Cheeses of North America
Colby and Monterey Jack, Wisconsin and Vermont cheddar, Quebec cheese curds for poutine, and a farmstead revival. 32 cheeses on EveryCheese so far.
Cheese towns, markets and caves
Wisconsin 4Monroe 2Monterey 2Southern Minnesota 2Abitibi 1Chester 1Colby 1Corfu 1Faribault 1Hébertville 1Isigny-sur-Mer 1Isle-aux-Grues 1Lancaster County 1La Sarre 1Linwood 1Magdalen Islands 1Nova Scotia 1Oka 1Pinconning 1Quebec 1Richfield 1Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 1Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick 1St. Louis 1St. Paul 1Upper Economy 1Van Wert 1ArcataCabot, VermontCalifornia
Dishes of the region
Days
Yom Kippur break-fastThanksgiving and baked macaroni cheeseNational Cheese DayNational Grilled Cheese DayU.S. Championship Cheese ContestGreen County Cheese DaysNational Macaroni and Cheese Day
Countries
🇺🇸 United States and 1 morePot cheese
A soft, crumbly, unaged cow's-milk cheese popular in North America and Austria.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh
🇺🇸 United StatesHoop cheese
A simple fresh cow's milk cheese pressed in a wooden ring to remove wheyCow · Fresh · Milky and fresh
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreCottage cheese
A fresh, unaged curd cheese made from skimmed milk and dressed with cream.Cow · Fresh · Tangy and lactic
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreCream cheese
A soft, unripened cow's-milk cheese made with added cream and eaten fresh.Cow · Fresh · Buttery and creamy
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreCheese curds
Fresh, squeaky pieces of cheddar-style curd eaten in North America.Cow · Fresh · Milky and fresh
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Cheese curds: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2, source
- Cottage cheese: F ASTILY (T ALK ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cream cheese: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source