Celebrate Cheese - Vive le Fromage
People have been making cheese for at least 5,000 years. If you know your Greek mythology, you’ll remember the cheese-loving Cyclops in Homer’s Odyssey. Legend has it blue cheese was created by accident 2,000 years ago. Both Roquefort and Gorgonzola share a similar origin story. Salvador Dali’s “The Persistence of Memory” (see ◙) was reportedly inspired by melting Camembert (you’ll never look at this surrealist painting the same way again). It’s a pleasure to assemble a cheese board for tasting with guests. We also enjoy cooking with cheese—if for no other reason that the fact that it is a popular ingredient in many recipes. After searching repeatedly for substitutes for a particular cheese that we can’t find in local stores, we decided to put together our own cheese guide for the home cook. In our humble opinion, this little guide goes a long way to help you make sense of all the cheese books out there.
Do the Ripe Thing
If you prefer to do your own research, a good place to start is World Cheese Book. This lavishly illustrated book, edited by Juliet Harbutt, provides brief descriptions of over 750 cheeses around the world. New Zealand’s Harbutt is a member of several cheese organizations in France. American maitre fromager Max McCalman’s books are always a fun read; he likes to rate cheese on a 100-point system—just as some wine guides do for their subject. Thanks to his pronunciation notes, we are reminded of the correct way to pronounce Gouda. French affineur Roland Barthelemy’s “genealogical” approach in his Guide to Cheeses of the World makes it easy to see how different cheeses are related. David Joachim’s The Food Substitutions Bible, as the name implies, is all about ingredient substitutions.
Click on the Legend/Resources tab below for a list of resources. Click on the Festivals tab for a list of some of the cheese-related events around the world. Click on the Calendar tab and follow our monthly cheese club. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area—or if you plan to visit—click on the Buy and Eat tabs and see where you can sample cheese in this part of California.
Moldy Goodies
Our research shows there is general consensus on two types of cheese: fresh and blue. Experts generally agree on what constitutes a fresh cheese; there is usually no mistaking what is a blue cheese. The classification of all other cheeses is not as clear-cut. One can certainly talk about the main ingredient: the type of milk (cow’s milk being the most common) and whether it’s pasteurized. Some authors use the type of rind as a guide; others prefer to focus on the processing method. For the average person, we feel the least confusing choice is the texture of the interior (or paste). So we have divided different cheeses into five categories: fresh, blue, and for everything else, soft, medium, or hard. In other words, we have decided to go with a combination of age, water content, and mold. Keep in mind a cheese could fit into more than one category depending on its age. There’s a sixth category that you won’t find in any cheese book—we like to think outside the box.
Just as we have a standard nutrition label for food products, there ought to be a standard label for cheese in this country. If every cheese’s water content is specified, it would certainly make classification more objective. In Italy, a cheese is considered soft if it contains 45 to 60 percent water, semi-hard if its moisture level is between 40 and 45 percent, or hard if it’s less than 40 percent.
Sheepshape
Some people swear by sheep’s milk cheese (ewe is the word for female sheep). Sheep’s milk is what makes Roquefort stand out among all blue cheeses. If you’re not familiar with this type of cheese, take our guide with you when you go shopping. For those who enjoy lamb, try cooking with sheep’s milk cheese (you can’t go wrong with an Italian-style pecorino).
Raw Deal
Some cheese lovers feel strongly about raw-milk cheese. These individuals believe it’s impossible to make great cheese from dead or pasteurized milk. Since the U.S. government requires that all raw-milk cheese sold in this country must be aged at least 60 days, a number of the finest young raw-milk cheese from Europe would be considered contraband. The French Brie available in America is the pasteurized version exported to countries like the U.S. So for your next European vacation, you might want to schedule a little bit of cheese tasting. According to Barthelemy, spring is the best time to sample a variety of cheeses in France.
Speaking of the cheese mecca…the production of raw-milk cheese in France continues to fall (its market share has dropped from 100 down to 10 percent in just 70 years). Check out this 2014 Newsweek article. Will raw-milk cheese suffer the same fate as analog (vinyl) audio or the pay phone? Note that after hitting rock bottom in 2005, vinyl records have made a steady comeback. Vinyl record sales in 2014 are the highest since 1990; turntable sales are up too. So there may be hope for raw-milk cheese.
Fat Matter
Cheese is to milk what apple butter is to applesauce—think of cheese as concentrated milk. Since milk is the dominant ingredient, a cheese’s fat content is more or less determined by the type of milk used. Skim milk, for instance, produces low-fat cheese. To create a richer cheese, some producers add cream to the milk, resulting in what’s called a double-cream or triple-cream cheese. In France, cheeses can be classified based on fat content, which is defined as the percentage of fat in dry matter (minus the water content).
| Category | Fat Content (Percent) | Cheese |
|---|---|---|
| Maigre (lean) | Less than 20 | Mostly fresh cheese, plus skim-milk cheese such as Bergues |
| Allege (light) | 20-30 | Mostly softer cheese |
| Normal | 40-50 | Mostly harder cheese and blue cheese |
| Double creme | 60-75 | Mostly soft cheese, plus other double-cream cheese such as Boursin |
| Triple creme | More than 75 | Mostly soft cheese |
Note that even triple-cream cheese is not exactly ice cream. The so-called foie gras cheese is not as high in fat as it appears. When you factor in its moisture level, the amount of fat consumed per serving of a cream-enriched soft cheese may actually be lower than a harder cheese. Keep in mind other countries calculate fat content differently. As a fermented product, aged cheese poses less of a problem for lactose-intolerant people. This is especially true of hard cheese, which goes through the longest aging period.
And the Award Goes To…
France and Italy are ahead of other countries in terms of quality, variety, and history. For a small country, Switzerland has acquired quite a reputation (it helps to have a Swissophile like McCalman). Did you know there’s one cow for every five people in Switzerland? That’s a lot of cheese—and cow pies. The U.S. and Germany are the biggest cheese producers. As of 2011, the top five cheese consumers per capita are France, Iceland, Greece, Germany, and Finland. The world of cheese is a dizzying array of looks, shapes, and sizes. Real cheese is nothing like the sliced and individually wrapped processed cheese your mother put in your sandwich when you were young. Some of them look like marble slabs (◙); others sport a wrinkled rind (◙) that resembles the skin of a Shar Pei. Some look like caramel candy (◙) or chocolate truffles (◙) gone wild.
Walk into a cheese shop in France and you’ll spot a Morbier (◙) immediately because a wedge of this cheese could be mistaken for a slice of layer cake. You’ll find a line of ash or chili in the center of other cheeses, but Morbier is probably the oldest one made this way. A sliced Mimolette (◙) looks like a spray-tanned cantaloupe. The straw gives Sainte-Maure (◙) that cheese-on-a-stick appearance. After you cut open Humboldt Fog (◙), step back and admire the view. It really looks like a Wayne Thiebaud painting (his series of cakes and pastries) come to life—that’s only fitting since it’s made by California’s Cypress Grove Chevre.
What is the most old-fashioned packaging? Washington State University Creamery’s Cougar Gold (◙) comes in a can—unusual for an aged cheese nowadays. Sardinia’s Callu de Cabreddu (◙) comes in the oddest package—if you can call it that—this cheese is encased in a baby goat’s stomach where it’s ripened (a cheese for the haggis aficionado?). Another island, Corsica, whose local dialect is closer to Italian than French, also makes use of the kid’s stomach in the production of cheese. Jonchee Niortaise, a fresh cheese sold locally in France, is wrapped in a mat made of water reeds.
The sexiest-looking cheese? Spain’s Tetilla (◙). Tete de Moine (◙) from Switzerland has the most interesting shape, thanks to the girolle grater. Our vote for favorite name is Blue Monday—if you are a fan of New Order—a blue cheese originally created by Harbutt and a member of Blur. Along similar musical notes, Woodcock Farm makes a sheep’s milk cheese called Ewe II. Another great name is Cato Corner Farm’s Dairyere, a double pun on Gruyere and donkey. The most expensive cheese is made with any kind of uncommon milk from such animal as moose or donkey.
It takes a lot of milk to produce a good-sized hunk of cheese. So it’s no surprise that most large cheeses are made from cow’s milk (even though cows have the lowest yield of cheese) while goat’s milk is often used to make small cheeses. Bouton-de-Culotte weighs less than half an ounce (14 grams) when ripened. Goat’s milk is also a popular choice for fresh cheese because flavor develops faster than sheep’s milk. By contrast, cheddar can weigh over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). But one of the heavyweights of the cheese world is Emmentaler, which weighs in at 220 pounds (100 kilograms).
Vive la Difference
The French are so serious about their favorite cheese, Comte, that they grade it on a scale of zero to 20.
| Category | No. of Points |
|---|---|
| Taste | 3-9 |
| Paste (color, feel, mouthfeel) | 0-5 |
| Appearance of the cut and eyes | 0-3.5 |
| Rind (texture, color) | 0-1.5 |
| Overall appearance | 0-1 |
| Total | 20 |
Any Comte that scores below 12—or if it receives a zero in one of the four non-taste areas—is sold as Gruyere de Comte (not to be confused with Swiss Gruyere). The highest-rated Comte carries a green label; the rest has a red label. In the U.S., the only graded food that comes to mind is beef (prime/choice/select). America is the land of hamburger, fries, and milk. France is all about cheese, wine, and bread. Perhaps this explains why a French astronaut took Picodon (a small goat cheese) aboard the space shuttle in 1996.
That’s Why They Call It Cheesecloth
Making your own fresh cheese is actually very simple—you will need cheesecloth for this. Check out America’s Test Kitchen’s recipe for saag paneer or Indian-style spinach with fresh cheese (episode #1322, 2013). By the way, this PBS cooking show recommends Formaticum Cheese Bags to keep your cheese fresh in the fridge.
Cream of the Crop
The list below includes a select group of over 600 classic cheeses and some of the most popular cheeses around the world (dating back centuries in some cases). When we talk about a cheese that’s made by only one vendor or in the case of a specific brand, we provide the name of that company. Since this Web page is handmade in the U.S., we dig a little deeper into American cheese makers. Because we have the home cook in mind, we decided to highlight all the cheeses that melt beautifully when cooked—not dissolve into nothing or turn oily and separated. Blue cheese is known for its strong aroma and taste. There are other cheeses that are even more pungent than the typical blue. We highlight these for the adventurous connoisseur. If the smell of fermented herring (surstromming) and durian doesn’t bother you, then these wedges are made for you.
Family Affair
We believe Barthelemy is onto something when he files cheeses under different families. For example, it makes sense that some of the washed-rind cheese recipes developed at monasteries centuries ago should be lumped together. Curiously, he places only two of the six prominent Loire Valley chevre (Pouligny-Saint-Pierre and Valencay) in the same family. Since he is French, he must be aware of the subtle differences among these young goat cheeses.
Barthelemy’s classification is understandably Francocentric. Indeed, of the 48 families outlined in his guide, only 12 are of non-French origin: four from Italy, three from Switzerland, two each from Spain and the U.K., and one from the Netherlands. We’ve no doubt he’s an expert on European cheeses, but how well does he know North and South American products? A lot of people consider Monterey Jack an American original; he puts it in the cheddar family. To be fair, he treats France’s beloved Comte as part of the Swiss Gruyere family. Let’s see if we can all work together and improve on this family tree for cheese (they are in boldface in our directory).
A Taste of History
Food recipes and dining habits change over time. You’d have to go to places like France and China to find classic recipes that remain popular today. Other countries have very short food memory. An American menu or cookbook from 100 years ago would seem like foreign language to Americans. Who makes aspic anymore? The situation with cheese is a different story because many classic recipes have survived. As long as the same milk sources are available, what’s produced today could very well taste like the original recipe made centuries ago. That’s why when you put a piece of classic cheese in your mouth, you are tasting history. So we try to identify those cheeses that can be thought of as heritage cheeses.
One thing we wanted to clarify is whether the name of a cheese should be capitalized. If it is based on a place or a person, it usually is capitalized.
Armchair Cheese Tasting
Until someone fills the void by making a cheese documentary, videos of cheese are largely found in cooking and travel shows. (Rick Sebak, are you reading this?) In Season 8 of Rick Steves’ Europe (first aired in 2014), he once again shares with viewers another memorable meal in France. After he and his friend have sampled escargots, shrimp, duck, and lamb, the owner comes out with a wooden tray full of a dozen cheeses in all their glory. This being the Loire Valley, goat cheeses are well represented. Don’t miss “France’s Loire: Chateau Country” (episode #803) on PBS. For the record, the restaurant in question is L’Epicerie in Amboise. You’ll catch a glimpse (◙ and ►) of Sainte-Maure, Selles-sur-Cher, Valencay, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Feuille de Dreux, Langres, Reblochon, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Saint-Nectaire, Murol, and Fourme d’Ambert. C’est formidable indeed.
In 2014, Globe Trekker produced “The Story of Cheese” (synopsis and trailer) as part of its “Planet Food” specials. It’s a compilation of past cheese segments stitched together with new footage shot in England to create a coherent narrative. The presenter is U.K. chef Rosie Lovell. You’ll meet Harbutt and travel to France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Lebanon, and Turkey. Philippe Olivier’s passion for raw-milk cheese will bowl you over. Check your local PBS station schedule for the next rerun.
In the second of three episodes of Food: Delicious Science (►), a 2017 documentary from BBC, we learn the flavor of each cheese is mostly determined by how it smells. So how can Epoisses smell so bad but taste so good? The answer is something called backward smelling.
Have It Your Whey
We cannot guarantee our directory is up-to-date at all times. In the meantime, we want all you cheese heads to send us the names of three cheeses/brands that you feel should be included below. You’ll get extra points if you can come up with unexpected substitutes (bottarga/botargo, anyone?). And tell us what we should work on next. Obvious subjects include wine/beer, coffee/tea, pastry/dessert, and fresh produce.
Memo to Cheese Producers
The Bay Area has its share of foodies as well as a sizable wine-and-cheese crowd. The world-renown Wine Country (Napa and Sonoma) is, after all, right here in our own backyard. The Judgment of Paris wine tasting in 1976 helped put California wine on the map. Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse and Peet’s Coffee started an epicurean revolution in the 1970s. Thanks to its agricultural heritage, the Bay Area is also home to artisan cheese makers. So instead of waiting for retailers to come to you, click on the Where to Buy tab below and you’ll see a list of potential companies you can do business with. Click on Bay Area Stats and check out the size of this market.
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Fresh Cheese
Fresh cheese has no rind and high moisture. It also has the lowest fat content and a relatively short shelf life. As the name implies, fresh cheese is not aged or only aged briefly (a few days in general). The texture of fresh cheese is usually soft and spoonable and sometimes crumbly. Examples include ricotta and cream cheese.
| Name/Certification [Country, Milk, Flavor] [Heritage] Company (Location, Web) |
Similar Cheese/Substitution |
|---|---|
Europe |
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| beyaz peynir [TR, sheep or goat or cow] | feta, paneer |
| Boulette de Cambrai [FR, raw or pasteurized, herbed] | related Boulette cheeses: Boule des Moines, Boulette d’Avesnes |
| Boursin AOC [FR, plain or herbed or spiced] (boursin.com) | Tartare, Boulamour, Rondele, Alouette, cream cheese, Neufchatel [US version], cream cheese/butter, chevre, double cream |
| Brocciu/Broccio AOC/PDO [FR, goat or sheep, raw] | related cheeses: ricotta, requeson, manouri, Myzithra, Gaperon |
| Brousse du Rove [FR, goat or sheep or cow] | Roves des Garrigues, Caprino Fresco, Innes Button, Pant-Ys-Gawn |
| Bryndza/Brinza PGI [SK, sheep or goat or cow] | feta, aged chevre, ricotta salata, Cotija, Myzithra, halloumi |
| burrata [IT, water buffalo or cow] | fresh mozzarella, scamorza, halloumi, chevre |
| Caciotta [IT, cow or sheep or goat] | Robiola Piemonte, Le Gardian, feta |
| Cancoillotte [FR, skim, raw or pasteurized, plain or herbed or alcohol] | related cheeses: Rambol, La Vache qui Rit, Cook other substitutes: Metton (base) |
| Caprino Fresco/Caprini [IT, goat, raw] | Roves des Garrigues, Brousse du Rove, Innes Button, Pant-Ys-Gawn, Robiola Piemonte, Petit-Suisse, chevre |
| chevre/goat cheese [FR, goat] | cream cheese, mascarpone, fromage blanc, ricotta, requeson, Bucheron |
| crescenza/stracchino [IT] | mascarpone, cream cheese, Neufchatel [US version] |
| feta PDO [GR, sheep/goat] [PBC] (feta.gr) | Le Gardian, Robiola Piemonte, Caciotta, halloumi, beyaz peynir, aged chevre, Bryndza, ricotta salata, Cotija, Myzithra, blue |
| fromage blanc/fromage frais [FR, raw or pasteurized] | quark, paneer, cottage, cream cheese, Neufchatel [US version], mascarpone, crescenza, strained yogurt (Greek yogurt or skyr), cream cheese/cream, cottage/yogurt, Bucheron, chevre, ricotta, requeson |
| fromage fort/cheese paste [FR, cow or sheep or goat, raw or pasteurized, oil/alcohol/spiced/herbed] | examples: Cachaille, Fromage Fort du Lyonnaise, Patefine Fort, Pot Corse substitutes: processed cheese |
| Le Gardian [FR, goat, raw or pasteurized, spiced] | related cheeses: Robiola Piemonte, Caciotta, feta |
| gjetost [NO, goat or cow] | mysost |
| halloumi/haloumi [CY, goat/sheep/cow] | fresh mozzarella, scamorza, burrata, feta, feta/mozzarella |
| Harzer Kase [DE, sour/skim] | Handkase, Liederkranz, Limburger |
| Jonchee Niortaise [FR, raw, almond extract] | fromage blanc, quark, paneer, cottage |
| manouri PDO [GR, sheep or goat] | Myzithra, Brocciu, ricotta, requeson, feta, halloumi, ricotta salata, cream cheese |
| Maquis Brunelli [FR, sheep, raw] | related Maquis Corse cheeses: Sussex Slipcote |
| mascarpone [IT] | crescenza, cream cheese, Neufchatel [US version], crema, crème fraiche, Smetana, cream cheese/sour cream, cream cheese/heavy cream, ricotta/heavy cream, triple cream, butter, mascarpone/Neufchatel [US version] |
| mesost [SE, cow or goat or sheep] | gjetost, mysost, ricotta (?) |
| mozzarella di bufala DOC/PDO [IT, water buffalo] (mozzarelladibufala.org) |
related cheeses: scamorza, burrata, halloumi |
| mysost [NO] | gjetost |
| Myzithra/Mizithra (young) [GR, sheep/goat, raw] | manouri, Brocciu, ricotta, requeson, feta, Cotija, cottage |
| Petit-Suisse [FR] | fromage blanc, cream cheese, Neufchatel [US version], Robiola Piemonte, Caprino Fresco |
| Pot Corse/Pate de Fromage [FR, sheep, raw] | fromage fort |
| quark [DE] | Schichtkase, paneer, fromage blanc, cottage, sour cream, strained yogurt (Greek yogurt or skyr), ricotta/sour cream, cream cheese/cream, mascarpone/cream, drained cottage/yogurt |
| ricotta di pecora [IT, sheep] | requeson, Brocciu, manouri, Myzithra, cottage, farmer, fromage blanc, paneer, chevre, feta, mozzarella, mayonnaise, tofu |
| Robiola Piemonte [IT, cow/goat/sheep] [PBC] | Caciotta, Le Gardian, feta, Caprino Fresco, chevre, ricotta/mascarpone, Petit-Suisse |
| Roves des Garrigues [FR, goat, raw] | related cheeses: Brousse du Rove, Caprino Fresco, Innes Button, Pant-Ys-Gawn other substitutes: Mettowee |
| Schichtkase [DE] | quark, paneer, fromage blanc, cottage, sour cream, yogurt |
| Tartare [FR, plain or herbed or spiced or nuts] | Boursin, Boulamour, Rondele, Alouette, cream cheese, Neufchatel [US version], cream cheese/butter, chevre, double cream |
Specific Producer |
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Abbaye de la Pierre-qui-Vire (Bourgogne, apqv.fr) |
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| : Boule des Moines [FR, raw, herbed/spiced] | Boulette de Cambrai, Boulette d’Avesnes |
Abergavenny Fine Foods (Monmouthshire, abergavenny.uk.com) |
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| : Pant-Ys-Gawn [UK, goat, plain or herbed] | Innes Button, Roves des Garrigues, Brousse du Rove, Caprino Fresco, cream cheese |
High Weald Dairy (West Sussex, highwealddairy.co.uk) |
|
| : Sussex Slipcote [UK, sheep, herbed or spiced] | Maquis Brunelli |
Highland Fine Cheeses (Ross and Cromarty, hf-cheeses.com) |
|
| : Caboc [UK, raw] [PMA] | Crowdie, paneer, cream cheese, Neufchatel [US version], cottage, heavy cream |
| : Crowdie [UK, raw, plain or spiced] [PMA] | Caboc, paneer, cream cheese, Neufchatel [US version], cottage, heavy cream |
Innes Cheese (Staffordshire, innescheese.co.uk) |
|
| : Innes Button/Innes Clifton/Innes Bosworth [UK, goat, raw, plain or herbed or spiced or salted ash] | Pant-Ys-Gawn, Roves des Garrigues, Brousse du Rove, Caprino Fresco, chevre |
M. Dombres (Midi-Pyrenees) |
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| : Delice des Cabasses [FR, sheep] | |
Rosary Goats Cheese (Wiltshire, rosarygoatscheese.co.uk) |
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| : Rosary [UK, goat, plain or spiced or herbed] | Golden Cross, Sainte-Maure |
Middle East/Asia |
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| labane/labneh [IL, cow/sheep/goat] | yogurt, cream cheese, sour cream |
| paneer/panir [South Asia] | quark, fromage blanc, queso fresco, farmer, tofu, feta, drained cottage |
| Zfatit [IL] | feta, paneer, queso fresco |
North America |
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| cheddar curds [CA version] | paneer, halloumi |
| farmer cheese [US version] | drained cottage, drained ricotta, drained requeson, cream cheese, sour cream, quark, queso fresco, Monterey Jack, Havarti, muenster |
| Neufchatel [US version] | cream cheese, Alouette, Rondele, Boursin, mascarpone |
Specific Producer |
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Alouette Cheese (Pa., alouettecheese.com) |
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| : Alouette Soft Spreadable Cheese [US, herbed or spiced or smoked] | Rondele, cream cheese, Neufchatel [US version], Boursin, cream cheese/butter |
Arcangelo Cheese (Del., arcangelocheese.com) |
|
| : Arcangelo Ricotta [US] | see ricotta |
Bellwether Farms (Calif., bellwetherfarms.com) |
|
| : Bellwether Farms Crescenza [US] | see crescenza |
| : Bellwether Farms Hand-Dipped Whole Milk Ricotta [US] | see ricotta |
Bubalus Bubalis (Calif.) [closed?] |
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| : Bubalus Bubalis Buffalo Mozzarella [US, water buffalo] | see mozzarella di bufala |
Calabro Cheese (Conn., calabrocheese.com) |
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| : Calabro Old Fashioned Hand Dipped Ricotta [US] | see ricotta |
Capriole Farmstead Goat Cheese (Ind., capriolegoatcheese.com) |
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| : O’Banon [US, goat] | Hoja Santa Goat Cheese, Pelardon, Rocamadour, Picodon, Selles-sur-Cher, Banon, Mothais |
Consider Bardwell Farm (Vt., considerbardwellfarm.com) |
|
| : Mettowee [US, goat] | Bijou |
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery (Wis., ellsworthcheesecurds.com) |
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| : Ellsworth Cheddar Cheese Curds [US, plain or spiced or herbed] | see cheddar curds |
Fromagerie Belle Chevre (Ala., bellechevre.com) |
|
| : Belle Chevre Montrachet Style Goat Cheese [US, goat] | chevre |
Gioia Cheese (Calif.) |
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| : Gioia Cheese Burrata [US] | see burrata |
Golden Glen Creamery (Wash., goldenglencreamery.com) |
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| : Golden Glen Creamery Fresh Mozzarella [US] | see mozzarella |
Kraft Foods (Ill., kraftbrands.com) |
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| : Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese [US] | see cream cheese |
Lactalis American Group (N.Y., galbanicheese.com) |
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| : Galbani/Precious/Sorrento Whole Milk Ricotta [US] | see ricotta |
Laura Chenel’s Chevre (Calif., laurachenel.com) |
|
| : Laura Chenel’s Log [US, goat] | chevre |
Milton Creamery (Iowa, miltoncreamery.com) |
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| : Milton Creamery Quark [US] | see quark |
Mozzarella Co. (Texas, mozzco.com) |
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| : Hoja Santa Goat Cheese [US, goat, herbed] | Banon |
Mozzarella House (Mass., mozzarellahouse.com) |
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| : Mozzarella House Burrata [US] | see burrata |
President Cheese (N.Y., presidentcheese.com) |
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| : Rondele Gourmet Spreadable Cheese [US, herbed or spiced] | Alouette, cream cheese, Neufchatel [US version], Boursin, cream cheese/butter |
Rivers Edge Chevre/Three Ring Farm (Ore., threeringfarm.com) |
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| : Up in Smoke [US, goat, smoked] | Cabecou Feuille |
Shamrock Artisan Goat Cheese (Calif., shamrockartisangoatcheese.com) |
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| : Shamrock Artisan Ashed Tomette [US, goat] | tommette, aged Pelardon |
Sierra Nevada Cheese (Calif., sierranevadacheese.com) |
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| : Gina Marie Cream Cheese [US] | see cream cheese |
Surfing Goat Dairy (Hawaii, surfinggoatdairy.com) |
|
| : Surfing Goat Dairy Quark [US, goat, plain or fruit] | see quark |
Willow Hill Farm (Vt., sheepcheese.com) |
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| : Summer Tomme [US, sheep] [discontined?] | Fleur du Maquis |
Latin America |
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| panela [MX] | drained cottage, queso fresco, fresh mozzarella, feta, ricotta, requeson, basket, paneer |
| queso fresco/queso blanco [MX, cow or goat] | farmer, chevre, feta, Monterey Jack, drained cottage/salt, quark, mozzarella, muenster |
| requeson [MX] | ricotta, Brocciu, manouri, Myzithra, cottage, farmer, fromage blanc, paneer, chevre, feta, mozzarella, mayonnaise, tofu |
Specific Producer |
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Laticinios Catupiry (Minas Gerais, catupiry.com.br) |
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| : Catupiry Requeijao Cremoso [BR] | cream cheese |
Australia/New Zealand |
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Specific Producer |
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Canaan Cheese (Auckland) |
|
| : Canaan Labane [NZ] | yogurt |
Richard Thomas (Victoria) |
|
| : Richard Thomas Fromage Blanc [AU] | see fromage blanc |
Various Countries |
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| basket cheese | panela, ricotta, requeson |
| cottage cheese | fromage blanc, paneer, quark, Schichtkase, mascarpone, crescenza, cream cheese, Neufchatel [US version], ricotta, requeson |
| cream cheese | Neufchatel [US version], Alouette, Rondele, Boursin, fromage blanc, mascarpone, ricotta, requeson, drained cottage, tofu, vegan products (see Vegan Cheese section) |
| non-melting cheese (for frying/grilling) | halloumi, paneer, panela, pecorino, parmesan |
| whey cheese | ricotta, requeson, Brocciu, manouri, Myzithra, mesost, gjetost, mysost |
Blue Cheese
Blue cheese is characterized by the unmistakable blue mold inside (or outside in some cases). The most famous example is England’s king of cheeses, Stilton. The texture of blue cheese ranges from soft to semi-hard. Since blue cheese is arguably an acquired taste, give some of the rare external blues a try (Westfield Farm’s Classic Blue Log and Hubbardston Blue and Spain’s Monte Enebro). A mild blue such as Bavaria Blu or the Brie-based Montbriac would also be a good starting point.
