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

🇹🇷 Turkey and 1 moreBasket cheesesepet peyniri A fresh, unsalted or lightly salted whey and curd cheese shaped in reed baskets from the Aegean coast.Goat · Fresh · Milky and fresh

🇲🇹 MaltaĠbejna A small Maltese sheep's-milk cheese shaped in reed hurdles and sold fresh, dried, or peppered.Sheep · Fresh · Milky and fresh

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

🇸🇰 Slovakia and 5 moreBryndza A tangy, crumbly sheep's milk cheese from Central and Eastern Europe.Sheep · Fresh · Tangy and lactic

🇫🇷 FranceBrocciu A fresh Corsican cheese made from sheep milk and whey, drained in rush baskets.Sheep · 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

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

🇵🇱 Poland and 1 moreBundz A mild, fresh sheep's-milk cheese from the Polish and Ukrainian Carpathians.Sheep · Fresh

🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreCircassian cheeseадыгейский сыр A fresh, basket-molded cow's milk cheese from the North Caucasus that holds its shape when heated.Cow · Fresh

🇫🇷 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 🇬🇷 GreeceXynomizithraΞινομυζήθρα A soft, sour Greek whey cheese from Crete made with sheep or goat milk.Sheep · Fresh · Tangy and lactic

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

🇫🇷 FranceBrousse A lumpy whey cheese from Provence and Corsica made from cow, sheep or goat milk.Cow · Whey · Milky and fresh 🇮🇹 ItalyTuma A fresh, unsalted sheep's milk cheese from southern Italy, eaten within days of curd formation.Sheep · Fresh · Milky and fresh 🇮🇹 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.

Brocciu: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Anthotyros: Giorgos ab1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Mizithra: grongar, CC BY 2.0, source
Ricotta: 8w9d, CC0, source
Circassian cheese: Tetk200, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Faisselle: Véronique PAGNIER, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mató: Eabayar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Basket cheese: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Ġbejna: Chattacha, CC BY 3.0, source
Bryndza: Kagor, GFDL, source
Bundz: Silar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Katiki Domokou: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Brousse: Roland Darré, CC BY-SA 3.0, source