Cheeses of Europe

The great protected names: Parmigiano Reggiano, Roquefort, Comte, Manchego, Feta, Stilton, Gouda and hundreds more. 355 cheeses on EveryCheese so far.

Cheese towns, markets and caves

Dishes of the region

Swiss cheese fondue Raclette Aligot Tartiflette Croque monsieur Gougères Quiche Lorraine French onion soup Welsh rarebit Cheese scones

Days

Maslenitsa, Butter Week Tyrini, Cheesefare Week Orthodox Easter, paskha and flaounes Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling St David's Day and Caerphilly St Patrick's Day and Irish farmhouse cheese Christmas and the Stilton board Alkmaar cheese market season opens

Countries

🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreTvorogтворог A soft, white fermented cow's milk curd from Central and Eastern Europe.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇫🇷 FranceRocamadourRòcamador A small, soft goat's-milk cheese from southwest France with a protected status.Goat · Bloomy rind · Milky and fresh

🇪🇸 SpainTetillaQueixo Tetilla A soft, conical cow's-milk cheese from Galicia with a distinctive nipple-like peak.Cow · Bloomy rind · Buttery and creamy

🇫🇷 FranceBrie de Meaux A soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a white rind from the Brie region of France.Cow · Bloomy rind · Milky and fresh

🇫🇷 FranceSainte-Maure de Touraine A soft-ripened goat's milk cheese from Touraine, aged with a straw through its center.Goat · Bloomy rind · Milky and fresh

🇫🇷 FranceAbbaye de Tamié A soft cow's-milk cheese aged in the cellars of a Savoyard abbey by monks.Cow · Bloomy rind · Milky and fresh

🇫🇷 FranceRigotte de Condrieu A small, soft goat cheese from the Lyonnaise region with a white mold rind.Goat · Bloomy rind · Tangy and lactic

🇫🇷 FranceSaint Albray A soft cow's-milk cheese from France with a flower-shaped rind and hollow center.Cow · Bloomy rind · Milky and fresh

🇫🇷 FranceSaint-Félicien A creamy cow's milk cheese from France with a flower-patterned rindCow · Bloomy rind · Milky and fresh

🇮🇹 ItalyCaciotta A mild Italian cheese made from cow, sheep, goat, or buffalo milk.Cow · Bloomy rind · Milky and fresh 🇫🇷 FranceExplorateur A soft-ripened triple cream cow's milk cheese from France with a squat cylindrical shape.Cow · Bloomy rind · Buttery and creamy

🇺🇦 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

🇫🇮 FinlandReindeer cheese A rare Scandinavian cheese made from the high-fat milk of reindeer.Other · Bloomy rind · Milky and fresh

🇫🇷 FranceCouronne lochoise A soft, ash-coated goat cheese from the Loire Valley shaped like a ring.Goat · Bloomy rind · Buttery and creamy

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Brie de Meaux: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Rocamadour: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Tetilla: Tamorlan, CC BY 3.0, source
Sainte-Maure de Touraine: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Rigotte de Condrieu: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Saint Albray: Lyokoï88, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Tvorog: Loyna, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Abbaye de Tamié: Tangopaso, Public domain, source
Saint-Félicien: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Caciotta: Peachyeung316, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Hutsul sheep bryndzya: Ukrinform TV, CC BY 3.0, source
Reindeer cheese: Jennifer Woodard Maderazo, CC BY 2.0, source
Couronne lochoise: Thomon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source