Famous Cheeses...
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Blue Cheese: Roquefort
During the Age of Enlightenment, French philosopher Diderot titled Roquefort the King of Cheeses. Today the cave-ripened cheese from the south of France remains one...
Brie
One of the world’s greatest cheeses and the most famous from France, Brie is a soft-ripened cow’s milk cheese named after the historic French region where it originated....
Casu Marzu: World's Most Dangerous Cheese?
Casu Marzu is not your average cheese lover’s cheese. The name of this Sardinian speciality literally translates to “rotten cheese.” And if...
Cheshire Cheese: History and Buying Tips
One of England’s most famous varieties Cheshire is a rich cow’s milk cheese that’s tremendously popular and widely imitated throughout the world....
Feta Cheese Buying Tips
According to Greek mythology the Gods sent Apollo’s son, Aristaios, in order to teach the Greeks the art of cheese making. It’s an art that dates back thousands of...
Gloucestershire and Double Gloucester Cheese
Every spring locals from the southwest English county of Gloucestershire come together to race large rounds of Gloucester cheese down Cooper’s Hill....
Gouda
One of the world’s greatest cheeses Gouda [pronounced Gowda or Khow-dah] is a traditional, creamery, semi-soft cheese that accounts for more than 60% of the cheese...
Havarti Cheese Production and Uses
Denmark's most popular and most famous cheese, Havarti is a traditional creamery cheese with a deliciously mild, sweet, and slightly acidic tang. With age, the...
Limburger: The Worlds's Smelliest Cheese?
Thanks to its reputation as stinkiest cheese in the world, even the cheese lovers among us may be afraid to take a taste of Limburger. Indeed,...
Mascarpone
Italy’s most luxurious fresh cheese mascarpone [mahs-kahr-POH-neh] is a soft, buttery cow’s milk variety of double- to triple-cream status. With a milk fat content of 60...
Parmesan Cheese Buying and Storing Tips
The best known of the Italian hard cheeses Parmesan is a heady cow’s milk cheese that showcases a golden rind, straw-colored interior and rich, sharp...
Soft French Cheese: Camembert
One of the most famous French soft cheeses Camembert is a luscious, buttery cheese with a thin, edible, aromatic rind. Though made throughout the world, authentic...
Spanish Cheese: Manchego
From the land of Don Quixote comes Manchego, Spain's most famous cheese. Authentic Manchego is very distinctive as it's made exclusively from the whole milk of...
The Most Popular Cheese: Cheddar
What cheese holds the title of most popular in the world? Cheddar – a firm cow’s milk cheese that ranges from mild nutty and creamy to sharp, robust and crumbly....
The Origins of Stilton
According to an old 19th century saying, 'if you drink a pot of ale and eat a scoop of Stilton everyday, you will make ‘old bones’.” That’s quite an appropriate adage...
