aged seven months with a whitewashed rind.Cow 路 Semi-soft 路 Pungent and funky 馃嚚馃嚘 CanadaOka A semi-soft washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Quebec with a copper-orange rind.Cow 路 Semi-soft 路 Pungent and funky 馃嚝馃嚪 France and 1 moreMaredsous A semi-hard cow's milk washed-rind cheese with an orange crust and pungent aroma.Cow 路 Semi-hard 路 Pungent and funky 馃嚝馃嚪 FranceTrou du Cru A pungent washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Burgundy, aged with local brandy.Cow 路 Bloomy rind 路 Pungent and funky 馃嚘馃嚬 AustriaMondseer A semi-hard Austrian cow's milk cheese with a washed rind and mild sharp taste.Cow 路 Semi-hard 路 Sweet and caramel

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