Cheeses of Europe
The great protected names: Parmigiano Reggiano, Roquefort, Comte, Manchego, Feta, Stilton, Gouda and hundreds more. 349 cheeses on EveryCheese so far.
Cheese towns, markets and caves
Basilicata 7Apulia 5Campania 5Normandy 5Sardinia 5Auvergne 4Aveyron 4County Cork 4Crete 4Piedmont 4Savoie 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 5🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4🇧🇬 Bulgaria 5🇭🇷 Croatia 2🇨🇿 Czech Republic 8🇪🇪 Estonia 1🇫🇮 Finland 7🇫🇷 France 95🇩🇪 Germany 17🇬🇷 Greece 16🇭🇺 Hungary 5🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇪 Ireland 10🇮🇹 Italy 76🇽🇰 Kosovo 1🇱🇻 Latvia 1🇱🇹 Lithuania🇱🇺 Luxembourg 1🇲🇹 Malta 2🇲🇩 Moldova 1🇲🇪 Montenegro🇳🇱 Netherlands 12🇳🇴 Norway 8🇵🇱 Poland 10🇵🇹 Portugal 8🇷🇴 Romania 10🇷🇺 Russia 11🇷🇸 Serbia 7🇸🇰 Slovakia 6🇸🇮 Slovenia🇪🇸 Spain 23🇸🇪 Sweden 9🇨🇭 Switzerland 19🇺🇦 Ukraine 7🇬🇧 United Kingdom 38
🇫🇷 FranceBaguette laonnaise
A soft, washed-rind cow's milk cheese from northern France shaped like a small loaf.Cow · Washed rind · Savoury and brothy
🇬🇧 United KingdomStinking Bishop
A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Gloucestershire, ripened in perry.Cow · Semi-soft · Savoury and brothy
🇮🇪 IrelandGubbeen
A washed-rind semi-soft cow's milk cheese from County Cork, Ireland.Cow · Semi-soft · Mushroomy
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandAppenzeller
A hard, washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from northeast Switzerland with a herbal brine rind.Cow · Hard · Nutty
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreMunsterMunster-géromé
A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from the Vosges mountains of eastern France.Cow · Bloomy rind · Pungent and funky
🇧🇪 Belgium and 2 moreLimburger
A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Belgium known for its strong aroma and soft texture.Cow · Semi-soft · Salty
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreReblochon
A soft washed-rind cow's milk cheese from the French Alps with a nutty flavour.Cow · Bloomy rind · Nutty
🇫🇷 FranceLivarot
A soft Normandy cow's-milk cheese with a pungent orange rind wrapped in reed bands.Cow · Bloomy rind · Pungent and funky
🇫🇷 FranceÉpoisses
A pungent washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Burgundy, rinsed in local brandy.Cow · Bloomy rind · Pungent and funky
🇮🇹 ItalyTaleggiotalegg, taegg or taècc
A semi-soft washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Lombardy with a pinkish rind and fruity tang.Cow · Semi-soft
🇫🇷 FrancePont-l'Évêque
A soft, square cow's-milk cheese from Normandy with a washed rind and pungent aroma.Cow · Bloomy rind · Pungent and funky
🇫🇷 FranceLangres
A washed-rind cow's milk cheese from the Langres plateau in France.Cow · Bloomy rind · Savoury and brothy
🇫🇷 FranceSaint-NectaireSench-Nectari
A semi-soft washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from the volcanic Auvergne region of France.Cow · Semi-soft · Nutty
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreVacherin Mont d'Or
A soft, seasonal cow's milk cheese wrapped in spruce bark from the Jura mountains.Cow · Bloomy rind · Earthy and cellar
🇩🇪 Germany and 2 moreWeisslackerWeißlacker
A pungent German cow's-milk cheese aged seven months with a whitewashed rind.Cow · Semi-soft · Pungent and funky
🇫🇷 FranceChevrotin
A soft, washed-rind goat cheese from the Savoy Alps with a reddish rind.Goat · Bloomy rind · Tangy and lactic
🇫🇷 FranceSaint-PaulinSaint Paulin
A semi-soft French cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind and buttery flavour.Cow · Semi-soft · Buttery and creamy
🇫🇷 FranceChaumesPalhas
A soft, washed-rind cow's milk cheese from the Périgord with a tangerine-orange rind.Cow · Bloomy rind · Savoury and brothy
🇨🇭 Switzerland and 1 moreVacherin Fribourgeois
A Swiss semi-hard washed-rind cheese from the canton of Fribourg with a resiny taste.Cow · Semi-hard · Tangy and lactic
🇵🇹 PortugalSerpa cheeseQueijo Serpa
A semi-soft, washed-rind sheep's milk cheese from Portugal's Alentejo region.Sheep · Semi-soft
🇫🇷 FranceVieux-Boulogne
A soft, beer-washed cow's milk cheese from northern France known for its intense aroma.Cow · Bloomy rind · Salty
🇮🇹 ItalySalvaSalva cremasco
A washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Lombardy, aged for several months.Cow · Washed rind · Savoury and brothy
🇷🇴 RomaniaNăsal
A smear-ripened cow's-milk cheese from Romania aged in a natural cave.Cow · Washed rind · Sweet and caramel
🇧🇪 BelgiumRemoudour'moûdou
A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from the Land of Herve in Belgium.Cow · Washed rind
🇫🇷 FranceAisy cendré
A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese rolled in wood ash and aged for two weeks.Cow · Washed rind · Smoky
🇫🇷 FranceTrou du Cru
A pungent washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Burgundy, aged with local brandy.Cow · Bloomy rind · Pungent and funky
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreMaredsous
A semi-hard cow's milk washed-rind cheese with an orange crust and pungent aroma.Cow · Semi-hard · Pungent and funky
🇦🇹 AustriaMondseer
A semi-hard Austrian cow's milk cheese with a washed rind and mild sharp taste.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇬🇧 United KingdomStinking Bishop
A washed-rind Gloucestershire cheese ripened in perry from the Stinking Bishop pear.Cow · Washed rind · Tangy and lactic
🇬🇧 United KingdomStinking Bishop
A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Gloucestershire, ripened in perry.Cow · Semi-soft · Savoury and brothy
🇮🇪 IrelandGubbeen
A washed-rind semi-soft cow's milk cheese from County Cork, Ireland.Cow · Semi-soft · Mushroomy