| Name/Certification [Country, Milk, Flavor] [Heritage] Company (Location, Web) |
Similar Cheese/Substitution |
|---|---|
Europe |
|
| Bleu d’Auvergne AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized] | Bleu des Causses, Fourme d’Ambert, Bleu de Laqueuille, Stilton, Maytag Blue, Roquefort |
| Bleu des Causses AOC/PDO [FR, raw (?)] | Fourme d’Ambert, Bleu d’Auvergne, Stilton, Maytag Blue, cow Roquefort |
| Bleu de Chevre [FR, goat] | Roquefort, Bleu d’Auvergne, Bleu des Causses, Gorgonzola |
| Bleu de Gex Haut-Jura AOC [FR, raw] | Fourme d’Ambert, Bleu d’Auvergne, Stilton |
| Bleu de Laqueuille [FR] | Fourme d’Ambert, Bleu d’Auvergne, Stilton |
| Bleu de Termignon [FR, raw] | related cheeses: Castelmagno |
| Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage AOC [FR, raw/pasteurized] | Saint Agur, Montbriac, Bleu de Bresse, Gorgonzola |
| Blue Cheshire [UK] | Stilton, Shropshire Blue, Cashel Blue, Fourme d’Ambert |
| Cabrales DO/PDO [ES, cow or sheep or goat, raw] | related cheeses: Picon, Gamonedo, Valdeon, Harbourne Blue, Beenleigh Blue other substitutes: Roquefort |
| Cremeux du Puy [FR] | blue |
| Erborinati [IT, cow or sheep] | blue |
| Fourme d’Ambert/Fourme de Montbrison AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized] [PRE] | Bleu d’Auvergne, Bleu des Causses, Stilton, Cashel Blue, Cambozola |
| Gamonedo/Gamoneu DO [ES, cow/sheep/goat, raw, smoked] | Cabrales, Picon, Valdeon, Harbourne Blue, Beenleigh Blue, Roquefort, Gorgonzola |
| Gorgonzola DOC/PDO [IT, raw or pasteurized] [PMA] (gorgonzola.com) | related cheeses: Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Saint Agur, Montbriac, Bleu de Bresse, Cambozola, Bavaria Blu other substitutes: Roquefort, Bleu d’Auvergne, Fourme d’Ambert, Stilton, Cashel Blue, Saga Blue |
| Persille de la Tarentaise [FR, goat, raw] | related cheeses: Persille de Tignes, Tarentais |
| Persille de Tignes [FR, goat, raw] | Persille de la Tarentaise, Tarentais |
| Picon Bejes-Tresviso DO/PDO [ES, cow or goat or sheep, raw] | Cabrales, Valdeon, Gamonedo, Harbourne Blue, Beenleigh Blue, Roquefort |
| Roquefort AOC/PDO [FR, sheep, raw] [PRE] | related cheeses: Bleu de Severac, Lanark Blue, Bleu des Basques, Basajo, Ewe’s Blue other substitutes: Maytag Blue, Stilton, Cashel Blue, Fourme d’Ambert, Bleu d’Auvergne, Bleu des Causses, Danablu, Gorgonzola, Beenleigh Blue |
| Saga Blue [DK] | Cambozola, Bla Castello, Danablu, Gorgonzola |
| Shropshire Blue [UK, spiced] [PRN] | Stilton, Blue Cheshire, Cashel Blue, Fourme d’Ambert, Roquefort, Magtag Blue, Gorgonzola |
| Stilton PDO [UK] (stiltoncheese.co.uk) | related cheeses: Shropshire Blue, Blue Cheshire, Cashel Blue, Fourme d’Ambert, Bleu d’Auvergne, Bleu des Causses, Bleu de Gex Haut-Jura, Bleu de Laqueuille, Bleu du Col Bayard, Danablu, Bla Castello, Maytag Blue other substitutes: Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Berkshire Blue, Jersey Blue |
Specific Producer |
|
Alex James Presents (Oxfordshire, alexjamespresents.co.uk) |
|
| : Blue Monday [UK] | Gorgonzola |
Bergader Privatkaserei (Bavaria, bergader.de) |
|
| : Bavaria Blu [DE] | Cambozola, Bleu de Bresse, Saint Agur, Montbriac, Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Gorgonzola, Bla Costello, Roquefort, Camembert, Danablu |
Bongrain (bongrain.com) |
|
| : Bleu de Bresse/Bresse Blue [FR] | Saint Agur, Montbriac, Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Gorgonzola, Cambozola, Bla Costello, Brie |
Carles (Midi-Pyrenees, roquefort-carles.com) |
|
| : Carles Roquefort [FR, sheep, raw] | see Roquefort |
La Casearia (Veneto, lacasearia.com) |
|
| : Basajo [IT, sheep, raw, wine] | Roquefort, Bleu de Severac, Lanark Blue, Bleu des Basques |
Castello (castellocheeseusa.com) |
|
| : Danablu/Danish Blue PGI [DK] | Bla Castello, Stilton, Fourme d’Ambert, Roquefort, aged Gorgonzola, Saga Blue |
Col Bayard (Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur) |
|
| : Bleu du Col Bayard [FR, goat, raw or pasteurized] | Fourme d’Ambert, Bleu d’Auvergne, Stilton, Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage |
Colston Bassett Dairy (Nottinghamshire, colstonbassettdairy.com) |
|
| : Colston Bassett Blue Stilton [UK] | Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Jersey Blue |
Cornish Cheese (Cornwall, cornishcheese.co.uk) |
|
| : Cornish Blue [UK] | Gorgonzola |
Cropwell Bishop Creamery (Nottinghamshire, cropwellbishopstilton.com) |
|
| : Cropwell Bishop Classic Blue Stilton [UK] | Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Jersey Blue |
Errington Cheese (Lanarkshire, erringtoncheese.co.uk) |
|
| : Lanark Blue [UK, sheep] | Roquefort, Bleu de Severac, Bleu des Basques |
Fromagerie de l’Ance (Auvergne) |
|
| : Montbriac/Rochebaron [FR] | Saint Agur, Bleu de Bresse, Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Gorgonzola, Cambozola, Bavaria Blu, Bla Castello, Brie |
| : Saint Agur [FR] | Montbriac, Bleu de Bresse, Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Gorgonzola, Cambozola, Bleu d’Auvergne, Fourme d’Ambert, Stilton |
Gabriel Coulet (Midi-Pyrenees, gabriel-coulet.fr) |
|
| : Gabriel Coulet Roquefort [FR, sheep, raw] | see Roquefort |
J&L Grubb (Tipperary, cashelblue.com, kerrygoldusa.com) |
|
| : Cashel Blue/Kerrygold Cashel Blue Farmhouse Cheese [IE] | Stilton, Stropshire Blue, Blue Cheshire, Fourme d’Ambert, Bleu d’Auvergne, Gorgonzola, Roquefort |
Kaserei Champignon (Bavaria, cambozola.de, champignon-usa.com) |
|
| : Cambozola [DE] | Bavaria Blu, Bleu de Bresse, Saint Agur, Montbriac, Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Gorgonzola, Bla Castello, Saga Blue, young Gorgonzola/Camembert |
Long Clawson Dairy (Leicestershire, clawson.co.uk) |
|
| : Long Clawson Blue Stilton [UK] | Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Jersey Blue |
Onetik (Pays Basque, onetik.com) |
|
| : Bleu des Basques [FR, sheep, raw] | Roquefort, Bleu de Severac, Lanark Blue, Ossau-Iraty, Stilton |
Queserias Picos de Europa (Castilla-Leon, quesospicosdeeuropa.com) |
|
| : Valdeon PDO [ES, cow/goat] | Cabrales, Picon, Gamonedo, Harbourne Blue, Beenleigh Blue |
Queserias del Tietar (Castilla-Leon, queseriasdeltietar.com) |
|
| : Monte Enebro [ES, goat] | Classic Blue Log, Harbourne Blue |
Willy Schmid (Thurgau) |
|
| : Blaue Geiss [CH, goat, raw] | Harbourne Blue, Monte Enebro |
Simone Seguin (Midi-Pyrenees) |
|
| : Bleu de Severac [FR, sheep, raw] | Roquefort, Lanark Blue, Bleu des Basques |
Stichelton Dairy (Nottinghamshire) |
|
| : Stichelton [UK, raw] | Stilton |
Tholstrup () |
|
| : Bla Castello/Blue Castello [DK] | Danablu, Stilton, Fourme d’Ambert, Cambozola, Saga Blue, Gorgonzola |
Ticklemore Cheese (Devon, ticklemorecheese.co.uk) |
|
| : Beenleigh Blue [UK, sheep] | Harbourne Blue, Gamonedo, Cabrales, Picon, Valdeon, Roquefort |
| : Harbourne Blue [UK, goat] | Beenleigh Blue, Gamonedo, Cabrales, Picon, Valdeon, Blaue Geiss, Monte Enebro |
Le Vieux Berger (Midi-Pyrenees, le-vieux-berger.com) |
|
| : Le Vieux Roquefort [FR, sheep, raw] | see Roquefort |
North America |
|
Specific Producer |
|
Alpine Lakes Sheep Cheese (Wash., alpinelakescheese.com) |
|
| : Creamy Bleu [US, sheep, raw] | Hubbardston Blue |
Ancient Heritage Dairy (Ore., ancientheritagedairy.com) |
|
| : Odessa Blue [US, sheep, raw] [discontinued?] | Beenleigh Blue |
Berkshire Cheese Makers (Mass., berkshirecheese.com) |
|
| : Berkshire Blue [US, raw] | Cashel Blue, Fourme d’Ambert |
Blythedale Farm (Vt., vtcheese.com) |
|
| : Jersey Blue [US, raw] | Stilton |
Fromagerie de l’Abbaye Saint-Benoit-du-Lac (Quebec, st-benoit-du-lac.com) |
|
| : Bleu Benedictin [CA] | Roquefort |
Great Hill Dairy (Mass., greathillblue.com) |
|
| : Great Hill Blue [US, raw] | Bleu d’Auvergne, Bleu des Causses, Fourme d’Ambert |
Jasper Hill Farm (Vt., jasperhillfarm.com) |
|
| : Bayley Hazen Blue [US, raw] | Stichelton |
Maytag Dairy Farms (Iowa, maytagdairyfarms.com) |
|
| : Maytag Blue [US] | Fourme d’Ambert, Bleu d’Auvergne, Bleu des Causses, Stilton, Roquefort |
Old Chatham Sheepherding (N.Y., blacksheepcheese.com) |
|
| : Ewe’s Blue [US, sheep, raw] | Roquefort, Bleu de Severac, Lanark Blue, Bleu des Basques, Beenleigh Blue |
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese (Calif., pointreyescheese.com) |
|
| : Point Reyes Original Blue [US, raw] | Magtag Blue, Great Hill Blue |
Rogue Creamery (Ore., roguecreamery.com) |
|
| : Crater Lake Blue [US, raw] [discontinued?] | Bleu d’Auvergne, Bleu des Causses |
| : Oregon Blue [US, raw] | Roquefort, Bleu des Causses |
| : Rogue River Blue [US, raw] | Valdeon, Bleu des Causses, Roquefort |
| : Smokey Blue [US, raw, smoked] | Gamonedo |
Westfield Farm (Mass., chevre.com) |
|
| : Classic Blue Log [US, goat] | Roquefort, Monte Enebro |
| : Hubbardston Blue [US, goat] | Roquefort, Camembert, Monte Enebro |
Willapa Hills Cheese (Wash., willapahills.com) |
|
| : Little Boy Blue [US, raw] | Cashel Blue |
| : Two-Faced Blue [US, sheep/cow, raw] | Bleu des Basques |
Australia/New Zealand |
|
Specific Producer |
|
King Island Dairy (Tasmania, kingislanddairy.com.au) |
|
| : Roaring Forties Blue [AU] | Bleu des Causses, Valdeon |
Various Countries |
|
| blue cheese | feta, blue/cream cheese, fermented tofu, vegan products (see Vegan Cheese section) |
| international blues trail | the Big Four: Roquefort [sheep], Gorgonzola, Stilton, Cabrales [cow or sheep or goat] |
| mild blue cheese | Bavaria Blu, Bayley Hazen Blue, Bla Castello, Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Cambozola, Hubbardston Blue, Montbriac, Saga Blue |
Soft Cheese
Like fresh cheese, soft cheese has high moisture and low fat content (except when cream is added). It has a thin rind and a creamy and spreadable paste. Some call it bloomy-rind or mold-ripened cheese. The most famous soft cheese is Brie, which was declared the king of cheeses in 1815. We have also included in this category what some experts call aged-fresh or surface-ripened cheese. While bloomy-rind cheese has a white rind (◙) that resembles spackling material, aged-fresh cheese has a wrinkled rind (◙) and a drier paste. Some of these cheeses are just as creamy at room temperature and can be baked whole a la Brie. If you can eat it like a dip or with a spoon, it’s a soft cheese as far as we’re concerned. In France, double- and triple-cream cheeses are often covered with herbs and spices and—our favorite—rum raisins.
