This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on List of cheeses is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:
Related Sponsors
Ads by Tiva
This is a list of cheeses by place of origin.
Africa
Egypt
Mauritania
Nigeria
- Wara cheese, soft fresh cheese, found in some local dishes. In Nigeria, an extract of the plant - Sodom apple leaves is used in the traditional production of this soft, unripened cheese.
South Africa
Asia
Georgia
- Sulguni or Suluguni (cheese from Samegrelo region - often used in Khachapuri, Georgia's traditional cheese-filled bread dish.
India
Japan
- Sakura cheese from Hokkaidō, an award-winning soft white flavored with cherry leaves
Middle East
- Ackawi cheese
- Basket cheese
- Labneh, a soft cheese made from yogurt with a slightly sour taste.
- Jameed
- Jibneh Arabieh cheese
- Kenafa cheese
- Naboulsi cheese
- Shanklish
- Syrian cheese
Nepal
- Flower of Rajya, a western style cheese produced by Tibetan Nomads
- Serkam (Also known as Sher, Dartsi)
Philippines
- Kesong or Quesong Puti (Also known as Filipino cottage cheese)
Europe
Austria
- Bergkäse
- Brimsen (Austrian term for Bryndza)
- Lüneberg cheese
- Tyrolean grey cheese
Belgium
- Affligem
- Belgolight
- Bernister fleuri
- Bleu des moines
- Bouquet des moines
- Brigant
- Bruges Gold
- Brussels cheese
- Chimay
- Cochon'nez
- Damme
- Damme brie
- Ghent emperor
- Grimbergen
- Herve cheese
- Kazemat
- Limburger cheese, a soft white cheese with a very strong odor and flavor.
- Loo
- Mandjeskaas
- Maredsous cheese
- Nazareth
- Passendale cheese
- Père Joseph
- Petrus
- Postel
- Regalou
- Remedou cheese
- Rochefort
- Rodoric cheese
- Rubens
- St Maarten
- Val-Dieu
- Watou
Bulgaria
Cyprus
- Anari
- Halloumi (Hellim)
- Kefalotyri
Czech Republic
Croatia
- Paški sir (Pag Island cheese)
Denmark
- Danbo
- Danish Blue cheese (Dansk blåskimmel(ost))
- Danish tilsit or Tilsit Havarti
- Esrom or Danish Port-Salut
- Havarti cheese or Cream Havarti
- Saga cheese
Finland
- Aura
- Lappi cheese
- Leipäjuusto (Cheese bread)
- Oltermanni
- Raejuusto (Finnish cottage cheese)
France
- See the French AOC cheeses and the list of French cheeses
Germany
- Bavaria blu
- Cambozola, a combination of French Camembert and Italian Gorgonzola.
- Harzer cheese
- Handkäse
- Limburger cheese
- Romadur
- Milbenkäse
- Rauchkäse
- Tilsit cheese
- Weisslacker
Greece
- Aneri - (Cyprus)
- Anevato PDO - (Grevena, Kozani)
- Anthotyro Xero
- Anthotyro Fresco
- Arseniko Naxou - (Island of Naxos)
- Batzos - (Thessaly:Larissa)
- Feta, PDO - (Macedonia/Thrace/Thessaly, Peloponnese/etc.)
- Formaella Arachovas Parnassou,PDO - (Sterea Ellada: Arachova, Parnassus)
- Froumaela Valmantouras - (Valmantoura, Achaia, Peloponnese)
- Galotyri, PDO
- Graviera Agrafon,PDO - (Thessaly: Karditsa)
- Graviera Kritis, PDO - (Crete)
- Graviera Naxou, PDO - (Island of Naxos)
- Halloumi, PDO (Cyprus)
- Kalathaki Limnou, PDO - (Island of Limnos)
- Kasseri, PDO - (Macedonia/Thrace/Thessaly/etc.)
- Katiki Domokou, PDO - (Sterea Ellada: Domokos)
- Kefalotyri
- Kefalograviera, PDO - (Sterea Ellada: Amfilochia/etc.)
