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

馃嚝馃嚪 FranceBaguette laonnaise A soft, washed-rind cow's milk cheese from northern France shaped like a small loaf.Cow 路 Washed rind 路 Savoury and brothy 馃嚞馃嚙 United KingdomStinking Bishop A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Gloucestershire, ripened in perry.Cow 路 Semi-soft 路 Savoury and brothy 馃嚚馃嚟 SwitzerlandAppenzeller A hard, washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from northeast Switzerland with a herbal brine rind.Cow 路 Hard 路 Nutty 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 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 FranceSaint-NectaireSench-Nectari A semi-soft washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from the volcanic Auvergne region of France.Cow 路 Semi-soft 路 Nutty 馃嚝馃嚪 FranceChaumesPalhas A soft, washed-rind cow's milk cheese from the P茅rigord with a tangerine-orange rind.Cow 路 Bloomy rind 路 Savoury and brothy 馃嚚馃嚟 Switzerland and 1 moreVacherin Fribourgeois A Swiss semi-hard washed-rind cheese from the canton of Fribourg with a resiny taste.Cow 路 Semi-hard 路 Tangy and lactic 馃嚝馃嚪 FranceVieux-Boulogne A soft, beer-washed cow's milk cheese from northern France known for its intense aroma.Cow 路 Bloomy rind 路 Salty 馃嚠馃嚬 ItalySalvaSalva cremasco A washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Lombardy, aged for several months.Cow 路 Washed rind 路 Savoury and brothy 馃嚪馃嚧 RomaniaN膬sal A smear-ripened cow's-milk cheese from Romania aged in a natural cave.Cow 路 Washed rind 路 Sweet and caramel 馃嚝馃嚪 FranceAisy cendr茅 A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese rolled in wood ash and aged for two weeks.Cow 路 Washed rind 路 Smoky 馃嚞馃嚙 United KingdomStinking Bishop A washed-rind Gloucestershire cheese ripened in perry from the Stinking Bishop pear.Cow 路 Washed rind 路 Tangy and lactic

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