| Name/Certification [Country, Milk, Rind, Flavor] [Heritage] Company (Location, Web) |
Similar Cheese/Substitution |
|---|---|
Europe |
|
| Aperobic [FR, goat/cow, raw] | Bouton-de-Culotte |
| Azeitao PDO [PT, sheep, raw, washed] | Tortas Extremenas, Serra da Estrela, Serpa, Perail, Paglia |
| Banon AOC/PDO [FR, goat or cow, raw, plain or herbed or spiced] (banon-aoc.com) |
Pelardon, Rocamadour, Picodon, Selles-sur-Cher, Mothais, Hoja Santa Goat Cheese |
| Bastelicaccia [FR, sheep] | |
| Belle-des-Champs [FR, bloomy] | double cream, Caprice des Dieux, Camembert, Coulommiers, Feuille de Dreux, Carre de l’Est, Pave d’Affinois |
| Bonchester PDO [UK, raw, bloomy] | Camembert, Coulommiers |
| Bougon [FR, goat or cow, raw or pasteurized (for export), bloomy] | related cheeses: Cathare other substitutes: goat Camembert |
| Bouton-de-Culotte [FR, goat, raw] | related cheeses: Aperobic |
| Brie de Meaux AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized (for export), bloomy] [PMA] | related cheeses: Le Fougeru, Sharpham other substitutes: Camembert, Coulommiers, Paglia, Explorateur, Reblochon |
| Brie de Melun AOC/PDO [FR, raw, bloomy] [PMA] | Le Fougeru, Sharpham, Camembert, Paglia, Explorateur, Coulommiers, Reblochon, Tomme Vaudoise |
| Brique Ardechoise [FR, goat, raw] | Brique du Forez, Briquette d’Allanche, Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Dalmerie |
| Brique du Forez [FR, raw or pasteurized] | related cheeses: Briquette d’Allanche, Brique Ardechoise, Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Dalmerie |
| Briquette d’Allanche [FR, goat, raw] | Brique du Forez, Brique Ardechoise, Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Dalmerie |
| Cabecou Feuille [FR, goat, brandy/spiced] | Mothais |
| Camembert de Normandie AOC/PDO [FR, raw, bloomy, plain or cider or liqueur] (fromage-normandie.com) |
related cheeses: Coulommiers, Saint-Marcellin, Saint-Felicien, Feuille de Dreux, Carre de l’Est, Pave d’Affinois, Caprice des Dieux, Belle-des-Champs, Bonchester, Tomme Vaudoise other substitutes: Brie, Paglia, Chaource, Explorateur, Reblochon |
| Caprice des Dieux [FR, bloomy] | double cream, Camembert, Coulommiers, Feuille de Dreux, Carre de l’Est, Pave d’Affinois, Brie, Explorateur, Brillat-Savarin, Boursault |
| Carre de l’Est [FR, washed] | Camembert, Coulommiers, Feuille de Dreux, Pave d’Affinois, Caprice des Dieux |
| Chavroux [FR, goat] | Valencay, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre |
| Coeur de Touraine [FR, goat] | |
| Coulommiers [FR, raw or pasteurized (for export), bloomy] | Camembert, Saint-Marcellin, Saint-Felicien, Feuille de Dreux, Carre de l’Est, Pave d’Affinois, Caprice des Dieux, Brie, Chaource |
| Delice de Saint-Cyr [FR, bloomy] | triple cream, Brillat-Savarin, Explorateur, Excelsior, Pierre-Robert, Boursault |
| Dome du Poitou [FR, goat, raw] | related cheeses: Taupinette Charentaise, Truffe de Valensole |
| double cream/double crème cheese [FR] | examples: Boursault, Caprice des Dieux, Boursin, Saint Agur |
| L’Edel de Cleron [FR] | Vacherin Mont d’Or |
| Epoisses de Bourgogne AOC/PDO [FR, washed] [PRN] (fromage-epoisses.com) | related cheeses: Langres, Soumaintrain, Abbaye de la Pierre-qui-Vire other substitutes: Pont-l’Eveque, Maroilles, Livarot, Munster |
| Excelsior [FR, bloomy] | double cream, Brillat-Savarin, Explorateur, Pierre-Robert, Delice de Saint-Cyr, Boursault |
| Feuille de Dreux [FR, skim, raw or pasteurized, bloomy] | Camembert, Coulommiers, Carre de l’Est, Pave d’Affinois, Caprice des Dieux, Brie |
| Fleur du Maquis/Brin d’Amour [FR, sheep/goat, raw, bloomy, herbed/spiced] | related Carre du Tarn cheeses: Mascare, Le Mouflon, Pave de Gatine other substitutes: feta |
| Le Fougeru [FR, raw, bloomy] | Brie, Sharpham |
| Gramat/Cabecou de Gramat [FR, goat, raw] | Rocamadour, Pelardon, Picodon, Selles-sur-Cher, Banon, Mothais |
| Mont d’Or AOC/PDO [FR, raw, washed] | related Vacherin cheeses: Le Cabri Ariegeois, Vacherin d’Abondance, Vacherin Mont d’Or, Le Vacherin Chaput other substitutes: Bergfichte |
| Montasio DOC/PDO (young) [IT] [PMA] (formaggiomontasio.net) | |
| Montrachet [FR, goat] | Chabichou, Maconnais, Charolais, Clacbitou, Crottin, Selles-sur-Cher, Bucheron, Banon, Belle Chevre Montrachet Style Goat Cheese |
| Mothais-sur-Feuille AOC [FR, goat, raw] | Pelardon, Rocamadour, Picodon, Selles-sur-Cher, Banon, O’Banon, Chabichou |
| Neufchatel/Coeur de Neufchatel AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized, bloomy] [PMA] | Chaource, Camembert, cream cheese, mascarpone, Boursin |
| Pelardon AOC/PDO [FR, goat, raw] | related cheeses: Rocamadour, Picodon, Selles-sur-Cher, Banon, Mothais, Saint-Felicien, Gramat, Rouelle du Tarn, Pougne Cendre, Bruyere de Joursac, O’Banon other substitutes: chevre, Sainte-Maure |
| Rocamadour AOC/PDO [FR, goat, raw] | Mothais, Pelardon, Picodon, Selles-sur-Cher, Banon |
| Roucoulons [FR, bloomy] | Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues, Camembert |
| Rouelle du Tarn [FR, goat, raw] | Pelardon, Rocamadour, Picodon, Selles-sur-Cher, Banon, Mothais |
| Saint-Albray [FR, bloomy?] | Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues, Camembert, Brie, Explorateur |
| Saint-Marcellin [FR, cow or goat, raw or pasteurized, bloomy] | Camembert, Coulommiers, Saint-Felicien, Banon, Robiola Piemonte |
| Serpa PDO [PT, sheep, raw] | Serra da Estella, Le Venaco, A Filetta, youong Nisa, Azeitao, Tortas Extremenas |
| Serra da Estrela PDO [PT, sheep, raw] [PRE] | Serpa, Le Venaco, A Filetta, Tronchon, Azeitao, Tortas Extremenas |
| Tarentais [FR, goat, raw, washed] | Persille de la Tarentaise, Persille de Tignes |
| Taupinette Charentaise/La Taupiniere [FR, goat, raw] | Dome du Poitou, Truffe de Valensole |
| Tomme Vaudoise [CH, cow or goat, raw or pasteurized, bloomy] | Camembert, Coulommiers, Brie |
| Tortas Extremenas DO/PDO [ES, sheep, raw or pasteurized] | examples: Torta de Barros, Torta del Casar, Torta La Serena |
| triple cream/triple crème cheese [FR] | examples: Brie, Brillat-Savarin, Explorateur, Pierre-Robert, Saint-Andre, mascarpone |
| Truffe de Valensole [FR, goat, raw] | Dome du Poitou, Taupinette Charentaise |
| Vacherin Mont d’Or AOC [CH, washed] | Mont d’Or, Le Cabri Ariegeois, Vacherin d’Abondance, Reblochon, Bergfichte, Stanser Flada |
| Le Venaco [FR, sheep, raw, washed] | related cheeses: A Filetta, Serra da Estrela, Serpa, Tronchon |
Specific Producer |
|
Josef Barmettler (Schwyz) |
|
| : Stanser Schaf Reblochon [CH, sheep, raw, washed] | Fium’Orbu, Stanser Roteli, Tortas Extremenas, Stanser Flada |
| : Stanser Chua Flada [CH, raw, washed] | Vacherin Mont d’Or, Stanser Roteli |
BEL Group (Paris, bel-group.com) (?) |
|
| : Boursault [FR, bloomy] | double cream, Brillat-Savarin, Explorateur, Excelsior, Pierre-Robert, Delice de Saint-Cyr, Brie |
Carmarthenshire Cheese (Carmarthenshire, carmarthenshirecheese.co.uk) |
|
| : Pont Gar Pure Welsh Soft White Cheese [UK, bloomy, plain or herbed or smoked] | Brie, Camembert |
Caseificio dell’Alta Langa (Piemonte, caseificioaltalanga.it) |
|
| : La Tur [IT, cow/goat/sheep] | crema, crème fraiche, Smetana, Camembert, Melange |
Caseificio Oreglia (Piemonte) |
|
| : Paglia/Paglietta/Paglierina [IT, bloomy] | Perail, Azeitao, Brie, Camembert |
Cora (Piemonte) |
|
| : Caprino Noccetto [IT, goat, raw] | Caprino Noce, Banon, Robiola Piemonte |
| : Caprino Noce [IT, cow/sheep/goat] | Caprino Nocetto, Banon, Robiola Piemonte |
Diriwaechter & Schmid (Thurgau) |
|
| : Bergfichte [CH, raw, washed] | Vacherin Mont d’Or |
Domaine de Saint Loup (Basse-Normandie, fromage-normandie.com) |
|
| : Petit Camembert au Calva [FR, raw, liqueur] | Camembert, Coulommiers |
Etoile du Vercors (Rhone-Alpes, fromageries-etoile.com) |
|
| : Saint-Felicien [FR, raw or pasteurized] | Saint-Marcellin, Camembert, Coulommiers |
La Ferme de Cabriole (Languedoc-Rousillon, ferme-de-cabriole.com) |
|
| : Cathare [FR, goat, raw] | Bougon |
Fromagerie de Banon – M. Greggo (Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur, fromagerie-banon.fr) |
|
| : Mascare [FR, goat, raw] | Fleur du Maquis, Le Mouflon, Pave de Gatine |
Fromagerie Fermiere Cabrioulet (Midi-Pyrenees) |
|
| : Le Cabri Ariegeois [FR, goat, raw, washed] | Mont d’Or, Vacherin d’Abondance, Vacherin Mont d’Or, Chevrotin des Aravis, Reblochon |
Fromagerie Gaugry (Bourgogne, gaugryfromager.fr) |
|
| : Soumaintrain [FR, raw or pasteurized, washed] | Epoisses, Langres |
Fromagerie Guilloteau (Rhone-Alpes, pavedaffinois.com) |
|
| : Pave d’Affinois/Fromager d’Affinois [FR, bloomy] | Camembert, Coulommiers, Feuille de Dreux, Carre de l’Est, Caprice des Dieux, Brie |
Fromagerie Lincet (Bourgogne, fromagerie-lincet.net) |
|
| : Brillat-Savarin [FR, bloomy] | related cheeses: Explorateur, Excelsior, Pierre-Robert, Delice de Saint-Cyr, Boursault, Gratte-Paille, Delice de Pommard other substitutes: triple cream, Saint-Andre, Brie |
| : Chaource AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized, bloomy] | related cheeses: Neufchatel other substitutes: Camembert, Coulommiers, Brie, Explorateur |
Fromagerie du Petit Morin (Ile-de-France) |
|
| : Explorateur [FR, bloomy] | triple cream, Brillat-Savarin, Excelsior, Pierre-Robert, Delice de Saint-Cyr, Boursault, Brie, Camembert |
Fromagerie Rouzaire (Ile-de-France, fromagerierouzaire.com) |
|
| : Gratte-Paille [FR, raw, bloomy] | triple cream, Delice de Pommard, Brillat-Savarin, Explorateur, Excelsior, Pierre-Robert, Delice de Saint-Cyr, Boursault |
| : Pierre-Robert [FR, bloomy] | triple cream, Brillat-Savarin, Explorateur, Excelsior, Delice de Saint-Cyr, Boursault |
Fromagerie Schertenleib (Champagne Ardenne) |
|
| : Langres AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized (for export), washed] | Epoisses, Soumaintrain, Bergfichte |
Fromagerie Soulie (Normandie) |
|
| : Saint-Andre [FR, bloomy] | triple cream, Brie, Brillat-Savarin, Explorateur, Boursault |
Celina Gagneux (Rhone-Alpes) (?) |
|
| : Vacherin d’Abondance [FR, raw, washed] | Mont d’Or, Le Cabri Ariegeois, Vacherin Mont d’Or |
Sebastien Ge (Poitou-Charentes) |
|
| : Pave de Gatine [FR, goat, raw] | Fleur du Maquis, Mascare, Le Mouflon |
| : Pougne Cendre [FR, goat, raw] | Pelardon, Rocamadour, Picodon, Selles-sur-Cher, Banon, Mothais, Cendre de Niort |
Gilles and Odile Goursat (?) (Ile-de-France) |
|
| : Brie de Malesherbes [FR, raw] | Le Fougeru, Sharpham |
Golden Cross Cheese (East Sussex, goldencrosscheese.co.uk) |
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| : Golden Cross/Laughton Log [UK, goat] | Rosary, Sainte-Maure |
Luigi Guffanti (Piemonte, guffantiformaggi.com) |
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| : Brescianella Stagionata [IT, washed] | Taleggio |
Joseph Guidicelli (Corse) |
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| : U Rustinu [FR, sheep, raw] | Rotolo, Fium’Orbu, Le Niolo |
Alain Hess (Bourgogne, fromageriehess.com) |
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| : Delice de Pommard [FR, spiced] | triple cream, Gratte-Paille, Brillat-Savarin, Explorateur, Excelsior, Pierre-Robert, Delice de Saint-Cyr, Boursault |
The Lubborn Creamery (Somerset, lubborn.co.uk, capricorngoatscheese.co.uk) |
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| : Capricorn Somerset Goats Cheese [UK, goat, bloomy] | Chabichou, Maconnais, Charolais, Clacbitou, Montrachet |
M. Dombres (Midi-Pyrenees) |
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| : Lou Rocaillou [FR, sheep, raw] | Perail |
| : Perail [FR, sheep, raw] | related cheeses: Azeitao, Paglia |
Le Monastere Orthodoxe Saint-Nicolas (Languedoc-Rousillon, dalmerie.com) |
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| : Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Dalmerie [FR, goat, raw] | Brique du Forez, Briquette d’Allanche, Brique Ardechoise |
Neal’s Yard Creamery (Herefordshire, nealsyardcreamery.co.uk) |
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| : Ragstone [UK, goat] | Brie (?) |
Claudia & Wolfgang Reuss (Auvergne) |
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| : Bruyere de Joursac [FR, goat, raw] | Pelardon, Rocamadour, Picodon, Selles-sur-Cher, Banon, Mothais |
Santini Brothers (Corse) |
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| : Le Niolo [FR, sheep, raw, washed] | Rotolo, Fium’Orbu, U Rustinu |
Sharpham Wine & Cheese (Devon, sharpham.com) |
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| : Sharpham [UK, raw, bloomy] | Brie, Le Fougeru, Coulommiers |
Middle East/Asia |
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Specific Producer |
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Kyodo Gakusha Shintoku Farm (Hokkaido, kyodogakusha.org) |
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| : Sakura [JP] | ricotta, requeson |
North America |
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Specific Producer |
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Andante Dairy (Calif., andantedairy.com) |
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| : Legato [US, bloomy] | Camembert |
| : Melange [US, goat/cow] | Brie, La Tur |
Bittersweet Plantation Dairy (La., jfolse.com/bittersweet_dairy) |
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| : Fleur-de-Lis [US, bloomy] | triple cream, Pierre-Robert |
Coach Farm (N.Y., coachfarm.com) |
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| : Coach Farm Cone/Pyramid Aged Goat Cheese [US, goat, spiced] | chevre |
| : Coach Farm Triple Cream Wheel Aged Goat Cheese [US, goat] | triple cream |
Cowgirl Creamery (Calif., cowgirlcreamery.com) |
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| : Inverness [US] | Saint-Marcellin, Robiola Piemonte |
| : Mt. Tam [US, bloomy] | triple cream, Camembert, Saint-Andre |
| : Red Hawk [US, washed] | Limburger, Saint-Andre, triple cream, Epoisses, Munster |
Fifth Town Artisan Cheese (Ontario, fifthtown.ca) |
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| : Vicki’s Spring Splendour [CA, goat, herbed] | chevre |
Franklin’s Teleme Mid-Coast Cheese (Calif., franklinscheese.com) |
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| : Franklin’s Teleme [US] | Touloumi, Camembert, mozzarella, Fontina, Taleggio, Monterey Jack |
Fromagerie Chaput (Quebec, fromageriechaput.com) |
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| : Le Vacherin Chaput [CA, raw, washed] | Bergfichte, Vacherin Mont d’Or |
Jasper Hill Farm (Vt., jasperhillfarm.com) |
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| : Constant Bliss [US, raw, bloomy] | Chaource |
| : Winnimere [US, raw, washed] | Bergfichte, Vacherin Mont d’Or |
LoveTree Farmstead (Wis., lovetreefarmstead.com) |
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| : Big Holmes [US, sheep, herbed] | Fleur du Maquis |
Marin French Cheese (Calif., marinfrenchcheese.com) |
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| : Marin French Cheese Camembert [US, bloomy] | Camembert |
| : Marin French Cheese Petite Blue [US] | triple cream |
Monforte Dairy (Ontario, monfortedairy.com) |
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| : Piacere [CA, sheep, herbed/spiced] [discontinued?] | Fleur du Maquis |
Monteillet Fromagerie (Wash., monteilletcheese.com) |
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| : Cardabelle [US, sheep/goat, bloomy] | Brie, Saint-Marcellin |
Mt. Townsend Creamery (Wash., mttownsendcreamery.com) |
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| : Cirrus [US, bloomy] | Camembert |
| : Seastack [US, bloomy, ash/sea salt] | Neufchatel |
Nettle Meadow Farm (N.Y., nettlemeadow.com) |
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| : Kunik [US, goat/cow, bloomy] | triple cream, Hudson Valley Camembert |
Old Chatham Sheepherding (N.Y., blacksheepcheese.com) |
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| : Hudson Valley Camembert [US, sheep/cow, bloomy] | Kunik, Roncoulons, Camembert |
Port Madison Farm (Wash.) |
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| : Blue Moon [US, goat] | Chaource, Camembert |
| : White Rose [US, goat, bloomy] [discontinued?] | Brie |
Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery (Calif., redwoodhill.com) |
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| : Camellia [US, goat, bloomy] | Camembert, Saint-Felicien, Blomma |
Rivers Edge Chevre/Three Ring Farm (Ore., threeringfarm.com) |
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| : Sunset Bay [US, goat, spiced] | aged Valencay |
| : Valsetz [US, goat, bloomy] | Sainte-Maure |
Sweet Grass Dairy (Ga., sweetgrassdairy.com) |
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| : Green Hill [US] | Brie, Camembert |
Willow Hill Farm (Vt., sheepcheese.com) |
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| : Vermont Brebis [US, sheep] | |
Zingerman’s Creamery (Mich., zingermanscreamery.com) |
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| : Bridgewater [US, bloomy, spiced] | |
Australia/New Zealand |
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Specific Producer |
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Evansdale Cheese (Otago, evansdalecheese.co.nz) |
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| : Evansdale Farmhouse Brie [NZ, bloomy] | Brie |
Medium Cheese
Here you find cheeses that some experts call semi-soft (sliceable and rubbery) or semi-hard (denser and drier than semi-soft). It is also here where you find the best melting cheeses. The reason we decided to simply use the term medium (you read it here first!) is because what some people call semi-soft, others call semi-hard, and vice versa. Until the industry adopts a standard cheese label that includes water content, medium is about as precise as it gets.
England’s cheddar is probably the quintessential medium cheese—definitely not soft and not the hardest cheese out there. Another example would be America’s own Monterey Jack. Most of the washed-rind cheeses fall into this category as well (you’ll find some in the Soft Cheese section). Repeated washing of the rind tends to yield a “meaty,” “beefy,” or “barnyardy” flavor. The most pungent cheeses are usually of the washed-rind variety.
