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

🇮🇹 ItalyCaprino An Italian goat's-milk cheese made in fresh or aged styles across several regions.Goat · Fresh · Tangy and lactic

🇺🇦 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

🇫🇷 FranceTome fraîcheToma fresca A hard-pressed, unsalted cow's milk cheese from the Aubrac region of France.Cow · Hard · Milky and fresh

🇬🇷 GreeceKatiki DomokouΚατίκι Δομοκού A fresh, soft goat and sheep milk cheese from central Greece.Goat · Fresh · Milky and fresh 🇫🇷 FranceChabis A soft, white-moulded goat cheese from western France, often spiced.Goat · Bloomy rind · Tangy and lactic

🇬🇧 United KingdomOxford Blue A soft, creamy English blue cheese with spicy and chocolate notes, made in Oxfordshire.Cow · Bloomy rind · Tangy and lactic 🇷🇺 RussiaKorallКоралл A pink, shrimp-flavoured processed cheese made in Russia with fish paste and spices.Mixed · Processed · Savoury and brothy 🇪🇸 SpainCampo de Montalban A semi-firm Spanish cheese from La Mancha made with a blend of cow, sheep and goat milk.Mixed · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy

🇮🇹 Italy and 3 moreAlpkäse A seasonal hard cow's-milk cheese made on high Alpine pastures in summer.Cow · Hard · Tangy and lactic 🇬🇷 GreeceXynotyro A hard, sour whey cheese from Greece made with sheep or goat milk.Mixed · Hard · Tangy and lactic 🇷🇴 Romania and 1 moreBrânză de vaci A fresh, crumbly cow's-milk cheese from Romania and Moldova, similar to quark.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇮🇹 ItalyCanestrato A hard Italian cheese from sheep and goat milk, aged in traditional baskets.Mixed · Hard · Salty 🇫🇷 FranceBoursin A soft, herb-flecked French spread made from pasteurized cow's milk and cream.Cow · Fresh · Herbal and grassy

🇫🇷 FranceBrie de Melun A small, strong cow's-milk cheese from Seine-et-Marne with an AOC label.Cow · Bloomy rind · Tangy and lactic

🇬🇧 United KingdomStinking Bishop A washed-rind Gloucestershire cheese ripened in perry from the Stinking Bishop pear.Cow · Washed rind · Tangy and lactic

🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreMozzarella A semi-soft Italian stretched-curd cheese made from cow or buffalo milk.Cow · Semi-soft · Milky and fresh

🇫🇷 FranceFromager d'Affinois A hexagonal industrial soft cheese with a bloomy rind made in France.Mixed · Bloomy rind · Buttery and creamy

🇬🇧 United KingdomLancashire cheese A cow's-milk cheese from England with three main styles: creamy, tasty, and crumbly.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty

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
Lancashire cheese: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
Fromager d'Affinois: Eugene Peretz, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Caprino: Number55, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Tome fraîche: Flblbl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Katiki Domokou: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Hutsul sheep bryndzya: Ukrinform TV, CC BY 3.0, source
Alpkäse: Guy Waterval, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Oxford Blue: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Stinking Bishop: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
Brie de Melun: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Mozzarella: Photograph by Greg O'Beirne, CC BY-SA 3.0, source