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

🇬🇪 GeorgiaTeniliტენილი ყველი A stuffed string cheese from Georgia's Meskheti region, made from sheep's milk and aged in clay pots.Sheep · Stretched curd · Savoury and brothy

🇮🇹 ItalyPecorino di Filiano A firm sheep's milk cheese from Basilicata with PDO status since 2007.Sheep · Hard · Salty

🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 moreRequeijão A versatile dairy product ranging from whey cheese to creamy spreads across Portugal and Brazil.Cow · Whey · Milky and fresh

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

🇫🇷 FrancePerailPérail A soft ewes-milk cheese from Aveyron with a wrinkly ivory rind.Sheep · Bloomy rind · Tangy and lactic

🇳🇱 NetherlandsBoerenkaas A Dutch semi-hard raw milk cheese with TSG protection, often spiced and farm-made.Cow · Semi-hard · Salty 🇬🇷 GreeceXynomizithraΞινομυζήθρα A soft, sour Greek whey cheese from Crete made with sheep or goat milk.Sheep · Fresh · Tangy and lactic

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

🇮🇹 ItalyCaciotta A mild Italian cheese made from cow, sheep, goat, or buffalo milk.Cow · Bloomy rind · Milky and fresh 🇬🇷 GreeceFormaelaΦορμαέλα A hard, pungent sheep or goat milk cheese from Arachova, Greece.Sheep · Hard · Pungent and funky

🇮🇹 ItalyRobiola A soft-ripened Italian cheese from Piedmont and Lombardy, made from cow, goat, or sheep milk.Cow · Bloomy rind · Sweet and caramel 🇬🇧 United KingdomLanark Blue A semi-hard blue cheese made from raw sheep's milk in Scotland.Sheep · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy 🇨🇿 Czech RepublicAbertam cheese A hard, pressed sheep's-milk cheese from the Bohemian mountains of the Czech Republic.Sheep · Hard

🇪🇸 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

🇽🇰 Kosovo and 2 moreSharr cheeseDjathë i Sharrit / Шарски сир A hard, salty cow and sheep milk cheese from the Šar Mountains of Kosovo.Cow · Hard · Salty 🇹🇷 TurkeyMihaliç Peyniri A hard, brined sheep’s milk cheese shaped into rounds or slices for Turkish cookingSheep · Hard

🇬🇷 GreeceKatiki DomokouΚατίκι Δομοκού A fresh, soft goat and sheep milk cheese from central Greece.Goat · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇫🇷 FranceP'tit Basque A small, medium-firm sheep's milk cheese with a basket-weave rind, aged 70 days.Sheep · Semi-hard · Earthy and cellar 🇮🇹 ItalyRed Pecorinopicurinu rusu A red, stretched-curd sheep's milk cheese from Sicily, coloured with tomato sauce.Sheep · Stretched curd · Savoury and brothy 🇧🇬 BulgariaCherni VitЧерни Вит A soft sheep's milk cheese from Bulgaria with a naturally green mold crust.Sheep · Salty

🇫🇷 FranceBrousse A lumpy whey cheese from Provence and Corsica made from cow, sheep or goat milk.Cow · Whey · Milky and fresh

🇺🇦 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 🇬🇧 United KingdomBeenleigh Blue A thin-rinded, foil-wrapped English sheep's-milk blue with a sweet, crumbly texture.Sheep · Blue · Sweet and caramel 🇬🇪 Georgia and 1 moreAbkhazian cheeseაფხაზური ყველი A stretched-curd cheese made from sheep or cow milk, kept by the Abkhaz diaspora in Turkey.Sheep · Stretched curd 🇫🇷 FranceCazelle de Saint AffriqueCazelle de Sant Afric A soft, pungent sheep's milk cheese from the Aveyron department of France.Sheep · Bloomy rind · Nutty 🇮🇹 ItalyTuma A fresh, unsalted sheep's milk cheese from southern Italy, eaten within days of curd formation.Sheep · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇮🇹 ItalyMoliternoMulitiernu A stretched-curd cheese from Basilicata, made with cow or sheep milk and aged into a firm wheel.Cow · Stretched curd 🇮🇹 ItalyPadraccio A fresh, spherical sheep and goat milk cheese wrapped in fern leaves from Basilicata.Sheep · Fresh

Photo credits on this page

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

Tenili: Georgian Recipes at Georgia About, CC BY 3.0, source
Friesian Clove: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Perail: Benoît Prieur, CC0, source
Sharr cheese: ThinkTank123, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
P'tit Basque: Havang(nl), CC0, source
Metsovone: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Requeijão: Comte0, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Katiki Domokou: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Pecorino di Filiano: Rlucia, CC BY 3.0, source
Caciotta: Peachyeung316, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Robiola: Andrea Marchisio, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Cacioricotta: Andrew Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Brousse: Roland Darré, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mallorca: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hutsul sheep bryndzya: Ukrinform TV, CC BY 3.0, source
Moliterno: Mx. Granger, CC0, source