| Name/Certification [Country, Milk, Rind, Flavor] [Heritage] Company (Location, Web) |
Similar Cheese/Substitution |
|---|---|
Europe |
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| A Casinca/Casinca Chevre [FR, goat, washed] | Mont St. Francis, Wimer Winter, Fium’Orbu |
| A Filetta [FR, goat or sheep, raw] | Le Venaco, Serra da Estrela, Serpa, Tronchon |
| Abondance AOC/PDO [FR, raw] (fromageabondance.fr) | raclette, Morbier, Vacherin Fribourgeois, Appenzeller, Saint-Niklauss, Fontina, Comte, Beaufort, Emmentaler |
| Appenzeller [CH, raw or pasteurized, washed] [PMA] (appenzeller.ch) | Swiss, raclette, Vacherin Fribourgeois, Saint-Niklauss, Abondance, Morbier, Fontina, Emmentaler, Gruyere, Prattigauer, Toggenburger |
| Aracena [ES, goat, washed] | Mont St. Francis |
| Asiago DOC/PDO (young) [IT, raw] [PMA] (asiagocheese.it) | provolone |
| Beaufort AOC/PDO [FR, raw] (fromage-beaufort.com) | Gruyere, Comte, aged Fontina |
| Beaumont [FR, raw, washed] | Port Salut, Saint-Paulin, muenster, Reblochon |
| Beira Baixa PDO [PT, goat/sheep] | Serpa, Serra da Estrela, Tortas Extremenas |
| Bergues [FR, skim, washed] | Maroilles, Munster, Livarot, Pont-l’Eveque |
| Bethmale [FR, raw, washed] [PMA] | Le Moulis, Saint-Nectaire, Reblochon, Chamberat, Ossau-Iraty, Manchego |
| Boerenkaas PGI [NL, raw] | Gouda |
| Boulette d’Avesnes [FR, raw or pasteurized, washed, herbed/spiced] | Boulette de Cambrai, Boule des Moines |
| Bourboule [FR, raw, washed] | Saint-Nectaire |
| Bra DOC/PDO (aged) [IT, raw] | Tomme de Savoie, Tome des Bauges, Tomme de Lullin, Le Moulis, Castelmagno |
| Bucheron [FR, goat] | Bucheret |
| Caciocavallo Silano DOC/PDO [IT] | provolone, Ragusano, Kaseri, scamorza |
| Caciotta (aged) [IT, cow or sheep or goat] | Fontina, Monterey Jack/feta, young pecorino |
| Caerphilly [UK, raw] | Durrus, Gubbeen, Milleens, Spenwood, Saint-Nectaire, Reblochon, Bethmale, cheddar, Cheshire, Lancashire, Wensleydale, Single Gloucester |
| Callu de Cabreddu/Cabrettu [IT, goat] | |
| Cantal AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized] [PBC] | cheddar, Laguiole, Salers, Cheshire, Lancashire, tome d’Aligot |
| Castelmagno DOC/PDO [IT] [PMA] | Bleu de Termignon, Elk Mountain, Bra, Myzithra, feta, halloumi, manouri (add a blue cheese to replace aged Castelmagno with natural bluing) |
| Centovalli Ticino [CH, raw] | Comte, Abondance, Prattigauer |
| Chabichou du Poitou AOC/PDO [FR, goat] [PMA] | related cheeses: Maconnais, Charolais, Clacbitou, Montrachet, Capricorn Somerset Goats Cheese other substitutes: Crottin, Rocamadour |
| Chamberat [FR, raw or pasteurized] | Saint-Nectaire, Reblochon, Bethmale, Le Moulis |
| Charolais [FR, goat, raw] | Clacbitou, Chabichou, Maconnais, Montrachet |
| Chaumes [FR, cow/goat, washed] | Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues |
| cheddar [UK, raw or pasteurized] | related cheeses: Single Gloucester, Double Gloucester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Wensleydale, Leicester, Derby, Yarg Cornish, Lincolnshire Poacher, Dunlop, Colby, Monterey Jack, American, Laguiole, Cantal, Salers |
| Cheshire [UK, raw, plain or spiced] [PRN] | cheddar, Double Gloucester, Wensleydale, Leicester, Colby, Monterey Jack |
| chevre/goat cheese (young/aged fresh) [FR, goat, raw or pasteurized] | examples: goat Banon, Bucheron, Montrachet, Pelardon, Picodon, chevre de Coin, chevre de la Loire substitutes: cream cheese, mascarpone, feta, Teleme |
| chevre de Coin [FR, goat, raw or pasteurized] | examples: Bougon, Bouton, Brique, Charolais, Clacbitou, Clochette, Maconnais, Tarentais |
| chevre de la Loire/Loire Valley goat cheese [FR, goat, raw or pasteurized] | examples: Chabichou, Crottin, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Sainte-Maure, Selles-sur-Cher, Valencay |
| Chevrette des Bauges [FR, goat/cow, raw] | |
| Chevrotin des Aravis AOC/PDO [FR, goat, raw, washed] | Chevrotin des Bauges, Majorero, Ibores, Garrotxa, Mont St. Francis, Reblochon |
| Chevrotin des Bauges AOC [FR, goat, raw] | related Chevrotin cheeses: Chevrotin des Aravis, Chevrotin de Peisey-Nancroix, Grataron d’Areches, Majorero, Ibores, Garrotxa, Ticklemore, Kefalotyri, gjetost |
| Chevrotin de Peisey-Nancroix [FR, goat, raw] | Chevrotin des Bauges, Chevrotin des Aravis |
| chevrotin de Savoie [FR, goat or cow] | examples: Chevrotin des Aravis, Chevrotin des Bauges |
| Clacbitou [FR, goat, raw] | Charolais, Chabichou, Maconnais, Montrachet |
| Coeur d’Arras [FR, washed] | Maroilles, Munster, Livarot, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues |
| Comte AOC/PDO [FR, raw] [PMA] | Beaufort, Gruyere, Tete de Moine, L’Etivaz, Asiago, Montasio, Emmentaler, Abondance |
| Crottin de Chavignol AOC/PDO [FR, goat] | related cheeses: Cabecou de Thiers other substitutes: Chabichou, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Valencay, Selles-sur-Cher, California Crottin, Wabash Cannonball |
| Danbo/King Christian [DK] | Samso, raclette, Vacherin Fribourgeois, Appenzeller, Saint-Niklauss, Abondance, Morbier, Fontina, cheddar, American |
| Derby [UK, plain or herbed] | cheddar, Cheshire, Colby |
| Double Gloucester/Cotswold [UK, plain or herbed] | cheddar, Cheshire, Single Gloucester |
| Dunlop [UK] | cheddar |
| Emmental Grand Cru [FR, raw] | Emmental de Savoie, Emmentaler, Jarlsberg, Greveost, Maasdam |
| Emmental de Savoie PDO [FR, raw] | Emmental Grand Cru, Emmentaler, Jarlsberg, Greveost, Maasdam |
| Emmentaler Switzerland AOC [CH] [PMA] | related cheeses: Jarlsberg, Greveost, Maasdam, Emmental de Savoie, Emmental Grand Cru, Swiss other substitutes: Gruyere, Comte, Beaufort, raclette, Fontina |
| Esrom PGI [DK, washed] [PMA] | Havarti, Gouda, Edam, Tilsiterkase, Port Salut, Saint Paulin, Fontina |
| L’Etivaz AOC/PDO [CH, raw] (etivaz-aoc.ch) | Gruyere, Tete de Moine, Comte, Beaufort, Asiago, Montasio |
| Etorki [FR, sheep] | Tomme de Brebis Corse, Lavort, Manchego, Iberico, Evora |
| Evora PDO [PT, sheep, raw, washed] | Nisa, Manchego, Iberico, Berkswell, Trade Lake Cedar, Tomme de Savoie, Saint-Nectaire |
| Fium’Orbu/Fium’Orbo [FR, sheep or goat, raw, washed] | Rotolo, U Rustinu, Le Niolo, Stanser Schafkase |
| Fontina DOC/PDO [IT, raw, washed] [PMA] (consorzioproduttorifontina.it) | raclette, Vacherin Fribourgeois, Appenzeller, Saint-Niklauss, Abondance, Morbier, provolone, Gruyere, Emmentaler, Beaufort, Bel Paese, Reblochon, muenster, Val Bagner |
| Gammelost/Gamalost [NO, goat] | Camembert, Danablu |
| Gaperon [FR, whole or skim, raw or pasteurized, bloomy, spiced] | Brocciu |
| Garrotxa [ES, goat] | Majorero, Ibores, Ticklemore, Chevrotin des Bauges, Chevrotin des Aravis, Gruyere |
| Gouda [NL] [PMA] | related cheeses: Edam, Leidse Kaas, Nagelkaas, Roomano, Boerenkaas, Esrom, Havarti, Nokkelost, Lappi, Tilsiterkase, Teifi, Coolea, Mimolette, Babybel, Bel Paese, Italico, Mahon, Sao Jorge, Brick other substitutes: Leicester, Samso, Gruyere, parmesan, Manchego |
| Grataron d’Areches [FR, goat, raw, washed] | Chevrotin des Bauges, Chevrotin des Aravis |
| Graviera PDO [GR, sheep/goat/cow] | Gruyere, Tete de Moine, L’Etivaz, Comte, Beaufort, Asiago, Montasio, aged Kefalotyri, Kaseri, Jarlsberg, Emmentaler |
| Greveost [SE] | Swiss, Emmentaler, Jarlsberg, Maasdam, Emmental de Savoie, Gruyere, Comte |
| Gruyere AOC [CH, raw] [PMA] (gruyere.com) | related cheeses: Tete de Moine, L’Etivaz, Comte, Beaufort, Asiago, Montasio, Graviera other substitutes: Fontina, Hoch Ybrig, Emmentaler |
| Havarti [DK] | Esrom, Gouda, Edam, Tilsiterkase, Monterey Jack |
| Hoch Ybrig [CH, raw] | Gruyere, Appenzeller |
| Ibores DO/PDO [ES, goat, raw, plain or spiced] | Majorero, Garrotxa, Chevrotin des Bauges, Chevrotin des Aravis, Ticklemore, tomme, aged Manchego, pecorino, parmesan, aged Asiago |
| Idiazabal DO/PDO [ES, sheep, raw, plain or smoked] (doidiazabal.com) | Manchego, Roncal, Zamorano, provolone |
| Italico [IT] | Bel Paese, Babybel, Gouda, Edam |
| Kaseri/Kasseri DOC [GR, sheep/goat] | provolone, Caciocavallo, Ragusano, Kefalotyri, Kashkaval, Graviera, pecorino, parmesan, Asiago, pasta filata |
| Kashkaval [HU, sheep] [PRE] | Caciocavallo, scamorza, provolone, Kefalotyri, pecorino, parmesan, Asiago |
| Kuntener (Reblochon) [CH, raw, washed] | Stanser Roteli |
| Lancashire [UK, raw] [PMA] | cheddar, Cheshire, Leicester, Double Gloucester, Caerphilly |
| Lappi [FI, skim] | Leidse Kaas, Gouda, Edam, Nokkelost, Swiss, Emmentaler, Jarlsberg, Gruyere |
| Laruns [FR, sheep, raw, washed] | Ossau-Iraty, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc, Manchego, Roncal, Zamorano, Idiazabal |
| Leidse Kaas/Leiden/Leyden PDO [NL, spiced] | Gouda, Edam, Nagelkaas, Roomano, Fontina |
| Limburger [DE, washed] | Port Salut, Saint-Paulin, Beaumont, Liederkranz, Harzer Kase, Brick, Herve |
| Maasdam [NL] | Swiss, Emmentaler, Jarlsberg, Greveost, Emmental de Savoie, Gruyere |
| Maconnais AOC [FR, goat or goat/cow, raw] | Charolais, Chabichou, Clacbitou, Montrachet |
| Manchego DO/PDO (young) [ES, sheep, raw or pasteurized] | related cheeses: Iberico, Evora, Tomme de Brebis Corse, Lavort, Etorki, Berkswell other substitutes: Monterey Jack, cheddar, mozzarella |
| Maroilles/Mignon AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized, washed] [PMA] | Livarot, Pont-l’Eveque, Herve, Liederkranz, Munster, Bergues, Limburger |
| Mimolette [FR, raw?] | aged Gouda, aged Edam, Leidse Kaas, Babybel, cheddar, Leicester |
| Montasio DOC/PDO (aged) [IT] [PMA] (formaggiomontasio.net) | Swiss, Asiago, Gruyere, Tete de Moine, L’Etivaz, Comte, Beaufort, cheddar, Piave |
| Morbier AOC/PDO [FR, raw, washed] | raclette, Abondance, Vacherin Fribourgeois, Appenzeller, Saint-Niklauss, Fontina, Tomme de Savoie, Saint-Nectaire |
| Le Mouflon [FR, goat, raw, washed] | Fleur du Maquis, Mascare, Pave de Gatine |
| Le Moulis [FR, cow or sheep or goat, raw, washed] | Bethmale, Saint-Nectaire, Reblochon, Chamberat |
| Munster/Gerome AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized, washed, plain or spiced] [PMA] | related cheeses: Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues, Coeur d’Arras, Vieux-Boulogne, Rigotte de Condrieu, Crayeux de Roncq, Chaumes, Roucoulons, Saint-Albray, Rouy, Herve, Weisslacker, Taleggio, Robiola Lombardia, Stinking Bishop, Ardrahan, Tetilla, Tronchon, Liederkranz other substitutes: Epoisses, Reblochon, Bel Paese |
| Murcia al Vino/The Drunken Goat PDO [ES, goat, wine] | |
| Nisa PDO [PT, sheep, raw] | aged Serpa, Pecorino Toscano, Manchego, parmesan, Amarelo da Beira Baixa, Evora |
| Nokkelost/Kuminost [NO, skim, spiced] [PRN] | Leidse Kaas, Gouda, Edam, Lappi |
| Ossau-Iraty AOC/PDO [FR, sheep, raw or pasteurized] | Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc, Laruns, Matocq, Manchego, Roncal, Zamorano, Idiazabal, Canestrato Pugliese, pecorino, Comte, Spenwood, Vermont Shepherd |
| pasta filata/stretched curd [IT] | examples: burrata, Caciocavallo, halloumi, Kashkaval, mozzarella, Oaxaca, provolone, Ragusano, scamorza, string |
| Pecorino delle Balze Volterrane [IT, sheep, raw] | Pecorina Toscano |
| Pecorino Toscano DOC/PDO [IT, sheep, raw or pasteurized] | Pecorino Romano, Pecorino Sardo, Manchego, Roncal, Zamorano, Idiazabal, Ossau-Iraty, Berkswell, Spenwood, Trade Lake Cedar |
| Piave PDO (aged) [IT] (formaggiopiave.it) | Montasio, Asiago, parmesan |
| Picodon AOC/PDO [FR, goat] | Pelardon, Rocamadour, Selles-sur-Cher, Banon, Mothais |
| Pont-l’Eveque AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized, washed] [PMA] (fromage-normandie.com) | Livarot, Maroilles, Munster, Bergues, Reblochon, Camembert, Durrus |
| Port Salut [FR, washed] | related Trappist cheeses: Saint-Paulin, Beaumont, Abbaye du Mont des Cats, Abbaye de Tamie, Abbaye de Troisvaux, Abbaye de la Joie Notre-Dame, Ridder, Passendale, Rubens, Abbaye d’orval, Limburger other substitutes: Esrom, Havarti, Gouda, Edam, Tilsiterkase, Oka, Munster |
| Pouligny-Saint-Pierre AOC/PDO [FR, goat] | related cheeses: Valencay, Chavroux other substitutes: Crottin, Sainte-Maure, Selles-sur-Cher |
| Prattigauer [CH, raw] | Appenzeller |
| provolone/provola [IT] (provolonevalpadana.it) | related cheeses: Caciocavallo, Ragusano, Kaseri other substitutes: mozzarella, scamorza, burrata, Fontina, young Asiago, smoked tofu |
| Raclette de Savoie [FR] | Abondance, Morbier, Raclette du Valais, Vacherin Fribourgeois, Appenzeller, Saint-Niklauss, Fontina |
| Raclette du Valais AOC [CH, raw or pasteurized, washed] [PMA] (raclette-suisse.ch) | related cheeses: Vacherin Fribourgeois, Appenzeller, Saint-Niklauss, Abondance, Morbier, Raclette de Savoie, Fontina, Danbo, Samso other substitutes: Gruyere, Swiss, Emmentaler, Jarlsberg, Reblochon, Oka |
| Ragusano DOC/PDO [IT, raw] | Caciocavallo, provolone, Kaseri |
| Reblochon de Savoie AOC/PDO [FR, raw, washed] [PMA] (reblochon.fr) | Saint-Nectaire, Bethmale, Chamberat, Le Moulis, Durrus, Pont-l’Eveque, Beaumont, Brie, Camembert, Munster, Esrom, Port Salut, Abbaye de Tamie, Taleggio |
| Red Leicester [UK, washed, spiced] | cheddar, Cheshire, Lancashire, Caerphilly |
| ricotta salata [IT, sheep or other] | feta, manouri, halloumi, Cotija, aged Myzithra, pecorino, parmesan |
| Rigotte de Condrieu AOC (aged) [FR, goat, raw] | Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues |
| Robiola Lombardia [IT, cow/goat/sheep] | Taleggio, Pont-l’Eveque, Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Bergues, Reblochon, cream cheese, Teleme |
| Rouy [FR] | Chaumes, Saint-Albray, Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues |
| Rubens [BE, washed] | Passendale, Port Salut, Saint-Paulin, Beaumont |
| Sainte-Maure de Touraine AOC/PDO [FR, goat, raw or pasteurized, bloomy] [PMA] | related cheeses: Golden Cross, Rosary other substitutes: chevre, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Valencay, Crottin, Selles-sur-Cher |
| Saint-Nectaire AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized, unwashed or washed] (fromage-aoc-st-nectaire.com) | related cheeses: Reblochon, Bethmale, Chamberat, Le Moulis, Durrus, Gubbeen, Milleens, Spenwood, Caerphilly other substitutes: Tomme de Savoie, Beaumont |
| Saint-Niklauss [CH, raw] | raclette, Vacherin Fribourgeois, Appenzeller, Abondance, Morbier, Fontina |
| Saint Paulin [FR, raw or pasteurized] | Port Salut, Beaumont, Esrom, Tilsiterkase, Havarti, Oka, Munster |
| Salers AOC/PDO [FR, raw] [PBC] | cheddar, Languiole, Cantal |
| Samso [DK] | Danbo, raclette, Vacherin Fribourgeois, Appenzeller, Saint-Niklauss, Abondance, Morbier, Fontina, Emmentaler, Gouda, cheddar |
| Sao Jorge/St. George PDO [PT, raw] | Gouda, Edam, Mahon, cheddar, Sbrinz |
| Sarments d’Amour [FR, goat] | |
| scamorza [IT, plain or smoked] | mozzarella, burrata, halloumi, provolone, Caciocavallo, string, queso fresco, young Kashkaval, Bel Paese, muenster, Gouda, Fontina |
| Selles-sur-Cher AOC/PDO [FR, goat] | Pelardon, Rocamadour, Picodon, Banon, Mothais, chevre, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Valencay |
| Single Gloucester PDO [UK] | cheddar, Cheshire, Caerphilly |
| Taleggio DOC/PDO [IT, raw or pasteurized, washed] (taleggio.it) | Robiola Lombardia, Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues, Fontina, Beaumont, Reblochon, Brie, Gouda, Gruyere, Italico, Durrus, Grayson |
| Taramundi [ES, cow/goat, plain or nuts] | |
| Tete de Moine AOC [CH, raw] [PMA] (tetedemoine.ch) | Gruyere, L’Etivaz, Comte, Beaufort, Asiago, Montasio, Appenzeller |
| Tetilla DO/PDO [ES] (queixotetilla.org) | Tronchon, Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues |
| Tilsiterkase [DE, washed, plain or herbed or spiced] | Havarti, Esrom, Gouda, Edam, Leidse Kaas, Brick, Fontina, Monterey Jack, Appenzeller |
| Toggenburger [CH, raw] | Appenzeller |
| toma/tomino [IT, goat or sheep or cow, raw or pasteurized] | tomme |
| Tome des Bauges AOC/PDO [FR, raw] | Tomme de Savoie, Tomme de Lullin |
| tomme/tome/tomette [FR, cow or sheep or goat, whole or skim, raw or pasteurized, some washed, plain or spiced] | examples: Tomme de Savoie, Tome des Bauges, toma |
| Tomme de Brebis Corse [FR, sheep, raw] | Lavort, Etorki, Manchego, Iberico, Evora, Ossau-Iraty |
| Tomme de Lullin [FR, raw] | Tomme de Savoie, Tome des Bauges |
| Tomme de Savoie PDO [FR, whole or skim, raw or pasteurized, plain or spiced] |
related cheeses: Tome des Bauges, Tomme de Lullin, Bra, Cotherstone other substitutes: Saint-Nectaire, Reblochon, Beaumont |
| Tomme Fermiere d’Alsace [FR] | Morbier |
| Tommette Brebis des Alpes [FR, sheep] | |
| Touloumi [GR, goat] | Teleme, Monterey Jack |
| Tronchon/Aragon [ES, sheep/goat, raw] | Tetilla, Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues, Le Venaco, A Filetta, Serra da Estrela, Serpa |
| Urner Alpkase [CH, raw] | Alp Drackloch, Sbrinz |
| Vacherin Fribourgeois AOC [CH, raw, washed] | raclette, Appenzeller, Saint-Niklauss, Abondance, Morbier, Fontina, Vacherin d’Abondance, Gruyere |
| Val Bagner [CH, raw, washed] | Fontina, raclette, young Vacherin Fribourgeois |
| Valencay AOC/PDO [FR, goat, raw] (vins-fromages-valencay.com) | Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Chavroux, Sainte-Maure, Selles-sur-Cher |
| Vieux-Boulogne [FR, raw, washed] | Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque Bergues |
| Weisslacker/Bierkase [DE] | Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues, Limburger |
Specific Producer |
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Abbaye de Belloc (Aquitaine) |
|
| : Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc [FR, sheep, raw] | Ossau-Iraty, Manchego, Roncal, Zamorano, Idiazabal |
Abbaye de la Joie Notre-Dame (Bretagne, abbaye-lajoie-nd.com) |
|
| : Abbaye de la Joie Notre-Dame [FR, raw, washed] | Port Salut, Saint-Paulin, Beaumont |
Abbaye du Mont des Cats (Nord Pas-de-Calais, abbaye-montdescats.fr) |
|
| : Abbaye du Mont des Cats [FR, raw, washed] | Port Salut, Saint-Paulin, Beaumont |
Abbaye d’Orval (Champagne-Ardenne, orval.be) |
|
| : Abbaye d’Orval [BE] | Passendale, Rubens, Port Salut, Saint-Paulin, Beaumont |
Abbaye de la Pierre-qui-Vire (Bourgogne, apqv.fr) |
|
| : Abbaye de la Pierre-qui-Vire [FR, cow or goat, raw, washed] | Epoisses, Langres, Soumaintrain |
Abbaye de Tamie (Rhone-Alpes, abbaye-tamie.com) |
|
| : Abbaye de Tamie [FR, raw, washed] | Port Salut, Saint-Paulin, Beaumont, Reblochon |
Abbaye de Troisvaux (Nord Pas-de-Calais, abbayedebelval.fr) |
|
| : Abbaye de Troisvaux [FR, raw washed] | Port Salut, Saint-Paulin,, Beaumont |
Appleby’s (Shropshire, applebyscheese.co.uk) |
|
| : Appleby’s Cheshire [UK, raw, plain or smoked] | see Cheshire |
Ardrahan Dairy Products (Cork, irishfarmsteadcheese.com) |
|
| : Ardrahan Farmhouse Cheese [IE, washed] | Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues, Durrus, Gubbeen, Milleens |
Josef Barmettler (Schwyz) |
|
| : Stanser Roteli [CH, raw, washed] | Durrus, Reblochon, Stanser Flada |
| : Stanser Schafkase [CH, sheep, raw, washed] | Fium’Orbu, Flixer, Munster, Vacherin Fribourgeois |
Bath Soft Cheese (Somerset, parkfarm.co.uk) |
|
| : Wyfe of Bath [UK] | |
Kurt Bauman () |
|
| : Urner Alpkase [CH, raw] | Alp Drackloch, Sbrinz |
Beemster (North Holland, beemster.us) |
|
| : Beemster Extra Aged [NL] | aged Gouda |
Beesley Farm (Lancashire, mrskirkhams.com) |
|
| : Beesley Farm Lancashire [UK] | see Lancashire |
BEL Group (Paris, bel-group.com) |
|
| : Babybel/Mini Babybel [FR] | Mimolette, Bel Paese, Italico, Gouda, Edam, Leidse Kaas, Fontina, Brie |
BEL Nederland (South Holland, leerdammer.nl) |
|
| : Leerdammer [NL] | Maasdam |
Belluno (Veneto) |
|
| : Belluno Piave [IT] | see Piave |
Sepp Brulisauer (Aargau) |
|
| : Beermat [CH, raw, washed] | Maroilles, Bergues, Fium’Orbu, Red Hawk |
Busche-Cesiomaggiore (Veneto) |
|
