All cheeses
449 cheeses so far, best known first. 94 more are on the list to be written.
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreRicotta
A fresh Italian whey cheese made by reheating leftover proteins from other cheesemaking batches.Sheep · Fresh · Milky and fresh
🇨🇾 CyprusAnariαναρή
A fresh whey cheese from Cyprus made from sheep or goat milk.Sheep · Fresh · Salty
🇬🇷 GreeceAnthotyrosΑνθότυρος
A traditional Greek whey cheese made from sheep or goat milk, available in fresh and dry forms.Sheep · Fresh · Sweet and caramel
🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 moreRequeijão
A versatile dairy product ranging from whey cheese to creamy spreads across Portugal and Brazil.Cow · Whey · Milky and fresh
🇫🇷 FranceBrousse
A lumpy whey cheese from Provence and Corsica made from cow, sheep or goat milk.Cow · Whey · Milky and fresh
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Anthotyros: Giorgos ab1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ricotta: 8w9d, CC0, source
- Anari: Zlerman, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Requeijão: Comte0, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Brousse: Roland Darré, CC BY-SA 3.0, source