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

🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 5 moreKashkavalkaşkaval A semi-hard yellow cheese from cow, sheep, or goat milk, popular across the Balkans and Turkey.Cow · Semi-hard · Milky and fresh

🇬🇷 Greece and 2 moreKasseriκασέρι A pasta filata sheep's milk cheese aged for at least three months in Greece and Turkey.Sheep · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy

🇫🇷 FrancePicodon A small, spicy goat cheese from southern France with a rind that turns golden as it ages.Goat · Bloomy rind · Tangy and lactic

🇫🇷 France and 1 moreTomme A low-fat alpine cheese from France and Switzerland, often made from skimmed milk.Cow · Semi-hard · Milky and fresh

🇪🇸 SpainIboresQueso Ibores A firm, salty goat cheese from Extremadura with a natural or paprika-rubbed rind.Goat · Semi-hard · Salty

🇫🇷 FranceTomme des PyrénéesToma de Pirenèus A rustic pressed cheese from the French Pyrenees, made from cow, sheep or goat milk.Cow · Semi-hard · Salty

🇪🇸 SpainMajorero A semi-hard goat milk cheese from Fuerteventura with a nutty, buttery taste.Goat · Semi-hard · Milky and fresh

🇬🇷 GreeceMetsovoneΜετσοβόνε A semi-hard smoked pasta filata cheese from the Greek village of Metsovo.Cow · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy

🇮🇹 ItalyCacioricotta A southern Italian cheese made from milk and whey using a hybrid method.Sheep · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy

🇳🇱 NetherlandsBoerenkaas A Dutch semi-hard raw milk cheese with TSG protection, often spiced and farm-made.Cow · Semi-hard · Salty

🇪🇸 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

🇪🇸 SpainMurcian wine cheesequeso de Murcia al vino A fatty goat cheese from Spain with a red-wine-stained rind and Protected Designation of Origin status.Goat · Semi-hard · Salty

🇮🇹 ItalyCaprino An Italian goat's-milk cheese made in fresh or aged styles across several regions.Goat · Fresh · Tangy and lactic 🇬🇧 United KingdomHarbourne Blue A firm, spicy British goat's milk blue cheese aged for ten weeks.Goat · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy

🇫🇷 FranceBucheronBûcheron A semi-aged goat's milk cheese from France shaped like a short log with a white rind.Goat · Bloomy rind · Sharp and tangy-aged

Photo credits on this page

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

Bucheron: Quinn Dombrowski, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Friesian Clove: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Ibores: No machine-readable author provided. Ardo Beltz assumed (based on copy, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Tomme: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Tomme des Pyrénées: Julie333411, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Majorero: Mumumío ( www.mumumío.com ), CC BY 2.0, source
Murcian wine cheese: Shalbat, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Picodon: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Kasseri: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Caprino: Number55, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Kashkaval: Nnikolce, Public domain, source
Metsovone: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Cacioricotta: Andrew Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Mallorca: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source