| : Busche-Cesiomaggiore Piave [IT] | see Piave |
Caws Teifi Cheese (Carmarthenshire, teificheese.co.uk) |
|
| : Saval [UK, raw, washed] | Caerphilly |
| : Teifi [UK, raw, plain or spiced] | Gouda, Edam, Leidse Kaas, Coolea |
Charles Martell & Son (Gloucestershire, charlesmartell.com) |
|
| : Stinking Bishop [UK, washed] | Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues |
Coolea Farmhouse Cheese (Cork, cooleacheese.com) |
|
| : Coolea [IE, plain or herbed or spiced] | aged Gouda, Edam,, Leidse Kaas, Teifi, Mimolette |
Cooperative Fromagere Jeune Montagne (Midi-Pyrenees, jeune-montagne-aubrac.fr) |
|
| : Laguiole AOC/PDO [FR, raw] | cheddar, Cantal, Salers, Cheshire, Lancashire |
Cotherstone Cheese (Durham) |
|
| : Cotherstone [UK] | Tomme de Savoie, Tome des Bauges, Tomme de Lullin |
Mario Cotti (Graubunden) |
|
| : Flixer [CH, sheep, raw, washed] | Spenwood, Stanser Schafkase, Ossau-Iraty |
Therese-Marie Couvreur (Nord Pas-de-Calais) |
|
| : Crayeux de Roncq [FR, raw, washed] | Maroilles, Munster, Livarot, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues |
Le Cure Nantais (Pays de la Loire, curenantais.com) |
|
| : Embruns aux Algues [FR, seaweed] | |
Daylesford Organic Farm (Gloucestershire, daylesford.com) |
|
| : Daylesford Cheddar [UK] | see cheddar |
Doddington Dairy (Northumberland, doddingtondairy.co.uk) |
|
| : Doddington [UK, raw] | Leicester, cheddar, aged Gouda |
Durrus Farmhouse Cheese (Cork, durruscheese.com) |
|
| : Durrus [IE, raw, washed] | Gubbeen, Milleens, Spenwood, Caerphilly, Reblochon, Saint-Nectaire, Bethmale, Tomme de Savoie |
Ruedi Fohn (Schwyz) |
|
| : Alp Drackloch [CH, raw] | Prattigauer |
Fowlers of Earlswood (West Midlands, fowlerscheesemakers.co.uk) |
|
| : Fowlers Traditional Sage Derby [UK, herbed] | |
FrieslandCampina (Utrecht, frieslandcampina.com) |
|
| : Edam [NL, cow or goat] | Gouda, Leidse Kaas, Nagelkaas, Roomano, Fontina |
| : Nagelkaas [NL, spiced] | Gouda |
Fromagerie de Terre-Dieu (Auvergne) |
|
| : Lavort [FR, sheep, raw] | Tomme de Brebis Corse, Etorki, Manchego, Iberico, Evora |
Fromagerie Thebault (Basse-Normandie) |
|
| : Livarot AOC/PDO [FR, raw or pasteurized, washed] (fromage-normandie.com) |
Maroilles, Liederkranz, Munster, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues, Limburger, Harzer Kase, Epoisses |
Fromageries Arnaud (Franche-Comte, juraflore.com) |
|
| : Forte des Rousses Comte [FR] | see Comte |
F.W. Read & Sons (Lincolnshire, lincolnshirepoachercheese.com) |
|
| : Lincolnshire Poacher [UK, raw, plain or smoked] | cheddar |
GAEC Jousseaume (Poitou-Charentes, maison-jousseaume.fr) |
|
| : Clochette [FR, goat, raw] | Coeur Teotski, chevre |
Gruppo Lactalis Italia (galbani.it) |
|
| : Bel Paese [IT, washed] | Italico, Babybel, Gouda, Edam, Monterey Jack, mozzarella, muenster, Fontina |
Gubbeen Cheese (Cork, gubbeen.com) |
|
| : Gubbeen [IE, washed, plain or smoked] | Durrus, Milleens, Spenwood, Caerphilly, Saint-Nectaire, Reblochon, Bethmale, Ardrahan, Pont-l’Eveque |
Claire Guillemette (Auvergne) |
|
| : Cabecou de Thiers [FR, goat, raw] | Crottin, Cabecou (?) |
Hawkstone Abbey Farm (Stropshire) |
|
| : Hawkstone Abbey Cheshire [UK] | see Cheshire |
Herve Societe (Liege, herve-societe.be) |
|
| : Herve [BE, washed] | Liederkranz, Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues, Limburger |
Inagh Farmhouse Cheese (Clare, st-tola.ie) |
|
| : St. Tola Log [IE, goat, raw or pasteurized] | chevre |
J & C Reade & Sons/Isle of Mull Cheese (Isle of Mull, isleofmullcheese.co.uk) |
|
| : Isle of Mull Cheese [UK, raw, plain or Smoked or spiced or herbed or fruit/whiskey] | see cheddar |
Kaasmakerij Passendale (West Viaanderen, deoudekaasmakerij.be) |
|
| : Passendale [BE] | Rubens, Port Salut, Saint-Paulin, Beaumont |
Kaserei Studer (Thurgau, kaeserei-studer.ch) |
|
| : Der Scharfe Maxx [CH] | Appenzeller |
Keen’s Cheddar (Somerset, keenscheddar.co.uk) |
|
| : Keen’s [UK, raw] | see cheddar |
Lattebusche (Veneto, lattebusche.it) |
|
| : Lattebusche Piave [IT] | see Piave |
Lynher Dairies Cheese (West Cornwall, lynherdairies.co.uk) |
|
| : Yarg Cornish [UK, herbed] | cheddar, Wensleydale |
M.C. Matocq (Aquitaine) |
|
| : Matocq [FR, sheep, raw] | Ossau-Iraty, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc, Manchego, Roncal, Zamorano, Idiazabal |
Milleens Cheese (Cork, milleenscheese.com) |
|
| : Milleens [IE, washed] | Durrus, Gubbeen, Spenwood, Caerphilly, Saint-Nectaire, Reblochon, Bethmale, Ardrahan |
Montgomery’s Cheddar (Somerset, montgomerycheese.co.uk) |
|
| : Montgomery’s Extra Mature Cheddar [UK, raw, plain or smoked] | see cheddar |
Moro Latteria di Moro Sergio (Veneto, moroformaggi.it) |
|
| : Sottocenere al Tartufo [IT, raw, truffles] | Truffle Tremor |
PantMawr Farmhouse Cheeses (Pembrokeshire, pantmawrcheeses.co.uk) |
|
| : Caws Cerwyn [UK, plain or smoked] | |
Queseria Los Corrales (Valencia, queserialoscorrales.com) |
|
| : Pena Blanca de Corrales [ES, sheep, washed] | Fium’Orbu |
Ram Hall Dairy Sheep (West Midlands, berkswellcheese.com) |
|
| : Berkswell [UK, sheep, raw] | Manchego, Iberico, Evora, Ossau-Iraty, Pecorino Toscano, Spenwood, Trade Lake Cedar, Vermont Shepherd |
Roland Barthelemy (Paris, rolandbarthelemy.com) (?) |
|
| : Rotolo [FR] | related cheeses: aged Bastelicaccia, Fium’Orbu, U Rustinu, Le Niolo |
SAT Ganaderos de Fuerteventura (Islas Canarias) |
|
| : Majorero DO/PDO [ES, goat, raw or pasteurized] | Ibores, Garrotxa, Ticklemore, Chevrotin des Bauges, Chevrotin des Aravis, Elk Mountain, tomme |
Sharpham Wine & Cheese (Devon, sharpham.com) |
|
| : Ticklemore Goat [UK, goat] | Garrotxa |
Dragan Teotski (Midi-Pyrenees) |
|
| : Coeur Teotski [FR, goat, raw] | Clochette |
Tine (Oslo, tine.no) |
|
| : Jarlsberg [NO] | Swiss, Emmentaler, Greveost, Maasdam, Emmental de Savoie, Gruyere, Comte |
| : Ridder [NO, washed] | Port Salut, Saint-Paulin, Beaumont |
Village Maid Cheese (Buckinghamshire, villagemaidcheese.co.uk) |
|
| : Spenwood [UK, sheep, raw] | Durrus, Gubbeen, Milleens, Caerphilly, Saint-Nectaire, Reblochon, Bethmale, Ossau-Iraty, Pecorino Toscano, Vermont Shepherd, Zamorano |
Wensleydale Creamery (North Yorkshire, wensleydale.co.uk) |
|
| : Wensleydale [UK, cow or sheep, plain or fruit or smoked or spiced or herbed] [PMA] | cheddar, Cheshire, Yarg Cornish, Single Gloucester, Caerphilly |
Westcombe Dairy (Somerset, westcombedairy.com) |
|
| : Westcombe Cheddar [UK, raw] | see cheddar |
Whalesborough Farm Foods (Cornwall, whalesboroughcheese.co.uk) |
|
| : Keltic Gold [UK, washed] | tomme |
Gery Zurfluk () |
|
| : Urner Alpkase [CH, raw] | Alp Drackloch, Sbrinz |
Middle East/Asia |
|
Specific Producer |
|
Kornmehl Goat Cheese Farm (Ramat Negev, kornmehl.co.il) |
|
| : Katem [IL, goat] | Pelardon |
North America |
|
| American cheese [US] | cheddar, Monterey Jack, Colby, Swiss, Bel Paese, Italico, Babybel |
| Colby [US] | cheddar, Colby-Jack, Monterey Jack, American, Cheshire |
| Monterey Jack [US, plain or spiced] | cheddar, Colby, American, muenster, Gouda, Havarti, Samso, Teleme |
| mozzarella (low moisture) [US version] | scamorza, Caciocavallo, provolone, string, queso fresco, Bel Paese, muenster, Gouda, Fontina, Oaxaca, Kaseri, Kashkaval, smoked tofu |
| muenster [US] | Beaumont, Monterey Jack, mozzarella, Gouda, Havarti, Fontina |
| string cheese [US version] | mozzarella, scamorza, Caciocavallo |
| Swiss cheese [US] | Emmentaler, Jarlsberg, Gruyere, provolone |
Specific Producer |
|
Achadinha Cheese (Calif., achadinha.com) |
|
| : Capricious [US, goat] | Elk Mountain, Mahon |
Agropur (Quebec, pleasureandcheeses.ca) |
|
| : Oka Classique [CA, washed] | Abbaye du Mont des Cats, Port Salut, raclette, Morbier |
Alpine Lakes Sheep Cheese (Wash., alpinelakescheese.com) |
|
| : Mountain Tomme [US, sheep, raw] [discontinued?] | Vermont Shepherd |
Ancient Heritage Dairy (Ore., ancientheritagedairy.com) |
|
| : Adelle [US, sheep/cow, bloomy] | chevre, Saint-Marcellin, Crottin |
| : Heritage [US, sheep, raw] | Ros/Ombra |
| : Opal Springs [US, cow/sheep, raw, washed] | Gubbeen |
Beecher’s Handmade Cheese (Wash., beechershandmadecheese.com) |
|
| : Beecher’s Flagship Reserve Handmade Cheddar [US] | cheddar |
Beehive Cheese (Utah, beehivecheese.com) |
|
| : Barely Buzzed [US, espresso/herbed] | cheddar |
| : SeaHive [US, honey/sea salt] | |
BelGioioso Cheese (Wis., belgioioso.com) |
|
| : BelGioioso Provolone [US] | provolone |
Bellwether Farms (Calif., bellwetherfarms.com) |
|
| : Carmody [US] | young pecorino, Doddington |
| : San Andreas [US, sheep, raw] | Vermont Shepherd, young pecorino |
Boar’s Head (Fla., boarshead.com) |
|
| : Boar’s Head Monterey Jack Cheese With Jalapeno [US] | cheddar |
Bodega Artisan Cheese/Daphne’s Creamery (Calif., daphnecreamery.com) |
|
| : Bodega Reserve [US, goat, raw] | Manchego |
| : Daphne’s Aged Charolais [US, goat, raw] | Charolais |
Bravo Farms (Calif., bravofarms.com) |
|
| : Silver Mountain Aged Clothbound Cheddar [US] | cheddar |
| : Tulare Cannonball [US, raw] [discontinued?] | Edam, Emmentaler, Gouda |
Cabot Creamery (Vt., cabotcheese.coop) |
|
| : Cabot Clothbound Cheddar [US] | cheddar |
| : Cabot Private Stock Cheddar [US] | cheddar |
Capriole Farmstead Goat Cheese (Ind., capriolegoatcheese.com) |
|
| : Mont St. Francis [US, goat, raw, washed] | Aracena, Munster, Chevrotin des Aravis |
| : Old Kentucky Tomme [US, goat, raw] | Tomme de Savoie, Monterey Jack, Hillis Peak, Elk Mountain, Ibores |
| : Piper’s Pyramide [US, goat, bloomy] | chevre, Valencay |
| : Sofia [US, goat] | |
| : Wabash Cannonball [US, goat, bloomy] | chevre, Bonne Bouche, Crottin, Humboldt Fog |
Cato Corner Farm (Conn., catocornerfarm.com) |
|
| : Dairyere [US, raw] | Gruyere, Comte |
| : Hooligan [US, raw, washed] | Grayson |
Central Coast Creamery (Calif., centralcoastcreamery.com) |
|
| : Seascape [US, goat/cow] | cheddar, goat Gouda |
Consider Bardwell Farm (Vt., considerbardwellfarm.com) |
|
| : Consider Bardwell Dorset [US, raw, washed] | Taleggio, Durrus, Tomme de Savoie, Val Bagner |
| : Manchester [US, goat, raw] | Wimer Winter, tomme |
| : Pawlet [US] | toma |
Cypress Grove Chevre (Calif., cypressgrovechevre.com) |
|
| : Bermuda Triangle [US, goat] | aged Valencay |
| : Humboldt Fog [US, goat, bloomy] | chevre, Purple Haze, Robiola Piemonte, Morbier, aged Valencay, Wabash Cannonball |
| : Purple Haze [US, goat] [discontinued?] | chevre, Roves de Garrigues |
| : Truffle Tremor [US, goat, bloomy, truffles] | Robiola with truffles |
DCI Cheese (Wis., dcicheeseco.com) |
|
| : Liederkranz [US] | Munster, Livarot, Maroilles, Pont-l’Eveque, Bergues, Limburger, Harzer Kase, Epoisses |
Edelweiss Creamery (Wis., edelweisscreamery.com) |
|
| : Edelweiss Creamery Grassfed Emmentaler Swiss Cheese [US, raw] | Swiss, Jarlsberg |
Emmi Roth USA (Wis., us.emmi.com) |
|
| : Emmi Roth Emmentaler [US] | Swiss, Jarlsberg |
| : Grand Cru Surchoix [US] | Gruyere |
Fagundes Old World Cheese (Calif., oldworldcheese.com) |
|
| : Fagundes St. Jorge [US, raw] | Sao Jorge, Emmentaler |
Fiscalini Farmstead Cheese (Calif., fiscalinicheese.com) |
|
| : Fiscalini Bandage Wrapped Cheddar [US] | cheddar |
| : San Joaquin Gold [US, raw] | Montasio, Fontina |
Fromagerie La Moutonniere (Quebec, lamoutonniere.com) |
|
| : Foin d’Odeur [CA, sheep, bloomy] | Fium’Orbu |
Fromagerie Le P’tit Train du Nord (Quebec, fromagerieptittraindunord.com) |
|
| : La Barre du Jour [CA, goat, spiced] | goat raclette |
Fromagerie Tournevent (Quebec, damafro.ca) |
|
| : Le Chevre Noir [CA, goat] | cheddar, Classico |
Grafton Village Cheese (Vt., graftonvillagecheese.com) |
|
| : Grafton Village 4 Year Aged Cheddar [US, raw, plain or smoked or herbed] | cheddar |
Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy (Colo., haystackgoatcheese.com) |
|
| : Queso de Mano [US, goat, raw] | |
Hillman Farm (Mass., hillmanfarm.com) |
|
| : Harvest Cheese [US, goat, raw, washed] | Redmondo |
| : Hilltown Wheel [US, goat, raw] [discontinued?] | Redmondo, goat tomme, Chevrotin, Tumalo Tomme |
Jasper Hill Farm (Vt., jasperhillfarm.com) |
|
| : Aspenhurst [US, raw] [discontinued?] | Doddington, cheddar |
Juniper Grove Farm (Ore., junipergrovefarm.com) |
|
| : Tumalo Tomme [US, goat, raw, washed] | goat tomme, Capricious, Hilltown Wheel, Redmondo |
Lactalis American Group (N.Y., galbanicheese.com) |
|
| : Galbani/Precious/Sorrento Whole Milk Mozzarella [US] | mozzarella |
Lake Erie Creamery (Ohio, lakeeriecreamery.com) |
|
| : Blomma [US, goat, bloomy] | Camellia |
Laura Chenel’s Chevre (Calif., laurachenel.com) |
|
| : Laura Chenel’s Tome [US] | tomme, cheddar, parmesan |
LoveTree Farmstead (Wis., lovetreefarmstead.com) |
|
| : Trade Lake Cedar [US, sheep, raw] | Ossau-Iraty, Berkswell |
La Maison Alexis de Portneuf (Quebec, alexisdeportneuf.com) |
|
| : La Sauvagine [CA, washed] | |
Matos Cheese Factory (Calif.) |
|
| : Matos St. George [US, raw] | Havarti, cheddar, Lancashire, Cantal, Monterey Jack, Sao Jorge |
Meadow Creek Dairy (Va., meadowcreekdairy.com) |
|
| : Appalachian [US] | tomme |
| : Grayson [US, raw, washed] | Taleggio, Kunstener, Livarot |
Mecox Bay Dairy (N.Y., mecoxbaydairy.com) |
|
| : Mecox Sunrise [US, raw, washed] | Consider Bardwell Dorset |
Milton Creamery (Iowa, miltoncreamery.com) |
|
| : Prairie Breeze [US] | white cheddar, quark |
Mozzarella Co. (Texas, mozzco.com) |
|
| : Deep Ellum Blue [US] [discontinued?] | |
Mozzarella House (Mass., mozzarellahouse.com) |
|
| : Mozzarella House Scamorza [US] | mozzarella |
Nicasio Valley Cheese (Calif., nicasiocheese.com) |
|
| : Foggy Morning [US] | |
Orb Weaver Farm (Vt., orbweaverfarm.com) |
|
| : Orb Weaver Vermont Farmhouse Cheese [US, raw] | Colby, Bethmale, Le Moulis, Morbier |
Pedrozo Dairy and Cheese (Calif., realfarmsteadcheese.com) |
|
| : Northern Gold [US, raw, plain or herbed or spiced] | young Fontina |
Pholia Farm (Ore., pholiafarm.com) |
|
| : Elk Mountain [US, goat, raw, washed] | Castelmagno, tomme, Ibores, Hillis Peak |
| : Hillis Peak [US, goat, raw] | Ibores, tomme |
| : Pleasant Creek [US, goat, raw] | Gruyere |
| : Wimer Winter [US, goat, raw, washed] | Mont St. Francis, Durrus, Lancashire, Beira Baixa, Fium’Orbu |
Pine Stump Farms (Wash., pinestumpfarms.com) |
|
| : Pine Stump Asiago [US, goat, raw] | Ibores |
Pleasant Valley Dairy (Wash.) |
|
| : Pleasant Valley Dairy Gouda [US, raw, plain or spiced] | Gouda |
Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery (Calif., redwoodhill.com) |
|
| : Bucheret [US, goat] | chevrot, Bucheron |
| : California Crottin/Terra [US, goat] | Crottin |
Rinconada Dairy (Calif., rinconadadairy.com) |
|
| : Pozo Tomme [US, sheep, raw] | pecorino |
Rivers Edge Chevre/Three Ring Farm (Ore., threeringfarm.com) |
|
| : Illahee Tomme [US, goat, raw] | goat Valtellina |
| : Jupiter’s Moon [US, goat, washed] | Vacherin Mont d’Or |
Samish Bay Cheese (Wash., samishbaycheese.com) |
|
| : Samish Bay Cheese Montasio [US, raw] | Montasio |
Sea Breeze Farm (Wash., seabreezefarm.net) |
|
| : Vache de Vashon [US, raw] [discontinued?] | Tomme de Savoie |
Shelburne Farms (Vt., shelburnefarms.org) |
|
| : Shelburne Farms Clothbound Cheddar [US] | cheddar |
Spring Hill Jersey Cheese (Calif., springhillcheese.com) |
|
| : Old World Portuguese [US] [discontinued?] | Sao Jorge |
Sweet Grass Dairy (Ga., sweetgrassdairy.com) |
|
| : Thomasville Tomme [US, raw] | tomme, Orb Weaver Vermont Farmhouse Cheese |
Sweet Home Farm (Ala., southerncheese.org) |
|
| : Perdido [US, raw] | Le Moulis, Morbier |
Thistle Hill Farm (Vt., thistlehillfarm.com) |
|
| : Thistle Hill Farm Tarentaise [US, raw] | Abondance, Beaufort, cheddar |
Tillamook County Cheese (Ore., tillamook.com) |
|
| : Tillamook Pepper Jack Cheese [US] | Monterey Jack |
| : Tillamook Vintage White Extra Sharp Cheddar [US] | cheddar |
Tumalo Farms (Ore., tumalofarms.com) |
|
| : Classico [US, goat, raw or pasteurized, plain or spiced] | goat Gouda, tomme, Majorero |
| : Pondhopper [US, goat] | Classico, goat Gouda, tomme |
Twig Farm (Vt., twigfarm.com) |
|
| : Twig Farm Goat Tomme [US, goat, raw] | |
| : Twig Farm Square Cheese [US, goat, raw] | Elk Mountain, Garrotxa |
Uplands Cheese (Wis., uplandscheese.com) |
|
| : Pleasant Ridge Reserve [US, raw, washed] | Gruyere, Beaufort, Comte, Appenzeller, Hoch Ybrig, Thistle Hill Farm Tarentaise |
Valley Ford Cheese (Calif., valleyfordcheeseco.com) |
|
| : Estero Gold [US, raw] | Montasio, Asiago |
Vella Cheese (Calif., vellacheese.com) |
|
| : Mezzo Secco [US, raw] | Monterey Jack |
Vermont Creamery (Vt., vermontcreamery.com) |
|
| : Bijou [US, goat, bloomy] | Crottin |
| : Bonne Bouche [US, goat] | chevre, Selles-sur-Cher, Wabash Cannonball |
| : Coupole [US, goat, bloomy] | chevre, Humboldt Fog, Chabichou |
Vermont Shepherd (Vt., vermontshepherd.com) |
|
| : Vermont Shepherd (Verano) [US, sheep, raw] | Ossau-Iraty, Berkswell, Spenwood |
Washington State University Creamery (Wash., wsu.edu/creamery) |
|
| : Cougar Gold [US] | cheddar, Gouda |
Widmer’s Cheese Cellars (Wis., widmerscheese.com) |
|
| : Widmer’s Aged Brick Cheese [US] | Tilsiterkase, Gouda, Edam, Havarti, Esrom, cheddar, Limburger |
Willamette Valley Cheese (Ore., wvcheeseco.com) |
|
| : Brindisi Fontina [US, raw] | aged Fontina, Le Moulis |
Willow Hill Farm (Vt., sheepcheese.com) |
|
| : Autumn Oak [US, sheep, raw] | Trade Lake Cedar |
| : Paniolo [US, raw, washed] | Durrus, Stanser Roteli |
Latin America |
|
| Casero [MX] | queso fresco, farmer, chevre, feta, Monterey Jack, drained cottage/salt |
| Chihuahua/Menonita [MX] | muenster, Monterey Jack, cheddar |
| Manchego [MX version] | Monterey Jack, Romano |
| Oaxaca [MX] | Monterey Jack, Teleme, mozzarella |
| queso anejo [MX, goat/cow] | Romano, parmesan, aged Asiago, Dry Jack, feta |
Australia/New Zealand |
|
Specific Producer |
|
Crescent Dairy Goats (Auckland, crescentdairygoats.co.nz) |
|
| : Crescent Dairy Farmhouse Mature [NZ, goat, herbed or spiced] | cheddar |
Heidi Farm (Tasmania, heidifarm.com.au) |
|
| : Heidi Farm Gruyere [AU] | Gruyere |
| : Heidi Farm Raclette [AU] | raclette |
King Island Dairy (Tasmania, kingislanddairy.com.au) |
|
| : Stormy Washed Rind [AU, washed] | Pont-l’Eveque |
Meyer Gouda Cheese (Waikato, meyer-cheese.co.nz) |
|
| : Meyer Vintage Gouda [NZ] | Gouda, parmesan |
Pyengana Dairy (Tasmania, pyenganadairy.com.au) |
|
| : Pyengana Cheddar [AU, plain or herbed or spiced] | cheddar |
Various Countries |
|
| cheddar/cheddar-like cheese | nutritional yeast, toasted wheat germ, bean sauce/nuts, miso/nuts, vegan products (see Vegan Cheese section) |
| melting cheese (for baking/sauces/fondue) | almost any blue cheese and anything from these families: raclette, Gruyere, cheddar, Saint-Nectaire, Emmentaler, mozzarella, provolone, Tomme de Savoie (and some from the Gouda and Munster families) |
| processed cheese (cheese-based product) | American, Velveeta, Cheez Whiz, Provel, Babybel, Rambol, La Vache qui Rit/The Laughing Cow, Bonjura |
| pungent cheese | Bergfichte, Durrus, Epoisses, Fium’Orbu, Gaperon, Grayson, Herve, Hooligan, Kuntener, Leidse Kaas, aged Limburger, Livarot, Maroilles, Mont St. Francis, Pont-l’Eveque, Schabziger, Stanser Schaf Reblochon |
Hard Cheese
The longer a firm cheese ages, the more moisture it loses and the harder it becomes. The most famous hard cheese is Parmigiano-Reggiano, the king of cheeses according to the Italians. Note that some people classify certain semi-hard cheeses as hard. We prefer to think of hard cheese as only those that are tough, grainy, and extremely dry—so hard that you can’t easily break off a piece by hand. Again, we could really use a standard cheese label. Hard cheese makes excellent grating cheese. The best can also be enjoyed simply with a drizzle of honey or aged balsamic vinegar.
