Types of Cheese

There are numerous types of cheeses, and we've sought to provide information on a few of the more popular ones.

Asiago Cheese - Asiago cheese is a nut-like flavoured cheese that is originally named after a region in Italy where it was first created. This region is known as the Asiago High Plateau ... more

Blue Cheese - Blue cheese is a common categorization of cow's milk and/or goat's milk cheeses with a blue or blue-green mold. The blue mold in these cheeses is due to mold spores ... more

Cheddar Cheese - Cheddar cheese originated from an English village called Cheddar. It is a firm cheese which originates from cow’s milk. This type of cheese is one of the most ... more

Cream Cheese - Cream cheese is considered to be a fresh type of cheese due to the fact that it is not aged. It was invented by the Americans in the state of New York in 1872 ... more

Feta Cheese - Feta cheese is one of the oldest cheeses in the world, and is said to be a genuine product from Greece. To be more specific, since October 14, 2002, feta cheese has ... more

Fontina Cheese - Fontina Cheese is originally from Valle d’Aosta in Italy, and is made from cow’s milk. It is somewhat creamy and has a pale yellow interior with very small holes and ... more

Goat Cheese - Goat cheese is a cheese that is made from goat milk. It is sometimes called ‘chevre’. Goat cheese comes in a wide array of forms. It can either be made firm or semi-firm in ... more

Mascarpone Cheese - an Italian cheese manufactured from milk which has been altered with cream. The fat content of mascarpone cheese is extremely high ... more

Swiss Cheese - is the general name for numerous tpyes of cheese that were initially prepared in Switzerland. It is also known as Emmental. Swiss cheese is made from cow’s milk ... more

Vegetarian Cheese - is cheese that is not curdled with rennet, which is an enzyme that exists naturally in animal stomachs. Rennet is the popular name used by cheese makers to ... more