Roquefort, sometimes spelled Rochefort in English, is a sheep milk blue cheese from the south of France, and together with Bleu d’Auvergne, Stilton and Gorgonzola is one of the world’s best-known blue cheeses. Though similar cheeses are produced elsewhere, European cheese law dictates that only those cheeses aged in the natural Combalou caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon [...]
Parrano is a cow’s milk cheese produced in the Netherlands. It tastes mild and nutty, combining salty and sweet flavors. It has a semi-firm texture and a smooth, golden colored paste. Made from pasteurized milk, Parrano is produced in 20-lb wheels and is aged for 5 months.
Combining the flavor of aged parmesan with a pliant [...]
Maasdam is a Dutch cheese in a Swiss-style. Made from cow’s milk, it is aged for at least four weeks. It ripens faster than other Dutch cheeses. Maasdam has internal holes from the ripening process, and a smooth yellow rind. Sometimes it is waxed like Gouda. The cheese was created to compete with the popular [...]
Leerdammer is a Dutch semi-hard cheese made from cow’s milk. It has an aging time of around 3–12 months. It has a creamy white texture and was made to be similar in appearance and flavor to Emmental, but it is rounder in taste. It has a sweet and somewhat nutty flavour that becomes more pronounced [...]
Manchego is a sheep’s milk cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain. Manchego is aged for three months or longer, and is semi-firm with a rich golden color and small holes. It ranges from mild to sharp, depending on how long it is aged.
Provolone is an Italian cheese that originated in Southern Italy, where it is still produced in various shapes as in 10 to 15 cm long pear shapes, cheesesausage shape or cone shape. A variant of Provolone is also produced in North America and Japan. The most important Provolone production region is currently Northern Italy.
The term [...]
Edam is a Dutch cheese that is traditionally sold as spheres with pale yellow interior and a coat of red paraffin wax. It is named after the town of Edam in the province of North Holland, where the cheese is coated for export and for tourist high season. Edam which has aged for at least [...]
Gloucester is a traditional, unpasteurised, semi-hard cheese which has been made in Gloucestershire, England, since the 16th century, at one time made only with the milk of the now nearly-extinct Gloucester cow.There are two types of Gloucester cheese: Single and Double.
The main difference is that Single Gloucester is made with skimmed milk combined with a [...]
Red Windsor is a pale cream, English cheddar cheese, made using pasteurized cow’s milk marbled with a wine, often a Bordeaux wine or a blend of port wine and brandy.
Yarg is a semi-hard cow’s milk cheese made in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Before being left to mature, this cheese is carefully wrapped in nettle leaves to form an edible, though mouldy, rind. The texture varies from creamy and soft immediately under the nettle coating to a Caerphilly cheese-like crumbly texture in the middle. Modern production is [...]