| Name/Certification [Country, Milk, Rind, Flavor] [Heritage] Company (Location, Web) |
Similar Cheese/Substitution |
|---|---|
Europe |
|
| Asiago DOC/PDO (aged) [IT, raw] [PMA] (asiagocheese.it) | Montasio, Gruyere, Tete de Moine, L’Etivaz, Comte, Beaufort, parmesan, Grana, Romano, Dry Jack, Piave, Schabziger |
| Grana Padano DOC/PDO [IT] [PMA] (granapadano.com) | parmesan, Sbrinz, Schabziger, Saanen, Romano, aged Asiago, Dry Jack, Mezzo Secco |
| Iberico [ES, cow/goat/sheep] | Manchego, Evora |
| Kefalotyri DOC [GR, sheep/goat] [PMA] | Chevrotin des Bauges, Chevrotin des Aravis, Majorero, Ibores, Garrotxa, Ticklemore, Kaseri, Graviera, Romano, parmesan, Grana, Asiago |
| Mahon DO/PDO [ES, raw or pasteurized] [PMA] | Gouda, Edam, Sao Jorge, parmesan, cheddar, Grana, Cheshire |
| Manchego DO/PDO (aged) [ES, sheep, raw or pasteurized] | related cheeses: Roncal, Zamorano, Idiazabal, Ossau-Iraty, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Belloc, Laruns, Matocq, Bethmale, Canestrato Pugliese, Romano, Pecorino Sardo, Pecorino Toscano parmesan, Monterey Jack, cheddar, Gouda, Asiago, Fontina (similar age) |
| Parmigiano-Reggiano DOC/PDO [IT, raw] [PMA] (parmigianoreggiano.com) | related cheeses: Grana, Sbrinz, Schabziger, Saanen, parmesan other substitutes: Dry Jack, pecorino, aged Manchego, aged Asiago |
| Pecorino Romano DOC/PDO [IT, sheep] [PBC] (pecorinoromano.com) | Pecorino Sardo, Pecorino Toscano, Canestrato Pugliese, Manchego, Roncal, Zamorano, Idiazabal, Ossau-Iraty, parmesan, Grana, aged Nisa, aged Serpa, aged Asiago, Dry Jack, Schabziger |
| Pecorino Sardo DOC/PDO [IT, sheep] | Pecorino Toscano Pecorino Romano, Pecorino Toscano, Canestrato Pugliese, Manchego, Roncal, Zamorano, Idiazabal, Ossau-Iraty |
| Roncal DO/PDO [ES, sheep, raw] [PMA] | Manchego, Zamorano, Idiazabal, Ossau-Iraty |
| Roomano [NL] | aged Gouda, Edam, Leidse Kaas, Nagelkaas, Mahon, Sao Jorge, parmesan |
| Saanen [CH] | Sbrinz, Schabziger, parmesan, Grana, aged Asiago, Dry Jack |
| Sbrinz AOC [CH, raw] (sbrinz.ch) | Schabziger, Saanen, parmesan, Grana, aged Asiago, Dry Jack |
| Zamorano DO/PDO [ES, sheep, raw] | Manchego, Roncal, Idiazabal, Berkswell |
Specific Producer |
|
Cooperativa Latteria di Santeramo (Puglia) |
|
| : Canestrato Pugliese DOC/PDO [IT, sheep, raw or pasteurized] | Pecorino Sardo, Pecorino Romano, Pecorino Toscano, Manchego, Roncal, Zamorano, Idiazabal, Ossau-Iraty |
GESKA (Glarus, schabziger.ch) |
|
| : Swiss Schabziger/sapsago [CH, skim, spiced] [PMA] | Romano, parmesan |
Josep Cuixart (Catalonia) |
|
| : Ros/Ombra [ES, sheep] | Manchego |
Quesos Torralba (Balearic Islands, quesostorralba.com) |
|
| : Quesos Torralba Mahon [ES, raw] | Gouda, parmesan, Grana |
Middle East/Asia |
|
| chhurpi [NP, yak] | parmesan, Dry Jack, Asiago |
North America |
|
| Dry Jack [US] | parmesan, aged pecorino, Mahon |
| parmesan [US] | Romano, Dry Jack, Grana |
| Romano [US] | parmesan, Dry Jack |
Specific Producer |
|
Black Sheep Creamery (Wash., blacksheepcreamery.com) |
|
| : Black Sheep Aged Pecorino [US, sheep, raw] | aged pecorino |
Boar’s Head (Fla., boarshead.com) |
|
| : Boar’s Head Parmigiano-Reggiano [US] | parmesan |
Costco Wholesale (Wash., costco.com) |
|
| : Kirkland Signature Lake Country Asiago Cheese [US] | aged Asiago |
Emmi Roth USA (Wis., us.emmi.com) |
|
| : GrandQueso [US] | Manchego |
Everona Dairy (Va., everonadairy.com) |
|
| : Piedmont [US, sheep, raw] | Roncal |
Juniper Grove Farm (Ore., junipergorvefarm.com) |
|
| : Redmondo [US, goat, raw] | aged pecorino, tomme |
Rumiano Cheese (Calif., rumianocheese.com) |
|
| : Rumiano Dry Monterey Jack [US] | Dry Jack |
Vella Cheese (Calif., vellacheese.com) |
|
| : Vella Dry Monterey Jack [US] | parmesan, cheddar, Rumiano Dry Monterey Jack |
Latin America |
|
| Cotija [MX] | Romano, parmesan, aged Asiago, Dry Jack, queso anejo, feta, ricotta salata |
| Enchilado [MX] | Cotija, feta, Romano, parmesan |
| Sardo [AR] | Pecorino Sardo |
Various Countries |
|
| grating cheese | nutritional yeast, toasted wheat germ, vegan products (see Vegan Cheese section) |
Vegan Cheese
That sound we just heard is a collective gasp from cheese purists everywhere. Well, don’t get your cheesecloth in a bunch. Why vegan? We like meat and we like vegetables. We love to check out vegetarian restaurants, and frankly, we find some airlines’ vegetarian options to be way better than their regular menu. The whole idea of vegan cheese is more intriguing than, say, vegan wine. For some vegans out there, dairy-based cheese is something they miss more than meat. And there’s an economical reason why traditional cheese producers should be interested (read on).
Culture Club
Making fresh vegan cheese at home is relatively simple—so is making fresh cheese as we stated earlier. Indeed, you can buy good vegan substitutes for cream cheese or fresh chevre. Producing non-dairy cheese that has the same complexity, taste, and mouthfeel as aged cheese is not so easy. Vegan cheese has come a long way since the 1980s. A vegan cheese company was on ABC’s Shark Tank in 2014 (see Heidi Ho below). Nut-based products eventually replaced some of the early soy-based recipes. (We hope the industry doesn’t end up relying on the same main ingredient for all vegan cheese products because an estimated five percent of Americans have food allergies—tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans being four of the eight most common food allergens.) For the current generation of vegan cheese producers, it is all about fermentation—enzymes and cultures.
Untapped Market
While the faux cheese industry is small (about $30 million in the U.S.), it grew by 23 percent in 2014. If just one percent of dairy cheese producers decided to enter the vegan cheese market, it would be a game changer. As far as we know, none of the vegan cheese companies had any prior experience making dairy cheese. Imagine what a French blue cheese producer could come up with.
When Foodies Go Vegan
There must be a lot of vegetarians/vegans in the Bay Area. Or perhaps people just appreciate good food. Originally founded by the San Francisco Zen Center, the acclaimed Greens vegetarian restaurant has been serving satisfied diners since 1979. Soon vegan and raw-food establishments would follow—Millennium (recently closed after more than 20 years), Café Gratitude, and Source Mini, just to name a few. Even the best high-end restaurants—we’re talking Michelin star winners—usually offer a vegetarian tasting menu. It’s not only fancy establishments that take care of meatless diners; we’re reminded of the East German restaurant in San Francisco that serves pork schnitzel as well as vegetarian schnitzel.
You can eat your way around the world in this part of California; the same diversity is reflected in the vegetarian scene. Looking for an Indian vegetarian restaurant? Check. Chinese Muslim vegetarian? We have that. Click on the Where to Eat tab above and you’ll find one that serves homemade vegan cheese. Click on the Where to Buy tab and you’ll see that there’s a Bay Area store that sells only vegan products.
Better Living Through Chemistry
Vegan cheese companies may find the research at Bay Area’s Real Vegan Cheese (realvegancheese.org) useful.
| Name [Country, Base, Fermentation] Company (Location, Web) |
|---|
Europe |
Specific Producer |
Bute Island Foods (Isle of Bute, buteisland.com) |
| : Medium Cheddar Sheese [UK, soy protein] |
Clasoft (North Rhine-Westphalia, wilmersburger.de) |
| : Wilmersburger Pizza Shreds [DE, vegetable oil/potato starch/modified starch] |
VBites Foods (Northamptonshire, vbitesfoods.com) |
| : Dairy-Free Mozzarella Cheezly [UK, tofu/soy protein] |
Vegi-Service (Thurgau, vegusto.com) |
| : Vegusto No-Moo Classic [CH, vegetable oil/rice flour/potato starch] |
Viotros (Central Macedonia, violife.gr) |
| : Violife Original [GR, vegetable oil/modified starch/starch] |
North America |
Specific Producer |
Ahimsa Organics (Ore., ahimsacheese.com) |
| : Original Brie [US, cashews, probiotics] |
Avellana Creamery (Ore., avellana-creamery.com) |
| : Vegan Hazelnut Cheese [US, hazelnuts, cultures] |
| : Vegan Hazelnut Parmesan [US, hazelnuts, cultures] |
Blode Kuh (Calif., blodekuh.com) |
| : Sir Racha Cheddar [US, cashews] |
| : Truffle Fluff [US, cashews] |
Chicago Vegan Foods (Ill., chicagoveganfoods.com) |
| : Teese Vegan Cheddar Cheese [US, tapioca flour/vegetable oil] |
The Cultured Kitchen (Calif., theculturedkitchen.net) |
| : Firm Herb & Chive Cultured Cashew [US, cashews, cultures] |
Dairy Tree Foods (dairytreefoods.com) |
| : Blue? [US] [TBA] |
Daiya Foods (British Columbia, daiyafoods.com) |
| : Mozzarella Style Shreds [CA, gluten-free flour/vegetable oil] |
Dr-Cow (N.Y., dr-cow.com) |
| : Organic Aged Cashew Cheese [US, cashews, bacteria] |
| : Organic Cream Cashew Cheese [US, cashews, bacteria] |
Field Roast (Wash., fieldroast.com) |
| : Creamy Original Chao Slices [US, vegetable oil/corn and potato starch, fermented tofu] |
| : Tomato Cayenne Chao Slices [US, vegetable oil/corn and potato starch, fermented tofu] |
Follow Your Heart (Calif., followyourheart.com) |
| : Vegan Gourmet Mozzarella Shreds [US, vegetable oil/modified starch] |
Fromagerie Esseme (Calif., fromagerieesseme.com, snmvegan.com) |
| : Original Cashew Cream Cheese [US, cashews] [On hiatus] |
GOOD PLANeT Foods (Wash., goodplanetfoods.com) |
| : Mozzarella Shreds [US, coconut oil/potato and tapioca starch] |
Heidi Ho (Ore., heidiho.com) |
| : Creamy Chia Cheeze [US, vegetable puree/cashews] |
Lyrical Foods (Calif., kite-hill.com) |
| : Kite Hill Ricotta [US, almond milk, enzymes/cultures] |
| : Kite Hill Soft Ripened [US, almond milk, enzymes/cultures] |
Miyoko’s Kitchen (Calif., miyokoskitchen.com) |
| : Aged English Smoked Farmhouse [US, cashews, cultures] |
| : Classic Double Cream Chive [US, cashews, cultures] |
| : High Sierra Rustic Alpine [US, cashews, cultures] |
NuCulture Foods (Ore., nuculturefoods.com) |
| : Bacony Chipotle Spread [US, cashews] |
The Organic Gourmet (Calif., organic-gourmet.com) |
| : VegCuisine Soy Feta [US, soy milk] |
Parmela Creamery (Calif., parmelacreamery.com) |
| : Creamy Treenut Cheese Original [US, cashew milk, culture/enzymes] |
| : Parmesan Style Aged Nut Cheese [US, almonds/cashews/soybeans] |
Punk Rawk Labs (Minn., punkrawklabs.net) |
| : Original Nut Milk Cheese [US, cashew milk, culture] |
Ste Martaen (Ill., stemartaen.com) |
| : Muenster [US, cashews] |
SunRAWise (Fla., sunrawise.com) |
| : Original [US, cashews] |
Treeline Cheese (N.Y., treelinecheese.com) |
| : Scallion French-Style Soft Cheese [US, cashews, bacteria] |
Vromage (Calif., vromage.com) |
| : Camembert [US, nuts/seeds] |
| : Picorino With Ash [US, nuts/seeds] |
| : Veganzola [US, nuts/seeds] |
Vtopian Artisan Cheeses (Ore., vtopiancheeses.com) |
| : Aged White Cheddar [US, cashews, probiotics/prebiotics] |
Legend
Certification (legally protected appellation):
- AOC [FR/CH]
- DOC [IT/PT]
- DO [ES]
- PDO/PGI [EU]
Note that PDO is the same as DOP and AOP in non-English languages.
For a cheese’s country of origin, we use the Internet’s two-letter code. Unless specified otherwise, a cheese is made from pasteurized cow’s whole milk. Note that the type of milk refers to the “official” version’s specification. For soft/medium/hard cheese, the type of rind is natural unless it’s listed as bloomy or washed. We also list any special flavoring added.
Heritage cheese from different periods:
- PBC - Minoan-Mycenaean/Greek/Hellenic/Roman civilizations (3000-31 B.C.)
- PRE - Roman Empire (27 B.C.-A.D. 395)
- PMA - Middle Ages (476-1453)
- PRN - Renaissance (c1325-1650)
GAEC is a kind of cooperative in France.
Resources
Barthelemy, Roland, and Arnaud Sperat-Czar. Guide to Cheeses of the World. London: Octopus Publishing Group/Hachette Illustrated, 2003/2005. [Sale]
Brennan, Georgeanne. Cheese Obsession: The Complete Guide With 100 Recipes for Cooking With Cheese (originally published as Williams-Sonoma Cheese). San Francisco: Bonnier/Weldon Owen, 2010. [Sale]
Davies, Sasha. The Guide to West Coast Cheese: More Than 300 Chesses Handcrafted in California, Oregon, and Washington. Portland, Ore.: Timber Press, 2010. [Sale]
Fletcher, Janet. Cheese & Wine: A Guide to Selecting, Pairing, and Enjoying. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2007. [Sale]
Harbutt, Juliet, ed. World Cheese Book. New York: DK Publishing, 2009. [Sale]
Joachim, David. The Food Substitutions Bible: More Than 6,500 Substitutions for Ingredients, Equipment & Techniques. 2nd ed. Ontario: Robert Rose, 2010. [Sale]
Masui, Kazuko, and Tomoko Yamada. French Cheese (Eyewitness Companions Series). Rev. ed. New York: DK Publishing, 2005. [Sale]
McCalman, Max, and David Gibbons. Cheese: A Connoisseur’s Guide to the World’s Best. New York: Random House/Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2005. [Sale]
McCalman, Max, and David Gibbons. Mastering Cheese: Lessons for Connoisseurship From a Maitre Fromager. New York: Random House/Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2009. [Sale]
Michelson, Patricia. Cheese: Exploring Taste and Tradition. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2010. [Sale]
Ridgway, Judy. The Cheese Companion: The Connoisseur’s Guide. Philadelphia: Running Press, 1999. [Sale]
Schinner, Miyoko. Artisan Vegan Cheese. Summertown, Tenn.: Book Publishing, 2012. [Sale]
Androuet [FR] (androuet.com)
Artisanal Premium Cheese [N.Y.] (artisanalcheese.com)
Cheese.com [World News Network (N.Y.?)] (cheese.com)
The Cheese Web [UK] (thecheeseweb.com)
Chez Virginie [FR] (chezvirginie.com)
The Cook’s Thesaurus (foodsubs.com)
Culture (culturecheesemag.com)
French Cheese Club [N.Y.] (frenchcheeseclub.com)
La Fromagerie [UK] (lafromagerie.co.uk)
Fromagerie Quatrehomme [FR] (quatrehomme.fr)
Fromagerie Sanders [FR]
Fromages.com [FR] (fromages.com)
Fromagination [Wis.] (fromagination.com)
Murray’s [N.Y.] (murrayscheese.com)
Pacific Northwest Cheese Project (pnwcheese.com)
Paxton & Whitfield [UK] (paxtonandwhitfield.co.uk)
Philippe Olivier [FR] (philippeolivier.com)
Roland Barthelemy [FR] (rolandbarthelemy.com)
American Cheese Society (cheesesociety.org)
British Cheese Board (britishcheese.com)
Guilde Internationale des Fromagers (guildedesfromagers.com)
Queseros y Quesos de Espana (queseros.com)
Smalldairy.info (smalldairy.info)
Slow Cheese (slowfood.com/slowcheese)
Association Fromages de Terroirs (fromages-de-terroirs.com)
A Campaign for Real Milk (realmilk.com)
Dairy Management Inc. (dairy.org)
Midwest Dairy Association (midwestdairy.com)
Northeast Dairy (…) [Editor’s note: We reached out to three competing trade groups in this region but never heard from any of them.]
