Cheeses beginning with W
6 cheeses under W.
🇧🇯 Benin and 1 moreWagasi
A soft, mild cow's-milk cheese from West Africa, often cooked in stews.Cow
🇳🇬 NigeriaWarankasi
A soft cow's-milk cheese coagulated with sodom apple extract, sold in its whey in Nigeria.Cow
🇩🇪 Germany and 2 moreWeisslackerWeißlacker
A pungent German cow's-milk cheese aged seven months with a whitewashed rind.Cow · Semi-soft · Pungent and funky
🇬🇧 United KingdomWensleydale
A medium, crumbly British cheese originally from sheep's milk in North Yorkshire.Cow · Semi-soft · Sweet and caramel
🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreWhey cheese
A dairy product made from the liquid remaining after curds are separated during cheesemaking.Mixed · Whey · Sweet and caramel
🇮🇪 IrelandWicklow Farmhouse Cheese
A range of handmade cow's milk cheeses from Arklow, Ireland, spanning soft bries to hard cheddars.Cow · Bloomy rind · Nutty
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Whey cheese: Illustratedjc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wensleydale: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
- Weisslacker: Langinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wagasi: Noahalorwu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source