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 StatesBig Woods Blue
A firm, creamy sheep's-milk blue cheese aged six to eight months in Minnesota.Sheep · Semi-hard · Savoury and brothy
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreMonterey Jack
A mild, semi-hard cow's-milk cheese from California with a creamy texture and slight sweetness.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇺🇸 United StatesColby
A semi-hard American cow's-milk cheese with a mild flavor and orange hue from annatto.Cow · Semi-hard · Milky and fresh
🇺🇸 United StatesColby-Jack
A mild American semi-hard cheese made by blending Colby and Monterey Jack curds.Cow · Semi-hard
🇺🇸 United StatesBrick cheese
A Wisconsin cow's-milk cheese shaped like a brick with an orange rind.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
🇨🇦 CanadaBleu d'Élizabeth
A thermized cow's milk blue cheese from Sainte-Élizabeth-de-Warwick, Quebec.Cow · Semi-hard · Buttery and creamy
🇺🇸 United StatesPinconning cheese
A semi-hard American Colby-style cow's milk cheese aged to various sharpness levels.Cow · Semi-hard · Sharp and tangy-aged
🇨🇦 CanadaFriulano
A rindless Canadian cow's-milk cheese with a salty hazelnut flavour, aged to improve its character.Cow · Semi-hard · Salty
🇺🇸 United StatesMonterey Jack
A mild, semi-hard cow's milk cheese from California with a creamy texture and slight sweetness.Cow · Semi-hard · Sweet and caramel
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Monterey Jack: Daniel Olsen ( talk ), CC BY 1.0, source
- Monterey Jack: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Colby-Jack: Stephen Shep, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Colby: Jeff the quiet, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Friulano: VerifiedCactus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bleu d'Élizabeth: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, source