Real California Milk (realcaliforniamilk.com)
California Artisan Cheese Guild (cacheeseguild.org)
The Southeast United Dairy Industry Association (southeastdairy.org)
The Southern Cheesemakers’ Guild (southerncheese.org)
Vermont Cheese Council (vtcheese.com)
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (wisconsincheesefoodservice.com)
International Cheese Awards (internationalcheeseawards.co.uk)
Sofi Awards (specialtyfood.com)
US Championship Cheese (uschampioncheese.org)
World Championship Cheese (worldchampioncheese.org)
World Cheese Awards (worldcheeseawards.com)
The Name of the Game
Most cheeses are named after a place. For example, Stanser refers to the city of Stans in Switzerland. Padano refers to Italy’s Po Valley. Ricotta/requeson means twice cooked. A tomme/tome is a slice or piece. The type of milk is also part of the name sometimes (see table below). In the Savoie region of France, chevrotin is a pure goat’s milk cheese, and chevrette is made from a mixture of goat’s and cow’s milk.
| English | French | Italian | Spanish | Portuguese | German |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aged | ages, vieille, vieux | stagionati | anejo, viejo | curado, idoso | alter |
| blue | bleu | blu | azul | azul | blau |
| charcoal | cendre | ceneri | ceniza | cinza | esche |
| cheese | fromage, fourme | formaggio, cacio | queso | queijo | kase |
| cow | vache | vacca | vaca | vaca | kuh |
| curd | caille | latticini | requeson | requeijao | quark |
| dairy | laitiers | lattiero | lacteos | lacteos | milchkuhe |
| farm | ferme | fattoria | granja | fazenda | farm |
| farm-made | fermier | cascina | caserio | gehoft | |
| fresh | frais, fraiche | fresco | fresco | frescal, fresco | frisch |
| goat | chevre | capra | cabra | cabra | ziege |
| hard | dure | dura | duro | dura | hart |
| milk | lait | latte | leche | leite | milch |
| paste | pate | pasta | pasta | cole | einfugen |
| raw | cru | crudo | cruda | cru | roh |
| sheep | brebis | pecore | ovejas | ovinos | schafe |
| soft | doux | morbido | suave | suave | weichen |
| whey | petit lait | siero | lactosuero | soro | molke |
Cheese Festivals
The festivals below celebrate the little wedge of heaven around the world. We publish each festival’s year once the date has been announced for the upcoming calendar year. Of course, a festival could be canceled the last minute.
| Name | Web Site | Date/Location |
|---|---|---|
Europe |
||
| Artisan Cheese Fair, est. 2011 | artisancheesefair.co.uk | April 2017 - Melton Mowbray, England |
| Bagnes Capitale de la Raclette, est. 2004 | bagnesraclette.ch | September 2017 - Le Chable, Switzerland |
| The Big Cheese | your.caerphilly.gov.uk/bigcheese | July - Caerphilly, Wales |
| Cheese, est. 1995 | cheese.slowfood.com | September [biennial (odd-numbered years)] - Bra, Italy |
| Cheese Festival | cheese-festival.ch | October - Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Euskadi-Basque Country International Cheese Festival | internationalcheesefestival.eus | November - Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain |
| Feria del Queso, est. 1988 | feriadelquesotrujillo.es | April-May 2017 - Trujillo, Spain |
| Fete du Fromage, est. 1993 | fetedufromage-banon.fr | May - Banon, France |
| Fete du Fromage, est. 1984 | pontleveque.fr | May - Pont-l'Eveque, France |
| Fete du Fromage, est. 2002 | gruyeres.ch | May - Gruyeres, Switzerland |
| Fete des Fromages, est. 1990 | fromages.rocamadour.free.fr | May - Rocamadour, France |
| Fete du Reblochon | fetedureblochon.fr | August - La Clusaz, France |
| Fiera del Cacio, est. 1974 | prolocopienza.it | September - Pienza, Italy |
| Foire aux Fromages, est. 1968 | foire-aux-fromages.com | September 2017 - La Capelle, France |
| Foire aux Fromages, est. 1988 | paysdelivarot.fr | August - Livarot, France |
| Foire aux Fromages et et a la Gastronomie, est. 1983 | foireauxfromages.fr | June 2017 - Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, France |
| Foire aux Fromages et aux Vins, est. 1967 | foire-fromages-et-vins.com | April 2017 - Coulommiers, France |
| International Cheese Awards at The Nantwich Show, est. 1897 | internationalcheeseawards.co.uk | July 2017 - Nantwich, England |
| Melun Fete son Brie | melun-tourisme.fr | October - Melun, France |
| Sagra della Ricotta e del Formaggio, est. 1975 | vizzinisaporiesaperi.com | April - Vizzini, Italy |
| Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival | cheesefestival.co.uk | September 2017 - Sturminster Newton, England |
Middle East/Asia |
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| xx | xx.com | 2017 - xx |
North America |
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| Amish Country Cheese Festival, est. 1973 | arthurcheesefestival.com | September - Arthur, Ill. |
| California’s Artisan Cheese Festival, est. 2007 | artisancheesefestival.com | March 2017 - Petaluma, Calif. |
| Central Co-op’s Cascadia Cheese Festival, est. 2010 | centralcoop.coop | October - Seattle |
| Cheddar Cheese Festival | cheddarcheesefestival.com | July - Adams, N.Y. |
| Cheese Curd Festival, est. 2002 | ellsworthchamber.com/cheese-curd-festival | June - Ellsworth, Wis. |
| Cheesetopia | wisconsincheeseoriginals.com | April 2017 - Minneapolis [location varies] |
| Chile Cheese Festival, est. 1992 | mainstreetroswell.org | September - Roswell, N.M. |
| Colorado Cheese Festival, est. 2009 | cocheesefest.com | November - Longmont, Colo. |
| Cream Cheese Festival, est. 2005 | creamcheesefestival.com | September - Lowville, N.Y. |
| Festival of Cheese at ACS Conference | cheesesociety.org | July 2017 - Denver [location varies] |
| Finger Lakes Cheese Festival, est. 2012 | flcheesetrail.com | July 2017 - Odessa, N.Y. |
| Florida Cheese Festival, est. 2016 | floridacheesefestival.com | April - Deland, Fla. |
| The Great Canadian Cheese Festival, est. 2010 | cheesefestival.ca | June 2017 - Piston, Ontario |
| The Great Northeast Cheese & Dairy Fest, est. 2015 | nyepicureanevents.com | December - New York |
| Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival, est. 1988 | littlechutewi.org | June 2017 - Little Chute, Wis. |
| Green County Cheese Days, est. 1914 | cheesedays.com | September 2018 [biennial (even-numbered years)] - Monroe, Wis. |
| Huntsville Cheese Festival, est. 2015 | huntsvillecheesefestival.com | March - Huntsville, Ala. |
| Isthmus Beer and Cheese Fest, est. 2010 | isthmusbeercheese.com | January 2017 - Madison, Wis. |
| Jungle Jim’s Big Cheese Festival | junglejims.com/bigcheesefest | February 2017 - Fairfield, Ohio |
| Little Falls Cheese Festival, est. 2015 | littlefallscheesefestival.com | July 2017 - Little Falls, N.Y. |
| Mac & Cheese Fest, est. 2014 | macandcheesechicago.com | November - Chicago |
| The Macaroni & Cheese Festival, est. 2015 | themacandcheesefest.com | April - Bakersfield, Calif. June - Avila Beach, Calif. August - Azetc, Albuquerque |
| Maine Cheese Festival | mainecheeseguild.org | October - Union, Maine |
| Massachusetts Cheese Festival, est. 2013 | macheesefest.org | September - Somerville, Mass. |
| Monroe Cheese Festival, est. 1997 | monroecheesefestival.com | September - Monroe, N.Y. |
| Oregon Cheese Festival, est. 2005 | oregoncheeseguild.org | March 2017 - Central Point, Ore. |
| Pennsylvania Apple & Cheese Festival, est. 1990 | paapplecheese.com | October 2017 - Canton, Pa. |
| Pine Island Cheese Fest, est. 1936 | pineislandcheesefest.com | June - Pine Island, Minn. |
| SF Cheese Fest, est. 2015 | sfcheesefest.com | September - San Francisco |
| Stinky Cheese Week, est. 2007 | tourdefrancenyc.com | February - New York |
| Stone Craft Beer & Cheese | sdcheesefest.org | November - San Diego |
| Vermont Cheesemakers Festival, est. 2009 | vtcheesefest.com | July 2017 - Shelburne, Vt. |
| Virginia Cheese Festival, est. 2015 | virginiacheesefestival.com | June - Blacksburg, Va. |
| Washington Artisan Cheesemakers Festival | washingtonartisancheese.com | September - Seattle |
| The Wedge Portland | thewedgeportland.com | October - Portland, Ore. |
| Wine & Cheese Faire | oldsugarmill.com | August - Clarksburg, Calif. |
Latin America |
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| Feria del Queso y Vino, est. 1976 | feriadelquesoyvino.com.mx | May - Tequisquiapan, Mexico |
Australia/New Zealand |
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| Cheese Lovers Festival | cheeseloversfestival.com.au | June - Hunter Valley, Australia |
| French Cheese Festival, est. 2004 | sheratonnewcaledoniadeva.com | June - Bourail, New Caledonia |
| Say Cheese Festival, est. 2013 | prahranmarket.com.au | October - South Yarra, Australia |
| Wine and Cheese Fest, est. 2015 | wineandcheesefest.com.au | October - Williamstown, Victoria, Australia |
Africa |
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| South African Cheese Festival, est. 2002 | cheesefestival.co.za | April 2017 - Sandringham, South Africa |
International Cheese Celebration
As if you need an excuse to explore cheeses from all over the world, we present this exclusive celebration calendar that serves as a reminder to focus on a specific country’s products for an entire month. September is now Italian cheese month!
| Month | Event | Selection(s) of the Month |
|---|---|---|
| January | Burns Night | Scotland |
| January or February | Lunar New Year | East and Southeast Asia |
| February | Super Bowl Sunday Presidents Day Grammys Oscars |
United States |
| February or March | Carnival | Latin America |
| March | Saint Patrick’s Day | Ireland |
| Nowruz | Southwest and Central Asia | |
| March or April | Easter Rising (Easter Monday) | Ireland |
| Passover | Kosher | |
| April | Fruhlingsfest (Springfest) | Germany |
| Anzac Day | Australia and New Zealand | |
| Earth Day | Vegan | |
| May | Cinco de Mayo | Mexico |
| Eurovision | Europe | |
| Chelsea Flower Show | United Kingdom | |
| June | Azores Day Portugal Day |
Portugal |
| Feast of Sant Joan | Spain | |
| Midsummer | Scandinavia | |
| Juneteenth | United States | |
| June or July | Ramadan feast | Middle East |
| July | Canada Day Calgary Stampede |
Canada |
| Independence Day | United States | |
| Bastille Day Tour de France |
France | |
| UEFA Euro (quadrennial) | Europe | |
| Copa America (quadrennial) | South America | |
| PANAFEST (biennial Ghana event) | Africa | |
| August | Savior of the Apple Feast Day | Eastern Europe |
| September | Feast of San Gennaro Cheese (biennial Slow Food event) |
Italy |
| French Cuisine Festival (Fete de la Gastronomie) | France | |
| September or October | Mid-autumn (moon) festival | East and Southeast Asia |
| Alpine festivals (Desalpes) | Switzerland | |
| Wine harvest festivals (Fetes des Vendanges) | France | |
| October | Oktoberfest | Germany |
| Ohi Day | Greece | |
| October or November | Festival of lights (Diwali) | South Asia |
| November | Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) | Mexico |
| Bonfire Night | United Kingdom | |
| December | Christmas markets | Germany and Austria |
| Saint Nicholas Day | Benelux | |
| Terra Madre Day (Slow Food) | Local |
You can also take the broad view and think of it as International Food Celebration Calendar. Note that Denmark’s Rebild Festival (Rebildfesten) is the largest Fourth of July celebration outside the U.S. We should mention Solvang, Calif., is the most famous Danish village in America.
Where to Buy Cheese (and More) in the Bay Area
Below are some places where you can purchase your cheese and cheese-related provisions such as honey, preserves, wine, and bread.
How do you know a store is serious about cheese? It should follow our GAC order; that is, it should ideally offer Gruyere, Asiago, and Comte. And you’ve hit the jackpot if you find one that also sells imported Parmigiano-Reggiano, Pecorino Romano, and Sbrinz (nothing pre-grated days in advance). As consumers demand more local produce, supermarkets everywhere should stock more artisanal cheeses from local producers as well.
You can, of course, order your cheese directly from some of the cheese producers or elsewhere on the Internet. Based on in-store inspection or what we can glean from company sites and social media, we have placed an asterisk next to the names of stores that are serious about cheese. Obviously, we cannot guarantee you’ll find what you’re looking for in any of these stores. Click on the Where to Eat tab above for another way to get your cheese on.
Postscript on GAC Order
It wasn’t until we read Barthelemy’s book that we realized the three cheeses we selected for our tongue-in-cheek order are all from the same family! We were simply trying to pick excellent representatives from different countries that Americans may not be familiar with. In hindsight, it’s easy to see why we gravitated toward the Gruyere family of cheeses. They are aged cow’s milk cheeses that are great for both eating and cooking—not delicate goat cheese or strong blue or pungent washed-rind type. Of course, they are considered mainstream cheeses in Europe (Comte and Gruyere are the most popular cheeses in France and Switzerland, respectively). The average American cheese consumer is starting to look beyond Monterey Jack and cheddar. In 20 years, we’ll have to change our criteria to include, say, a Vacherin-style cheese—assuming the U.S. government will lift the ban on young raw-milk cheese.
| Name (Web) | Location(s) |
|---|---|
A |
|
| Abundant Market (abundantmarket.com) | San Francisco |
| Acme Bread (acmebread.com, ferrybuildingmarketplace.com) | Berkeley, San Francisco |
| A.G. Ferrari Foods (agferrari.com) | Berkeley, Los Altos, Oakland, San Francisco |
| Alameda Wine Co. (alamedawineco.com) | Alameda |
| *Andronico’s Community Markets (andronicos.com) | Berkeley, Los Altos, San Anselmo, San Francisco |
| Andy’s Local Market (andyslocalmarket.com) | San Rafael |
| *Andy’s Market (andysproduce.com) | Sebastopol |
| Andy’s Sun Valley Market (andyssunvalley.com) | San Rafael |
| Animal Place’s Vegan Republic (republicofvegan.com, animalplace.org) [all vegan products] [formerly Republic of V] |
Berkeley |
| *Antipastos by DeRose Delicatessen (antipastosdeli.com) | San Jose |
| Arizmendi Bakery (arizmendi.coop) | Emeryville, Oakland, San Francisco, San Rafael |
| Artisan Wine Depot (artisanwinedepot.com) | Mountain View |
| Ava’s Downtown Market & Deli (avasdowntownmarket.com) | Mountain View |
B |
|
| Le Beau Market (lebeaumarket.com) | San Francisco |
| Belcampo Meat Co. (belcampomeatco.com) | Larkspur |
| Beltramo’s Wines and Spirits (beltramos.com) | Menlo Park |
| *Berkeley Bowl Marketplace (berkeleybowl.com) | Berkeley |
| Berkeley Natural Grocery (naturalgrocery.com) | Berkeley |
| Bertucelli’s La Villa Delicatessen (wglavilla.com) | San Jose |
| Beverages & More! (bevmo.com) | various |
| *Bi-Rite Market (biritemarket.com) | San Francisco |
| Bianchini’s Market (bianchinismarket.com) | Portola Valley, San Carlos |
| *Big John’s Market (bigjohnsmarket.com) | Healdsburg |
| Blue Fog Market (bluefogmarket.com) | San Francisco |
| Bolinas People’s Store (Facebook page only) | Bolinas |
| Browns Valley Market () | Napa |
| Browns Valley Meat (brownsvalleymeat.com) | Napa |
| Bryan’s Meats () | San Francisco |
C |
|
| Cal-Mart Supermarket (calmartsuper.com) | San Francisco |
| *Canyon Market (canyonmarket.com) | San Francisco |
| Casa Lucas Market () | San Francisco |
| Chavez Supermarket (chavezsuper.com) | various |
| *The Cheese Board Collective (cheeseboardcollective.coop) | Berkeley |
| Cheese ‘N’ Stuff (cheesenstuff.com) | Berkeley |
| *Cheese Plus (cheeseplus.com) | San Francisco |
| The Cheese School of San Francisco (thecheeseschool.com) | San Francisco |
| *The Cheese Shop of Healdsburg (sharpandnutty.com) | Healdsburg |
| Chiaramonte’s Sausage & Deli (Facebook page only) | San Jose |
| Church Produce () | San Francisco |
| C.J. Olson Cherries (cjolsoncherries.com) | Sunnyvale, Oakland Airport, San Jose Airport |
| *Costco Wholesale (costco.com) | various |
| *Country Cheese Coffee Market (countrycheesecoffee.com) | Berkeley |
| Country Sun Natural Foods (countrysun.com) | Palo Alto |
| Cowgirl Creamery (cowgirlcreamery.com, ferrybuildingmarketplace.com) | San Francisco (Ferry Building Cheese Shop) |
| Crossroads World Market (crossroadsworldmarket.com) | Palo Alto |
| The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone (ciachef.edu) | St. Helena |
D |
|
| Dan’s Fresh Produce (dansfreshproduce.com) | Alameda |
| *Dean & DeLuca (deandeluca.com) | St. Helena |
| Dehoff’s Key Market (dehoffskeymarket.com) | Redwood City, San Mateo |
| *Diablo Foods (diablofoods.com) | Lafayette |
| Dittmer’s Gourmet Meats & Wurst-Haus (dittmers.com) | Los Altos |
| *Draeger’s Markets (draegers.com) | Blackhawk, Los Altos, Menlo Park, San Mateo |
| Driver’s Market (driversmarket.com) | Sausalito |
| *Dry Creek General Store (drycreekgeneralstore1881.com) | Healdsburg |
| Duc Loi Supermarket (ducloimarket.com) | San Francisco |
E |
|
| Earthbeam Natural Foods (earthbeamfoods.com) | Burlingame |
| El Cerrito Natural Grocery (naturalgrocery.com) | El Cerrito |
| Emporio Rulli (rulli.com) | Larkspur, San Francisco, San Francisco Airport |
| Encinal Market () | Alameda |
| *The Epicurean Connection (theepicureanconnection.com) | Sonoma |
| *Estudillo Produce & Deli () | San Leandro |
F |
|
| Falletti Foods (fallettifoods.com) | San Francisco |
| *Farmer Joe’s Marketplace (farmerjoesmarket.com) | Oakland |
| *Farmstead Cheeses & Wines (farmsteadcheesesandwines.com) | Alameda, Oakland |
| *Felipe’s Market () | Sunnyvale |
| Five Markets () | San Francisco |
| Foothill Produce (Facebook page only) | Los Altos |
| *Formaggi Di Ferrante Cheese Shop () | Fairfield |
| Fresh & Easy (freshandeasy.com) | various |
| *La Fromagerie (lafromageriesf.com) | San Francisco |
G |
|
| *G and G Supermarket (gandgmarket.com) | Petaluma, Santa Rosa |
| Gene’s Fine Foods (genesfinefoods.org, genesofsaratoga.com) | Pleasanton, Saratoga |
| Genova Delicatessen (genovadeli.net) | Walnut Creek |
| *Glen Ellen Village Market (sonoma-glenellenmkt.com) | Glen Ellen |
| Golden Gate Meat Co. (goldengatemeatco.com) | San Francisco |
| Golden Natural Foods () | San Francisco |
| *Good Earth Natural Foods (goodearthnaturalfoods.net) | Fairfax |
| The Good Life Grocery (pdma_2547.localon.com) | San Francisco |
| *Gourmet & More (Facebook page only) | San Francisco |
| Grocery Outlet (groceryoutlet.com) | various |
| Guerra Quality Meats (guerrameats.com) | San Francisco |
H |
|
| Haight Street Market (haightstreetmarket.com) | San Francisco |
| Half Moon Bay Wine & Cheese (hmbwineandcheese.com) | Half Moon Bay |
| Healthy Spirits (healthy-spirits.blogspot.com) | San Francisco |
I |
|
| International Gourmet Foods () | San Jose |
K |
|
| Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant (kermitlynch.com) | Berkeley |
L |
|
| Little Vine (shoplittlevine.com) | San Francisco |
| Local Mission Market (localmissionmarket.com) | San Francisco |
| Lombardi’s Gourmet Deli & BBQ (lombardisbbq.com) | Petaluma |
| *Lucca Delicatessen (luccadeli.com) | San Francisco |
| *Lunardi’s Markets (lunardis.com) | various |
M |
|
| Marina Supermarket () | San Francisco |
| Mi Pueblo Food Center (mipueblo.com) | various |
| *The Milk Pail Market (milkpail.com) | Mountain View |
| *Mill Valley Market (millvalleymarket.com) | Mill Valley |
| Molinari Delicatessen (northbeachshop.com) | San Francisco |
| *Mollie Stone’s Markets (molliestones.com) | various |
| Monta Vista Market (montavistamarket.com) | Cupertino |
| Monterey Market (montereymarket.com) | Berkeley |
N |
|
| Nabilas Natural Foods () | San Francisco |
| Napa Farms Market () | San Francisco Airport |
| Neto Sausage (netosausage.com) | Santa Clara |
| *New Leaf Community Markets (newleaf.com) | Half Moon Bay, Pleasanton |
| *New Seasons Market (newseasonsmarket.com) | San Jose |
| Noriega Produce Market (noriegamarket.com) | San Francisco |
| *Nugget Market (nuggetmarket.com) | Vacaville |
O |
|
| Oakville Grocery (oakvillegrocery.com) | Healdsburg, Oakville |
| *Old MacDonald’s Farmers Market (oldmacdonaldsfarmersmarket.com) | San Jose |
| *Oliver’s Market (oliversmarket.com) | Cotati, Santa Rosa |
| *Other Avenues Food Store Cooperative (otheravenues.coop) | San Francisco |
| Oxbow Cheese & Wine Merchant (fpwm.com) | Napa, San Francisco (Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant) |
P |
|
| Palace Market (palacemarket.com) | Point Reyes Station |
| *Paradise Foods (foodsofparadise.com) | Corte Madera, Novato, Tiburon |
| Paradiso’s Delicatessen (Facebook page only) | San Jose |
| *The Pasta Shop (rockridgemarkethall.com) | Berkeley, Oakland |
| Petaluma Market (petalumamarket.com) | Petaluma |
| *Piazza’s Fine Foods (piazzasfinefoods.com) | Palo Alto, San Mateo |
| *Piedmont Grocery (piedmontgrocery.com) | Oakland |
| Planet Organics (planetorganics.com) [home delivery service] | Sonoma |
R |
|
| *Rainbow Grocery (rainbow.coop) | San Francisco |
| Ratto’s International Market & Deli (rattos.com) | Oakland |
| Real Food Co. (realfoodco.com) | San Francisco |
| RJ’s Market () | San Francisco |
| Roberts Market (robertsmarket.com) | Portola Valley, Woodside |
S |
|
| *Sacred Wheel (sacredwheelcheeseshop.com) | Oakland |
| *Say Cheese (saycheesesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Scotty’s Market (scottysmarket.com) | San Rafael |
| Semifreddi’s Bakery (semifreddis.com) | Berkeley, Kensington |
| Sign of the Bear Kitchenware and Tableware (Facebook page only) | Sonoma |
| Sigona’s Farmers Market (sigonas.com) | Palo Alto, Redwood City |
| Silva Sausage (silvasausage.com) | San Jose |
| Small Foods (smallfoodssf.com) | San Francisco |
| Solano Cellars (solanocellars.com) | Albany |
| Sonoma Cheese Factory (sonomacheesefactory.com) | Sonoma |
| *Sonoma Market (sonoma-glenellenmkt.com) | Sonoma |
| Sonoma Wine Shop/La Bodega Kitchen (sonomawineshop.com) | Sebastopol, Sonoma |
| Sophie’s Cellars (sophiescellars.com) | Duncans Mills |
| *Sprouts Farmers Market (sprouts.com) | various |
| Star Grocery () | Berkeley |
| Summit Store (summitgrocerystore.com) | Los Gatos |
| *Sunshine Foods Market (sunshinefoodsmarket.com) | St. Helena |
T |
|
| Toby’s Feed Barn (tobysfeedbarn.com) | Point Reyes Station |
| *Tomales Bay Foods (cowgirlcreamery.com) | Point Reyes Station |
| *Trader Joe’s (traderjoes.com) | various |
| *24th Street Cheese Co. (24thstreetcheese.com) | San Francisco |
U |
|
| *United Markets (unitedmarkets.com) | San Anselmo, San Rafael |
V |
|
| Vallergas Market (vallergas.com) | Napa |
| *Vella Cheese Co. (vellacheese.com) | Sonoma |
| Village Market (villagemkt.com) | Oakland |
| Village Market (ferrybuildingmarketplace.com) | San Francisco |
| Vino Locale (vinolocale.com) | Palo Alto |
W |
|
| *Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com) | various |
| *Wine Thieves (winethieves.com) | Berkeley, Lafayette |
| The Winemaker’s Pour House (winemakerspourhouse.com) | Livermore |
| *Woodlands Market (woodlandsmarket.com) | Kentfield, Tiburon |
Z |
|
| *Zanotto’s Markets (zanottosmarkets.com) | San Jose, Sunnyvale |
Where to Sample Cheese in the Bay Area
We don’t have restaurants in the Bay Area that employ a maitre fromager (that we know of), but here are some places where cheese is a key ingredient or attraction. Other than fondue restaurants, San Francisco’s Mission Cheese, 20twenty Cheese Bar in San Jose, and Alameda Wine Co. are three places where cheese takes center stage. If you’re looking for unusual spots to get your cheese fix, check out The Black Horse London Pub and Specs’ Twelve Adler Museum Cafe (both located in San Francisco) and Bodega’s Casino Bar & Grill. Beware that menus change and restaurants come and go. Always check their Web sites first or call ahead.
