All cheeses
449 cheeses so far, best known first. 94 more are on the list to be written.
🇬🇧 United KingdomDorset Blue Vinny
A hard, crumbly cow's-milk blue cheese from Dorset with a strong taste and protected status.Cow · Hard · Sharp and tangy-aged
🇮🇹 ItalyPecorino di Filiano
A firm sheep's milk cheese from Basilicata with PDO status since 2007.Sheep · Hard · Salty
🇬🇷 GreeceFormaelaΦορμαέλα
A hard, pungent sheep or goat milk cheese from Arachova, Greece.Sheep · Hard · Pungent and funky
🇦🇷 ArgentinaSardo
A hard, grating cow's milk cheese from Argentina with a mellow, salty flavor.Cow · Hard · Salty
🇧🇷 BrazilColony cheesequeijo de colônia
A semi-hard cow's-milk cheese from southern Brazil with a yellow crust and creamy interior.Cow · Semi-hard · Tangy and lactic
🇨🇿 Czech RepublicAbertam cheese
A hard, pressed sheep's-milk cheese from the Bohemian mountains of the Czech Republic.Sheep · Hard
🇦🇷 ArgentinaReggianito
A small Argentine hard cow's milk cheese made by Italian immigrants as a Parmesan alternative.Cow · Hard · Savoury and brothy
🇩🇪 GermanyNieheimer Käse
A sour milk cheese from North Rhine-Westphalia ripened in hops and flavored with caraway.Cow · Hard · Tangy and lactic
🇹🇷 TurkeyMihaliç Peyniri
A hard, brined sheep’s milk cheese shaped into rounds or slices for Turkish cookingSheep · Hard
🇹🇷 TurkeyKars gravyer cheese
A Turkish hard cheese from Kars Province made with cow or goat milk in large wheels.Cow · Hard
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 1 moreKanterkaas
A hard Dutch cow's milk cheese flavored with cumin and cloves, aged in Friesland.Cow · Hard · Sharp and tangy-aged
🇽🇰 Kosovo and 2 moreSharr cheeseDjathë i Sharrit / Шарски сир
A hard, salty cow and sheep milk cheese from the Šar Mountains of Kosovo.Cow · Hard · Salty
🇮🇪 Ireland and 1 moreDubliner
A hard, granular Irish cow's-milk cheese aged for at least a year.Cow · Hard · Sweet and caramel
🇫🇮 Finland and 1 moreAura
A Finnish cow's-milk blue cheese aged for six or twelve weeks.Cow · Blue · Salty
🇫🇷 FranceTome fraîcheToma fresca
A hard-pressed, unsalted cow's milk cheese from the Aubrac region of France.Cow · Hard · Milky and fresh
🇧🇦 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian smoked cheeseSuhi dimljeni sir
A very dry, piquant low-fat smoked cheese from Bosnia and Herzegovina.Mixed · Smoked · Piquant and spicy
🇮🇹 Italy and 3 moreAlpkäse
A seasonal hard cow's-milk cheese made on high Alpine pastures in summer.Cow · Hard · Tangy and lactic
🇬🇷 GreeceXynotyro
A hard, sour whey cheese from Greece made with sheep or goat milk.Mixed · Hard · Tangy and lactic
🇬🇧 United KingdomSuffolk Bang
A hard, heavily salted skimmed-milk cheese from Suffolk, England.Cow · Hard · Salty
🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 1 moreGran Moravia
A hard, long-aged cow's-milk grana-style cheese from the Czech Republic.Cow · Hard · Nutty
🇩🇪 GermanyHirtenkäse
A German hard cheese aged for eight months, known for its golden color and savory flavor.Cow · Hard · Nutty
🇮🇹 ItalyCanestrato
A hard Italian cheese from sheep and goat milk, aged in traditional baskets.Mixed · Hard · Salty
🇮🇹 ItalyMoliternoMulitiernu
A stretched-curd cheese from Basilicata, made with cow or sheep milk and aged into a firm wheel.Cow · Stretched curd
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandDer Scharfe Maxx
A pungent Swiss hard cheese made from thermized cow's milk in Thurgau.Cow · Hard · Pungent and funky
🇬🇧 United KingdomCheddar
A pressed cow's-milk cheese from England, defined by the cheddaring process and long aging.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇬🇧 United KingdomLancashire cheese
A cow's-milk cheese from England with three main styles: creamy, tasty, and crumbly.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Provola: Enzian44, CC BY 3.0, source
- Dorset Blue Vinny: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
- Lancashire cheese: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
- Der Scharfe Maxx: Balise42, CC BY 4.0, source
- Sharr cheese: ThinkTank123, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kanterkaas: AlexanderVanLoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kars gravyer cheese: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tome fraîche: Flblbl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pecorino di Filiano: Rlucia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Nieheimer Käse: Tsungam, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dubliner: B137, CC0, source
- Aura: Suvi Korhonen, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bosnian smoked cheese: Security.cyber, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Alpkäse: Guy Waterval, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hirtenkäse: Heinrich von Zügel, Public domain, source
- Moliterno: Mx. Granger, CC0, source
- Cheddar: Gary Bembridge, CC BY 2.0, source