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
Basilicata 7Apulia 5Campania 5Normandy 5Sardinia 5Savoie 5Auvergne 4Aveyron 4County Cork 4Crete 4Piedmont 4Aosta Valley 3Calabria 3Cantal 3Cuneo 3Lazio 3Lesbos 3Lodi 3Lombardy 3Podhale 3Sicily 3Treviso 3Vorarlberg 3Andria 2Aquitaine 2Aubrac 2Belluno 2Bergamo 2Bern 2Brescia 2
Dishes of the region
Swiss cheese fondueRacletteAligotTartifletteCroque monsieurGougèresQuiche LorraineFrench onion soupWelsh rarebitCheese scones
Days
Maslenitsa, Butter WeekTyrini, Cheesefare WeekOrthodox Easter, paskha and flaounesCooper's Hill Cheese-RollingSt David's Day and CaerphillySt Patrick's Day and Irish farmhouse cheeseChristmas and the Stilton boardAlkmaar cheese market season opens
Countries
🇦🇱 Albania 6🇦🇹 Austria 9🇧🇾 Belarus🇧🇪 Belgium 6🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4🇧🇬 Bulgaria 5🇭🇷 Croatia 2🇨🇿 Czech Republic 9🇪🇪 Estonia 1🇫🇮 Finland 7🇫🇷 France 99🇩🇪 Germany 18🇬🇷 Greece 16🇭🇺 Hungary 5🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇪 Ireland 10🇮🇹 Italy 76🇽🇰 Kosovo 1🇱🇻 Latvia 1🇱🇹 Lithuania🇱🇺 Luxembourg 1🇲🇹 Malta 2🇲🇩 Moldova 1🇲🇪 Montenegro🇳🇱 Netherlands 13🇳🇴 Norway 8🇵🇱 Poland 10🇵🇹 Portugal 8🇷🇴 Romania 10🇷🇺 Russia 11🇷🇸 Serbia 7🇸🇰 Slovakia 6🇸🇮 Slovenia🇪🇸 Spain 24🇸🇪 Sweden 9🇨🇭 Switzerland 21🇺🇦 Ukraine 7🇬🇧 United Kingdom 41
🇳🇴 NorwayFløtemysost
A mild brown cheese from Norway made with cow's milk and cream.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇫🇷 FranceComté
A hard, cooked-pressed cow's milk cheese from eastern France, aged up to three years.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇳🇱 NetherlandsMaasdam
A semi-hard Dutch cow's milk cheese with holes, aged for one to three months.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 1 moreLeerdammer
A Dutch semihard cow's-milk cheese with holes and a sweet nutty taste.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSwiss cheese
A yellow, medium-hard cheese with characteristic holes, produced globally in various styles.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇸🇪 SwedenGrevé
A semi-hard Swedish cow's-milk cheese with a nutty, slightly sweet flavour.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇮🇹 ItalyMonte Veronese
A semi-hard cow's-milk cheese from Verona with fresh and aged varieties.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇮🇹 ItalyFormai de Mut dell'Alta Valle Brembana
A semi-hard cow's milk cheese from the high pastures of Lombardy, Italy.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇳🇱 NetherlandsParrano
A semi-firm Dutch cow's milk cheese aged five months with a nutty, salty-sweet profile.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇦🇹 AustriaMondseer
A semi-hard Austrian cow's milk cheese with a washed rind and mild sharp taste.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇮🇹 ItalyProvola
A semi-hard stretched curd cheese from southern Italy, often smoked or aged.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇫🇷 FranceComté
A hard, cooked-pressed cow's milk cheese from eastern France, aged up to three years.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇳🇱 NetherlandsMaasdam
A semi-hard Dutch cow's milk cheese with holes, aged for one to three months.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 1 moreLeerdammer
A Dutch semihard cow's-milk cheese with holes and a sweet nutty taste.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSwiss cheese
A yellow, medium-hard cheese with characteristic holes, produced globally in various styles.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇸🇪 SwedenGrevé
A semi-hard Swedish cow's-milk cheese with a nutty, slightly sweet flavour.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇮🇹 ItalyMonte Veronese
A semi-hard cow's-milk cheese from Verona with fresh and aged varieties.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇮🇹 ItalyFormai de Mut dell'Alta Valle Brembana
A semi-hard cow's milk cheese from the high pastures of Lombardy, Italy.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇳🇱 NetherlandsParrano
A semi-firm Dutch cow's milk cheese aged five months with a nutty, salty-sweet profile.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty
🇦🇹 AustriaMondseer
A semi-hard Austrian cow's milk cheese with a washed rind and mild sharp taste.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇮🇹 ItalyProvola
A semi-hard stretched curd cheese from southern Italy, often smoked or aged.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
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
- Leerdammer: M.Minderhoud, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Grevé: Ankara, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Monte Veronese: La Casara Caseificio Dal 1920, CC BY 2.0, source
- Comté: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Swiss cheese: Renee Comet (photographer), Public domain, source
- Formai de Mut dell'Alta Valle Brembana: MOs810, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Maasdam: Arz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source