Cheeses beginning with H
14 cheeses under H.
🇨🇾 Cyprus and 3 moreHalloumiχαλούμι
A squeaky, brined cheese from Cyprus that holds its shape when fried.Mixed · Brined · Salty
🇩🇪 GermanyHandkäse
A small, sour cow's-milk cheese from Hesse, traditionally marinated in vinegar and oil.Cow · Bloomy rind · Pungent and funky
🇬🇧 United KingdomHarbourne Blue
A firm, spicy British goat's milk blue cheese aged for ten weeks.Goat · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy
🇩🇪 GermanyHarzer
A low-fat German sour milk cheese from the Harz mountains, often spiced with caraway.Cow · Fresh · Tangy and lactic
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreHavartiflødehavarti
A semi-soft Danish cow's-milk cheese with a buttery taste and small irregular eyes.Cow · Semi-soft · Buttery and creamy
🇬🇧 United KingdomHereford Hop
A firm cow's-milk cheese with a rind coated in toasted hops, made in Herefordshire.Cow · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy
🇨🇿 Czech RepublicHermelín
A soft Czech brie-style cheese with a white mold rind, often marinated or fried.Cow · Bloomy rind · Mushroomy
🇸🇪 SwedenHerrgårdsost
A semi-hard Swedish cow's milk cheese with a waxed rind and nutty flavor.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇩🇪 GermanyHirtenkäse
A German hard cheese aged for eight months, known for its golden color and savory flavor.Cow · Hard · Nutty
🇵🇱 PolandHomogenized cheeseserek homogenizowany
A smooth Polish fresh cheese made from acid-set curd and cream.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh
🇺🇸 United StatesHoop cheese
A simple fresh cow's milk cheese pressed in a wooden ring to remove wheyCow · Fresh · Milky and fresh
🇸🇪 SwedenHushållsost
A mild, semi-hard Swedish cow's-milk cheese aged for about two months.Cow · Semi-hard · Tangy and lactic
🇺🇦 UkraineHutsul sheep bryndzyaгуцульська овеча бриндзя
A soft, crumbly sheep's-milk cheese from the Ukrainian Carpathians, ripened and salted by hand.Sheep · Bloomy rind · Salty
🇮🇹 ItalyHyblean ricottaRicotta iblea
A whey cheese from Sicily made with Modicana cow's milk and used in local pastries.Cow · Fresh · Sweet and caramel
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Handkäse: User:Elya + User:Fotandi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Havarti: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Herrgårdsost: -- Holger.Ellgaard ( talk ) 16:26, 29 October 2008 (UTC), CC BY 3.0, source
- Hermelín: Original uploader was Aida at cs.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Halloumi: Rainer Zenz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Harzer: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hushållsost: Grönmossan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hutsul sheep bryndzya: Ukrinform TV, CC BY 3.0, source
- Hyblean ricotta: Micniosi, Public domain, source
- Hirtenkäse: Heinrich von Zügel, Public domain, source
- Homogenized cheese: Kaworu1992, CC BY-SA 4.0, source