Cheese dishes
72 cheese dishes of the world, each drawn as a ring of its ingredients and made step by step: grate, melt, bake, fry, serve.
Melted and fondue
Fondue, raclette, queso fundido and aligot: cheese melted at the table or over the fire.
🇨🇭 🇫🇷 Melted and fondueSwiss cheese fondueAlpine cheese melted with white wine in a shared pot, eaten by dipping cubes of bread on long forks.🇨🇭 🇫🇷 Melted and fondueRacletteA half wheel of Valais cheese melted by the fire and scraped over boiled potatoes, with pickles alongside.🇫🇷 Melted and fondueAligotMashed potato beaten with fresh tomme cheese and garlic until it stretches in long, glossy ribbons.🇬🇧 Melted and fondueWelsh rarebitA savoury sauce of melted cheese, ale and mustard, poured over toast and grilled until it bubbles.
Baked and breads
Khachapuri, borek, pao de queijo, tiropita and the cheese breads and pies of the oven.
🇫🇷 Baked and breadsTartifletteA Savoy bake of potatoes, onions and bacon under a whole Reblochon, cut in half and melted on top.🇫🇷 Baked and breadsCroque monsieurThe Paris café sandwich of ham and Gruyère, topped with béchamel and grated cheese and browned in the oven.🇫🇷 Baked and breadsGougèresSmall Burgundian choux puffs baked with grated cheese, served warm or cold with wine.🇫🇷 Baked and breadsQuiche LorraineAn open tart of egg custard and smoked bacon from Lorraine; cheese is a later and much debated addition.🇫🇷 Baked and breadsFrench onion soupSlow-cooked onions in beef stock, topped with bread and grated cheese and browned under the grill.🇬🇧 🇮🇪 🇦🇺 Baked and breadsCheese sconesQuick savoury scones made with grated Cheddar, mustard and a pinch of cayenne, eaten warm with butter.🇮🇹 Baked and breadsPizza MargheritaThe Neapolitan pizza of tomato, mozzarella and basil, baked in minutes in a very hot wood oven.🇮🇹 Baked and breadsParmigiana di melanzaneFried aubergine layered with tomato sauce, mozzarella or caciocavallo and Parmigiano, baked into a gratin.🇬🇷 🇨🇾 Baked and breadsTiropitaGreek filo pie filled with feta and egg, baked as a large tray or as small triangles for the street.🇧🇬 Baked and breadsBanitsaBulgarian filo pastry layered or coiled with sirene, eggs and yoghurt, baked golden for breakfast and holidays.
Fried and grilled
Saganaki, grilled halloumi, paneer pakora, tequenos and mozzarella in carrozza.
🇮🇹 Fried and grilledAranciniSicilian fried rice balls with a melting cheese centre, filled with ragù and peas or ham and cheese.🇮🇹 Fried and grilledMozzarella in carrozzaA Neapolitan sandwich of mozzarella between slices of bread, dipped in egg and fried until crisp.🇺🇦 🇷🇺 🇧🇾 Fried and grilledSyrnikiSmall fried pancakes of tvorog curd cheese, eaten for breakfast with sour cream, jam or honey.🇳🇱 🇧🇪 Fried and grilledKaassouffléA Dutch snack-bar pastry of cheese sealed in thin dough, deep-fried until crisp and molten inside.🇬🇷 🇨🇾 Fried and grilledSaganakiA thick slice of hard Greek cheese fried in a small pan until crusted and soft, finished with lemon.
Salads and fresh plates
Caprese, Greek salad, shopska and the plates built on fresh and brined cheese.
🇮🇹 Salads and fresh platesInsalata capreseSlices of fresh mozzarella and ripe tomato with basil, salt and olive oil, from the island of Capri.🇬🇷 🇨🇾 Salads and fresh platesGreek saladHoriatiki: tomato, cucumber, onion, pepper and olives under a whole slab of feta, dressed with oregano and oil.🇧🇬 🇲🇰 🇷🇸 Salads and fresh platesShopska saladBulgaria's salad of tomato, cucumber, pepper and onion buried under a snowfall of grated white sirene.
Pasta, rice and grains
Cacio e pepe, macaroni cheese, risotto and kasespatzle.
🇮🇹 Pasta, rice and grainsCacio e pepeRoman pasta dressed only with grated Pecorino Romano, black pepper and starchy cooking water.🇮🇹 Pasta, rice and grainsRisotto alla parmigianaNorthern Italian rice cooked slowly in broth, then beaten with butter and Parmigiano Reggiano.🇮🇹 Pasta, rice and grainsLasagne alla bologneseLayers of fresh egg pasta, slow-cooked meat ragù, béchamel and Parmigiano Reggiano, baked until golden.🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇨🇭 Pasta, rice and grainsKäsespätzleSoft egg noodles layered with grated mountain cheese and topped with crisp fried onions.🇸🇰 Pasta, rice and grainsBryndzové haluškySlovakia's national dish: small potato dumplings tossed with soft sheep's bryndza and crisp bacon.🇭🇺 Pasta, rice and grainsTúrós csuszaHungarian broad noodles tossed with fresh túró curd cheese, sour cream and crisp bacon.🇵🇱 🇺🇦 Pasta, rice and grainsPierogi ruskiePolish dumplings filled with potato, white farmer's cheese and fried onion, served with butter or sour cream.🇺🇦 Pasta, rice and grainsVarenyky with curd cheeseUkrainian boiled dumplings filled with salted or sweetened curd cheese, served with sour cream and butter.
Sweets and desserts
Cheesecake, rasgulla, kunafa, sernik and paskha: the sweets made from fresh cheese.
🇮🇹 Sweets and dessertsCannoliCrisp fried Sicilian pastry tubes filled with sweetened sheep's milk ricotta, candied fruit and pistachio.🇮🇹 Sweets and dessertsTiramisuLayers of coffee-soaked sponge fingers and mascarpone cream, dusted with cocoa and set in the cold.🇵🇱 Sweets and dessertsSernikPolish baked cheesecake made from twaróg curd cheese, often with a lattice top or a crumbly pastry base.🇷🇺 🇺🇦 🇧🇾 Sweets and dessertsPaskhaAn Orthodox Easter dessert of pressed, sweetened curd cheese, shaped as a pyramid and marked with XB.
Boards, snacks and starters
Cheese boards, poutine, quesadillas and the small plates where cheese leads.