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandAppenzeller
A hard, washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from northeast Switzerland with a herbal brine rind.Cow · Hard · Nutty
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreMunsterMunster-géromé
A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from the Vosges mountains of eastern France.Cow · Bloomy rind · Pungent and funky
🇧🇪 Belgium and 2 moreLimburger
A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Belgium known for its strong aroma and soft texture.Cow · Semi-soft · Salty
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreReblochon
A soft washed-rind cow's milk cheese from the French Alps with a nutty flavour.Cow · Bloomy rind · Nutty
🇫🇷 FranceLivarot
A soft Normandy cow's-milk cheese with a pungent orange rind wrapped in reed bands.Cow · Bloomy rind · Pungent and funky
🇫🇷 FranceÉpoisses
A pungent washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Burgundy, rinsed in local brandy.Cow · Bloomy rind · Pungent and funky
🇮🇹 ItalyTaleggiotalegg, taegg or taècc
A semi-soft washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Lombardy with a pinkish rind and fruity tang.Cow · Semi-soft
🇫🇷 FrancePont-l'Évêque
A soft, square cow's-milk cheese from Normandy with a washed rind and pungent aroma.Cow · Bloomy rind · Pungent and funky
🇫🇷 FranceLangres
A washed-rind cow's milk cheese from the Langres plateau in France.Cow · Bloomy rind · Savoury and brothy
🇫🇷 FranceSaint-NectaireSench-Nectari
A semi-soft washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from the volcanic Auvergne region of France.Cow · Semi-soft · Nutty
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreVacherin Mont d'Or
A soft, seasonal cow's milk cheese wrapped in spruce bark from the Jura mountains.Cow · Bloomy rind · Earthy and cellar
🇩🇪 Germany and 2 moreWeisslackerWeißlacker
A pungent German cow's-milk cheese aged seven months with a whitewashed rind.Cow · Semi-soft · Pungent and funky
🇫🇷 FranceChevrotin
A soft, washed-rind goat cheese from the Savoy Alps with a reddish rind.Goat · Bloomy rind · Tangy and lactic
🇫🇷 FranceSaint-PaulinSaint Paulin
A semi-soft French cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind and buttery flavour.Cow · Semi-soft · Buttery and creamy
🇫🇷 FranceChaumesPalhas
A soft, washed-rind cow's milk cheese from the Périgord with a tangerine-orange rind.Cow · Bloomy rind · Savoury and brothy
🇨🇭 Switzerland and 1 moreVacherin Fribourgeois
A Swiss semi-hard washed-rind cheese from the canton of Fribourg with a resiny taste.Cow · Semi-hard · Tangy and lactic
🇵🇹 PortugalSerpa cheeseQueijo Serpa
A semi-soft, washed-rind sheep's milk cheese from Portugal's Alentejo region.Sheep · Semi-soft
🇫🇷 FranceVieux-Boulogne
A soft, beer-washed cow's milk cheese from northern France known for its intense aroma.Cow · Bloomy rind · Salty
🇮🇹 ItalySalvaSalva cremasco
A washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Lombardy, aged for several months.Cow · Washed rind · Savoury and brothy
🇷🇴 RomaniaNăsal
A smear-ripened cow's-milk cheese from Romania aged in a natural cave.Cow · Washed rind · Sweet and caramel
🇧🇪 BelgiumRemoudour'moûdou
A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from the Land of Herve in Belgium.Cow · Washed rind
🇫🇷 FranceAisy cendré
A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese rolled in wood ash and aged for two weeks.Cow · Washed rind · Smoky
🇫🇷 FranceTrou du Cru
A pungent washed-rind cow's milk cheese from Burgundy, aged with local brandy.Cow · Bloomy rind · Pungent and funky
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreMaredsous
A semi-hard cow's milk washed-rind cheese with an orange crust and pungent aroma.Cow · Semi-hard · Pungent and funky
🇦🇹 AustriaMondseer
A semi-hard Austrian cow's milk cheese with a washed rind and mild sharp taste.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇬🇧 United KingdomStinking Bishop
A washed-rind Gloucestershire cheese ripened in perry from the Stinking Bishop pear.Cow · Washed rind · Tangy and lactic
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Époisses: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pont-l'Évêque: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Năsal: Vlad Trifa, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Saint-Nectaire: Homer Ectus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vacherin Mont d'Or: Zubro, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Remoudou: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aisy cendré: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chaumes: Robin dubois, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Reblochon: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gubbeen: The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia .. The author is, Public domain, source
- Stinking Bishop: Gilgongo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Vacherin Fribourgeois: Tombat24, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chevrotin: Benoît Prieur, CC0, source
- Livarot: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Langres: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Munster: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Taleggio: FakirNL, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Limburger: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
- Trou du Cru: Tristan Ferne, CC BY 2.0, source
- Appenzeller: Ulled, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Saint-Paulin: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Weisslacker: Langinger, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stinking Bishop: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source