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

🇷🇴 RomaniaBrânză de coșuleț A lightly smoked sheep's milk cheese from Transylvania, cured in fir bark.Sheep · Smoked · Salty

🇲🇹 MaltaĠbejna A small Maltese sheep's-milk cheese shaped in reed hurdles and sold fresh, dried, or peppered.Sheep · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreCasu MarzuCasu martzu A Sardinian fermented sheep cheese containing live fly larvae.Sheep · Savoury and brothy

🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreProvolone A semi-hard Italian stretched-curd cheese aged for at least four months.Cow · Semi-hard · Sharp and tangy-aged

🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreAsiago A pressed cow's milk cheese from the Veneto plateau, sold fresh or aged.Cow · Semi-soft · Sweet and caramel

🇵🇹 PortugalSão Jorge CheeseQueijo São Jorge A hard cow's-milk cheese from the Azores with a spicy aroma and protected origin status.Cow · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy

🇩🇪 GermanyHarzer A low-fat German sour milk cheese from the Harz mountains, often spiced with caraway.Cow · Fresh · Tangy and lactic

🇪🇸 SpainZamoranoQueso zamorano A hard, dark-rinded sheep's milk cheese from the province of Zamora in Spain.Sheep · Hard · Nutty

🇩🇪 GermanyMilbenkäse A German quark cheese ripened with living cheese mites in rye flour.Cow · Bloomy rind · Sharp and tangy-aged

🇮🇹 ItalyMonte Veronese A semi-hard cow's-milk cheese from Verona with fresh and aged varieties.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel

🇪🇸 SpainSan Simón da Costa A pear-shaped, smoked cow's milk cheese from Galicia with a smooth brown rind.Cow · Semi-hard · Salty

🇪🇸 SpainCasín cheesequeso Casin A semi-hard cow's-milk cheese from southern Asturias with a protected origin status.Cow · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy

🇭🇺 HungaryPálpusztai cheese A pungent Hungarian soft cow's milk cheese aged for two to three weeks.Cow · Piquant and spicy

🇪🇸 SpainMallorcaformatge mallorquí A semi-hard cow, goat or sheep milk cheese from the Balearic Islands with an olive-oiled rind.Cow · Semi-hard · Milky and fresh 🇮🇹 ItalyRed Pecorinopicurinu rusu A red, stretched-curd sheep's milk cheese from Sicily, coloured with tomato sauce.Sheep · Stretched curd · Savoury and brothy

🇧🇦 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian smoked cheeseSuhi dimljeni sir A very dry, piquant low-fat smoked cheese from Bosnia and Herzegovina.Mixed · Smoked · Piquant and spicy

🇬🇧 United KingdomOxford Blue A soft, creamy English blue cheese with spicy and chocolate notes, made in Oxfordshire.Cow · Bloomy rind · Tangy and lactic

Photo credits on this page

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

Zamorano: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
Monte Veronese: La Casara Caseificio Dal 1920, CC BY 2.0, source
São Jorge Cheese: VulcaoAtlantico, CC BY 4.0, source
Casu Marzu: Shardan, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
San Simón da Costa: Tamorlan, CC BY 3.0, source
Ġbejna: Chattacha, CC BY 3.0, source
Brânză de coșuleț: Vlad.saileanu at en.wikipedia, Public domain, source
Milbenkäse: Benutzer:Dundak at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Asiago: Shabicht, CC0, source
Pálpusztai cheese: JezWegierski, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Provolone: Lenore Edman, CC BY 2.0, source
Harzer: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Casín cheese: Shalbat, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mallorca: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Bosnian smoked cheese: Security.cyber, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Oxford Blue: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0, source