- Kopanisti,PDO
- Ladotyri Mytilinis, PDO - (Island of Lesvos)
- Manouri, PDO
- Mastelo Chiou - (Island of Chios)
- Metsovone, PDO - (Metsovo, Epirus)
- Mizithra - (Crete, etc)
- Pichtogalo Chanion, PDO - (Chania, Crete)
- San Michali, PDO - (Island of Syros)
- Sfela, PDO - (Peloponnese:Messinia, Lakonia
- Telemes
- Xynomizithra, PDO - (Crete, Island of Myconos)
- Xynotyro - (Island of Myconos)
- Krassotyri (island of Kos)
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
- Ardrahan cheese
- Cashel Blue cheese
- Coolea cheese
- Corleggy cheese
- Dubliner cheese
- Durrus Cheese
- Gubbeen cheese
Italy
Main Article: List of Italian cheeses
See Also: List of Italian PDO cheeses
Republic of Macedonia
Malta and Gozo
- Gbejna (Ġbejna)
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
- Bryndza
- Bundz
- Bursztyn - mature cheese similar to Gruyere
- Gołka
- Koryciński
- Oscypek
- Redykołka
- Rokpol
- Twaróg
- Tylżycki - semi-hard, yellow cheese made from cow's milk
Portugal
Romania
- Brânzǎ (also a generic name for cheese)
- Brânză topită
- Caş
- Caşcaval
- Telemea
- Urdă
- Brânză de burduf
Russia
- Tvorok (творог), a curd cheese somewhat similar to cottage cheese or Ricotta.
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
- Afuega'l pitu (Asturias)
- Cabrales cheese (Asturias)
- Garrotxa cheese
- Idiazabal cheese (Basque)
- Mahón cheese
- Majorero cheese
- Manchego cheese (La Mancha, Castile-La Mancha)
- Mató cheese (Catalonia)
- La Serena cheese (Extremadura)
- Tetilla cheese (Galicia)
- Torta del Casar (Extremadura)
- Valdeon
- Zamorano cheese
Sweden
- Blå Gotland (Gotland Blue)
- Grevé
- Herrgårdsost
- Hushållsost
- Prästost
- Raketost
- Stureost
- Svecia
- Västerbottensost
Switzerland
.jpg)
United Kingdom
North America
Canada
- Bleu Bénédictin (Quebec)
- Bocconcini (Ontario)
- Chèvre noir (Quebec)
- Dragons Breath (Nova Scotia)
- Friulano
- Oka (Quebec)
- Pied-de-Vent (Quebec)
- Riopelle de l'Isle, Le (Quebec)
Mexico
- Queso Añejo (Aged cheese)
- Queso Blanco (White cheese)
- Queso Chihuahua
- Queso Cotija
- Queso Criollo (Creole cheese)
- Queso Fresco (Fresh cheese)
- Queso Oaxaca
- Queso Panela
- Quesillo
- Requesón
Nicaragua
United States of America
South America
Argentina
Brazil
- Catupiry
- Minas (a. k. a. "Queijo Minas Padrão", "Queijo Frescal" and "Queijo Curado")
- Coalho
- Requeijão
Chile
Colombia
- Quesillo (literally "little cheese" is a commercial cheese made with cow milk)
Venezuela
Other
The following cheeses remain unclassified.
- Cottage cheese (Many local varieties)
- Farmer cheese (many local varieties)
- Smoked cheese
External links
- Canadian Cheese Encyclopedia, complete database providing information on how cheese is made, its unique characteristics, its nutritional value, etc.
- Canadian Cheese Directory, information by alphabetical order, processor, province, cheese classification, milk treatment, milk type and organic certification.
Wikipedia content modification information:
- This page was last modified on 2 December 2008, at 08:14.
Wikipedia Authorship and Review
Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.
Wikipedia Usage Guidelines
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "List of cheeses".
The URL for this specific entry is:
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.