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

🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreRicotta A fresh Italian whey cheese made by reheating leftover proteins from other cheesemaking batches.Sheep · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreQuarkTvorog A fresh, acid-set cow's milk cheese with a smooth texture and mild taste.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreBuffalo mozzarellamozzarella di bufala A fresh, soft pasta filata cheese made from Italian Mediterranean buffalo milk.Buffalo · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreMizithraμυζήθρα A fresh Greek whey cheese made from sheep or goat milk, eaten soft or dried for grating.Sheep · Fresh · Sweet and caramel

🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreWhey cheese A dairy product made from the liquid remaining after curds are separated during cheesemaking.Mixed · Whey · Sweet and caramel

🇪🇸 SpainMató A fresh, unsalted Catalan cheese from sheep or goat milk, served with honey.Sheep · Fresh · Sweet and caramel

🇫🇷 France and 2 moreFromage blanc A mild, acid-set fresh cheese from northern France and southern Belgium.Cow · Fresh · Sweet and caramel

🇫🇷 FranceFaisselle A fresh, very soft French cheese strained in a faisselle mold, made from cow, goat, or sheep milk.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇬🇷 GreeceAnthotyrosΑνθότυρος A traditional Greek whey cheese made from sheep or goat milk, available in fresh and dry forms.Sheep · Fresh · Sweet and caramel

🇮🇹 ItalyReblecRéblèque A fresh Aosta Valley cheese made from surfaced cream and raw milk.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh 🇮🇹 ItalyRicotta di fuscella A fresh cow's milk ricotta from Campania, shaped in a truncated cone basket.Cow · Fresh · Sweet and caramel

🇮🇹 ItalyHyblean ricottaRicotta iblea A whey cheese from Sicily made with Modicana cow's milk and used in local pastries.Cow · Fresh · Sweet and caramel

🇵🇱 PolandHomogenized cheeseserek homogenizowany A smooth Polish fresh cheese made from acid-set curd and cream.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇷🇺 Russia and 2 morePaskhaпа́сха A sweet, molded East Slavic Easter cheese made from tvorog and dairy.Cow · Fresh · Sweet and caramel

Photo credits on this page

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

Buffalo mozzarella: Luigi Versaggi, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Anthotyros: Giorgos ab1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Mizithra: grongar, CC BY 2.0, source
Ricotta: 8w9d, CC0, source
Faisselle: Véronique PAGNIER, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mató: Eabayar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Fromage blanc: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Whey cheese: Illustratedjc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Quark: SKopp, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Reblec: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hyblean ricotta: Micniosi, Public domain, source
Homogenized cheese: Kaworu1992, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Paskha: Mitrius, Public domain, source