Judging from social media comments, we know some establishments don’t even bother to identify their cheese offerings or serve them at room temperature. The selection and presentation of cheese requires the same care and finesse as wine. In fact, we hope someday a cheese list will be as ubiquitous as a wine list. Cheese and beer complement each other as well. According to Culture magazine and Green Bay Press-Gazette, cheese and tea is a thing now. Go to Samovar Tea in San Francisco and see for yourself. We salute those places where one can find a cheese plate that’s more creative than the typical soft goat and cow blue cheese combo platter.
It seems many wineries offer wine tasting with cheese (for a fee), so we have opted to include some of them below. Businesses that cover multiple regions are listed at the bottom of the table.
We contacted most of the 400-plus places in the following directory as an experiment. We heard from only about 50 of them (asterisks before their names). The rest of the establishments should read our take on customer service in the digital age.
| Name (Web) | Location (s) |
|---|---|
San Francisco Bay Area |
|
San Francisco |
|
| Absinthe Brasserie & Bar (absinthe.com) | San Francisco |
| **ABV (abvsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Acquerello (acquerello.com) | San Francisco |
| Alegrias (alegriassf.com) | San Francisco |
| The Alembic (alembicbar.com) | San Francisco |
| Amelie Wine Bar (ameliewinebar.com) | San Francisco |
| Antologia Vinoteca (antologiasf.com) | San Francisco |
| Aperto (apertosf.com) | San Francisco |
| Aquitaine Wine Bistro (aquitainesf.com) | San Francisco |
| **Archive Bar & Kitchen (archivebarsf.com) | San Francisco |
| L'Ardoise (ardoisesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Arlequin Cafe & Food-to-Go (arlequincafe.com) | San Francisco |
| **Arlequin Wine Merchant (arlequinwinemerchant.com) | San Francisco |
| Asiento (asientosf.com) | San Francisco |
| A16 (a16sf.com) | San Francisco |
| Atlas Tap Room (Facebook page only) | San Francisco |
| Aventine (aventinesf.com) | San Francisco |
| B (bsanfrancisco.com) | San Francisco |
| Bacchus Wine & Sake Bar (bacchussf.com) | San Francisco |
| Baker Street Bistro (bakerstreetbistro.com) | San Francisco |
| Bar Crudo (barcrudo.com) | San Francisco |
| Bar Norcini (villaflorence.com) | San Francisco |
| Barbacco Eno Trattoria (barbaccosf.com) | San Francisco |
| Barrel Head Brewhouse (barrelheadsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Beso Bistronomia (besosf.com) | San Francisco |
| B44 Catalan Bistro (b44sf.com) | San Francisco |
| BIN 38 (bin38.com) | San Francisco |
| bin480 (marriottunionsquare.com) | San Francisco |
| Bisou Bistronomy (bisousf.com) | San Francisco |
| Bistro Aix (bistroaix.com) | San Francisco |
| BIX (bixrestaurant.com) | San Francisco |
| The Black Horse London Pub (blackhorselondon.com) | San Francisco |
| Blanc et Rouge Wine Bar (blancetrougesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Blush! (blushwinebar.com) | San Francisco |
| Bocadillos (bocasf.com) | San Francisco |
| Borderlands Cafe (borderlands-cafe.com) | San Francisco |
| Bouche (bouchesf.com) | San Francisco |
| La Briciola (labriciola-sf.com) | San Francisco |
| Burritt Room + Tavern (charliepalmer.com) | San Francisco |
| Cafe Bastille (cafebastille.com) | San Francisco |
| Cafe Claude (cafeclaude.com) | San Francisco |
| Cafe Meuse (cafemeuse.com) | San Francisco |
| Cafe Prague (cafepraguesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Cafe St. Jorge (cafestjorge.com) | San Francisco |
| Caffe Delucchi (caffedelucchi.com) | San Francisco |
| Calzone's (calzonesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Canela Bistro & Wine Bar (canelasf.com) | San Francisco |
| Capannina (capanninasf.com) | San Francisco |
| **Castagna (castagnasf.com) | San Francisco |
| Cease & Desist (ceaseanddesistsf.com) [formerly Buffalo Club] | San Francisco |
| **Cellar Door (cellardoor-sf.com) | San Francisco |
| Le Central (lecentralbistro.com) | San Francisco |
| Chapeau! (chapeausf.com) | San Francisco |
| Le Charm (lecharm.com) | San Francisco |
| Chaya (thechaya.com) | San Francisco |
| Chiaroscuro (chiaroscurosf.com) | San Francisco |
| ChouChou (chouchoubistro.com) | San Francisco |
| Chouquet's (chouquets.com) | San Francisco |
| La Ciccia (laciccia.com) | San Francisco |
| Claudine (myclaudine.com) | San Francisco |
| Clock Bar (michaelmina.net) | San Francisco |
| **Les Clos (lesclossf.com) | San Francisco |
| Cocotte (cocottesf.com) | San Francisco |
| **The Commissary (thecommissarysf.com) | San Francisco |
| **Contigo (contigosf.com) | San Francisco |
| **Coqueta (coquetasf.com) | San Francisco |
| Credo (credosf.com) | San Francisco |
| Crossroads Cafe (delanceystreetfoundation.org) | San Francisco |
| Destino Latin Bistro (destinosf.com) | San Francisco |
| District (districtsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Dunya (dunyasf.com) | San Francisco |
| Etcetera Wine Bar (etceterawinebar.com) | San Francisco |
| The European Bar & Lounge (theeuropeansf.com) | San Francisco |
| Farallon (farallonrestaurant.com) | San Francisco |
| Farina (farina-foods.com) | San Francisco |
| Fat Angel (fatangelsf.com) | San Francisco |
| **Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant (fpwm.com) | San Francisco |
| Fig & Thistle (figandthistlesf.com) | San Francisco |
| **First Crush (firstcrush.com) | San Francisco |
| La Folie (lafolie.com) | San Francisco |
| Fondue Cowboy (fonduecowboy.com) | San Francisco |
| Food Inc. (foodincusa.com) | San Francisco |
| **Frascati (frascatisf.com) | San Francisco |
| Fringale (fringalesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Gamine French Bistro (gaminesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Garcon! (garconsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Gary Danko (garydanko.com) | San Francisco |
| Gaspar Brasserie (gasparbrassserie.com) | San Francisco |
| Gitane (gitanerestaurant.com) | San Francisco |
| Greens (greensrestaurant.com) | San Francisco |
| Heirloom Cafe (heirloom-sf.com) | San Francisco |
| Hennessy's Wines & Specialty Foods (gourmetwines.com) | San Francisco |
| The Hidden Vine (thehiddenvine.com) | San Francisco |
| Hopwater Distribution (hopwaterdistribution.com) | San Francisco |
| Hotel Biron (hotelbiron.com) | San Francisco |
| InnerFog (innerfog.com) | San Francisco |
| **InoVino (inovinosf.com) | San Francisco |
| Internos Wine Cafe and Merchant (internoswinecafe.com) | San Francisco |
| Jardiniere (jardiniere.com) | San Francisco |
| Klyde Cafe & Wine Bar (klydesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant (sf-local.com) | San Francisco |
| Locanda (locandasf.com) | San Francisco |
| Luce Wine (lucewinerestaurant.com) | San Francisco |
| Magnolia Pub & Brewery (magnoliapub.com) | San Francisco |
| The Matterhorn (thematterhornrestaurant.com) | San Francisco |
| Maven (maven-sf.com) | San Francisco |
| Melt! (melt-cafe.com) | San Francisco |
| Mikkeller Bar (mikkellerbar.com) | San Francisco |
| **Mission Cheese (missioncheese.net) | San Francisco |
| MKT (mktrestaurantandbar.com) | San Francisco |
| The Monk's Kettle (monkskettle.com) | San Francisco |
| The Mortimer (hoteladagiosf.com) | San Francisco |
| La Nebbia (lanebbia.com) | San Francisco |
| Nectar Wine Lounge (nectarwinelounge.com) | San Francisco |
| Noeteca Cafe (noeteca.com) | San Francisco |
| Noir Lounge (noir-sf.com) | San Francisco |
| Nook (cafenook.com) | San Francisco |
| One Market (onemarket.com) | San Francisco |
| Ottimista (ottimistasf.com) | San Francisco |
| Paprika () | San Francisco |
| Park Tavern (parktavernsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Parkside Tavern (parksidetavernsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Perbacco (perbaccosf.com) | San Francisco |
| Pied Piper Bar & Grill (sfpalace.com) | San Francisco |
| Piperade (piperade.com) | San Francisco |
| Pisco Latin Lounge (piscosf.com) | San Francisco |
| Pizzetta 211 (pizzetta211.com) | San Francisco |
| Plaj (plajrestaurant.com) | San Francisco |
| Plouf (ploufsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Press Club (pressclubsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Prospect (prospectsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Le P'tit Laurent (leptitlaurent.net) | San Francisco |
| Puccini & Pinetti (pucciniandpinetti.com) | San Francisco |
| Range (rangesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Rich Table (richtablesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Ristobar (ristobarsf.com) | San Francisco |
| RN74 (michaelmina.net) | San Francisco |
| **Robberbaron (robberbaronsf.com) | San Francisco |
| **Rose Pistola (rosepistolasf.com) | San Francisco |
| The Rotunda (neimanmarcus.com) | San Francisco |
| St. Vincent (stvincentsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Salumeria (salumeriasf.com) | San Francisco |
| **Samovar Tea (samovartea.com) | San Francisco |
| Schmidt's (schmidts-sf.com) | San Francisco |
| Serpentine (serpentinesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Sheba Piano Lounge (shebapianolounge.com) | San Francisco |
| Sociale (sfsociale.com) | San Francisco |
| SOMA Eats (somaeatssf.com) | San Francisco |
| Southside Spirit House (southsidesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe () | San Francisco |
| SPQR (spqrsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Spruce (sprucesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Starbelly (starbellysf.com) | San Francisco |
| Sunset Reservoir Brewing Co. (sunsetbeersf.com) | San Francisco |
| Sutro's (cliffhouse.com) | San Francisco |
| Tank18 (tank18.com) | San Francisco |
| Tender (tendersf.com) | San Francisco |
| ThirstyBear Brewing Co. (thirstybear.com) | San Francisco |
| 398 (398restaurantsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Top of the Mark (intercontinentalmarkhopkins.com) | San Francisco |
| Tosca Cafe (toscacafesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Town Hall (townhallsf.com) | San Francisco |
| The Tradesman (thetradesmansf.com) | San Francisco |
| Trattoria Pinocchio (trattoriapinocchio.com) | San Francisco |
| La Traviata (latraviatasf.com) | San Francisco |
| Trou Normand (trounormandsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Twenty Five Lusk (25lusk.com) | San Francisco |
| 20 Spot (20spot.com) | San Francisco |
| Two Sisters Bar and Books (2sistersbarandbooks.com) | San Francisco |
| Union Larder (unionlarder.com) | San Francisco |
| Urban Tavern (urbantavernsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Uva Enoteca (uvaenoteca.com) | San Francisco |
| The View Lounge (sfviewlounge.com) | San Francisco |
| VinoRosso Enoteca (vinorossosf.com) | San Francisco |
| Vinyl Coffee & Wine Bar (vinylsf.com) | San Francisco |
| Waterfront (waterfrontsf.com) | San Francisco |
| West Coast Wine Cheese (westcoastsf.com) | San Francisco |
| The Wine Jar (winejar-sf.com) | San Francisco |
| Wine Kitchen (winekitchensf.com) | San Francisco |
| **Wines of California Wine Bar (winesofca.com) | San Francisco |
| Zazie (zaziesf.com) | San Francisco |
| Zuni Cafe (zunicafe.com) | San Francisco |
East Bay |
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| A Cote (acoterestaurant.com) | Oakland |
| Adesso (dopoadesso.com) | Oakland |
| **Alameda Wine Co. (alamedawineco.com) | Alameda |
| American Oak (americanoakalameda.com) | Alameda |
| AuburnJames Tasting Room (auburnjames.com) | Danville |
| Babushka (babushkafood.com) | Walnut Creek |
| Bellanico Restaurant and Wine Bar (bellanico.net) | Oakland |
| Bridges (bridgesdanville.com) | Danville |
| **Cafe Rouge (caferouge.net) | Berkeley |
| Cellar Door (ourcellardoor.com) | Pleasanton |
| The Cheese Taster Delicatessen () | Fremont |
| Chevalier (chevalierrestaurant.com) | Lafayette |
| Chez Panisse (chezpanisse.com) | Berkeley |
| **Chop Bar (oaklandchopbar.com) | Oakland |
| **Cinema Grill (alamedacinemagrill.com) | Alameda |
| **Double Barrel Wine Bar (doublebarrelwinebar.com) | Livermore |
| **Downtown Wine Merchants (downtownwinemerchants.com) | Oakland |
| **Encuentro (encuentrooakland.com) [homemade vegan cheese available] | Oakland |
| Esin (esinrestaurant.com) | Danville |
| Federicos Tapas & Wine Bar (federicostapas.com) | Union City |
| Fiore (restaurantfiore.com) | Concord |
| Four2Nine Wine Bar (four2nine.com) | Point Richmond |
| Marc 49 (marc49.com) | Oakland |
| Michel Bistro (michelbistro.com) | Oakland |
| La Note (lanoterestaurant.com) | Berkeley |
| **Ordinaire (ordinairewine.com) | Oakland |
| The Park Bistro & Bar (parkbistroandbar.com) | Lafayette |
| Plate & Vine (plateandvinerestaurant.com) | Concord |
| Prima (primawine.com) | Walnut Creek |
| Residual Sugar Wine (rswine.com) | Walnut Creek |
| Revel Kitchen & Bar (revelkitchenandbar.com) | Danville |
| Rivoli (rivolirestaurant.com) | Berkeley |
| Sanctuary Ultra Lounge (sanctuaryultralounge.com) | Livermore |
| Simply Fondue (simplyfonduelivermore.com) | Livermore |
| Solano Cellars (solanocellars.com) | Albany |
| Speisekammer (speisekammer.com) | Alameda |
| Sunol Ridge (sunolridgerestaurantandbar.com) | Walnut Creek |
| The Trappist (thetrappist.com) | Oakland |
| Trattoria La Siciliana (trattorialasiciliana.com) | Berkeley |
| Underdog Wine Bar (underdogwinebar.com) | Livermore |
| **Va de Vi Bistro & Wine Bar (vadevi.com) | Walnut Creek |
| Venus (venusrestaurant.net) | Berkeley |
| The Vine at Bridges (thevineatbridges.com) | Danville |
| The Vine Wine & Tapas (thevinewineandtapas.com) | San Leandro |
| Wine & Waffles (wineandwaffles.com) | Alameda |
| The Winemaker's Pourhouse & Beer Garden (winemakerspourhouse.com) | Livermore |
| Wood Tavern (woodtavern.net) | Oakland |
Silicon Valley/South Bay |
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| Bon Vivant (bonvivantdining.com) | Palo Alto |
| Bubbles Wine Bar (bubblesmorganhill.com) | Morgan Hill |
| Cafe Epi (cafeepi.com) | Palo Alto |
| Cascal (cascalrestaurant.com) | Mountain View |
| Centonove (centonovelosgatos.com) | Los Gatos |
| Cin-Cin (cincinwinebar.com) | Los Gatos |
| Enoteca La Storia (enotecalastoria.com) | Los Gatos |
| La Fondue (lafondue.com) | Saratoga |
| Gravity (gravitywinebar.com) | Palo Alto |
| Hay Market (haymarketwillowglen.com) | San Jose |
| Jack Rose Libation House (jackrosebar.com) | Los Gatos |
| Joya (joyarestaurant.com) | Palo Alto |
| Liquid Bread Gastropub (liquidbreadcampbell.com) | Campbell |
| Little Wine Counter (littlewinecounter.com) | Campbell |
| Morocco's (moroccosrestaurant.com) | Mountain View |
| Oak & Rye (oakandryepizza.com) | Los Gatos |
| Le Papillon (lepapillon.com) | San Jose |
| Parcel 104 (parcel104.com) | Santa Clara |
| La Pastaia (lapastaia.com) | San Jose |
| **Pintxo Pote (pintxopote-tapas.com) [formerly Donostia] | Los Gatos |
| Rendezvous Wine Bar (rendezvouscampbell.com) | Campbell |
| Rootstock Wine Bar (rootstocklg.com) | Los Gatos |
| Saint Michael's Alley (stmikes.com) | Palo Alto |
| Savvy Cellar Wine Bar & Wine Shop (savvycellar.com) | Mountain View |
| **Scratch (scratchmtnview.com) | Mountain View |
| The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse (theseausa.com) | Palo Alto |
| Spread Deli & Bottles (spreadcampbell.com) | Campbell |
| SP2 (sp2sanjose.com) | San Jose |
| La Strada (lastradapaloalto.com) | Palo Alto |
| Tessora's Barra di Vino (tessoras.com) | Campbell |
| Tied House Cafe & Brewery (tiedhouse.com) | Mountain View |
| Tigelleria (tigelleria.com) | Campbell |
| 20twenty Cheese Bar (cheesebar.com) | San Jose |
| Uncorked! (uncorked-wines.com) | Saratoga |
| Village California Bistro (thevillagebistro.net) | San Jose |
| **Vino Locale (vinolocale.com) | Palo Alto |
| Vino Vino (vinovinosj.com) | San Jose |
| Vintage Wine Merchants (vintagewinemerchants.com) | San Jose |
| Vyne Bistro (vynebistrosj.com) | San Jose |
| Wine Affairs (thewineaffairs.com) | San Jose |
| Wine Bar 107 (winebar107.com) | Los Gatos |
| The Wine Room (thepawineroom.com) | Palo Alto |
| Zola (zolapa.com) | Palo Alto |
Peninsula |
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| Amie Wine Bar (amiewinebar.com) | Redwood City |
| Amour Amour (amour305.com) | San Mateo |
| B Street & Vine (bstreetandvine.com) | San Mateo |
| Bay 223 (sofitelsfdining.com) | Redwood Shores |
| Bistro Vida (bistrovidamp.com) | Menlo Park |
| The Cask (thecaskwinebar.com) | San Carlos |
| Cetrella (cetrella.com) | Half Moon Bay |
| Chalet Ticino (chaletticino.us) | Foster City |
| Donato Enoteca (donatoenoteca.com) | Redwood City |
| Fattoria e Mare (fattoriaemare.com) | Burlingame |
| Flea Street (cooleatz.com) | Menlo Park |
| Grape & Grain (grapeandgrainbar.com) | San Mateo |
| A Grape in the Fog (agitf.com) | Pacifica |
| H29 Coffee and Wine Bar (h29coffeewine.com) | Burlingame |
| It's Italia (itsitaliarestaurant.com) | Half Moon Bay |
| Madera (maderasandhill.com) | Menlo Park |
| Martins West Gastropub (martinswestgp.com) | Redwood City |
| Piacere (piacererestaurant.com) | San Carlos |
| **Seville Tapas (sevilletapas.com) | Half Moon Bay |
| TasteVin Wine Bar & Bistro (tastevinandcheese.com) | San Carlos |
| 31st Union (31stunion.com) | San Mateo |
| The Village Pub (thevillagepub.net) | Woodside |
| Viognier (viognierrestaurant.com) | San Mateo |
| Zambra Tapas Bar (zambratapasbar.com) | Burlingame |
Wine Country |
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| Ad Hoc (adhocrestaurant.com) | Yountville |
| Angele (angelerestaurant.com) | Napa |
| Applewood Inn (applewoodinn.com) | Guerneville |
| Arrowood Winery (arrowoodwinery.com) | Glen Ellen |
| Auberge du Soleil Restaurant (aubergedusoleil.com) | Rutherford |
| Backyard (backyardforestville.com) | Forestville |
| Bean & Bottle (marriott.com) | Sonoma |
| **Bear Republic Brewing Co. (bearrepublic.com) | Healdsburg |
| Bell Wine Cellars (bellwine.com) | Yountville |
| Beringer Vineyards (beringer.com) | St. Helena |
| Bistro Jeanty (bistrojeanty.com) | Yountville |
| Bistro Ralph (bistroralph.com) | Healdsburg |
| Bottega (botteganapavalley.com) | Yountville |
| Bouchon Bistro (bouchonbistro.com) | Yountville |
| Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin' BBQ (bountyhunterwinebar.com) | Napa |
| Cadet Wine & Beer Bar (cadetbeerandwinebar.com) | Napa |
| Cafe Lucia (cafelucia.net) | Healdsburg |
| Carpe Diem Wine Bar (carpediemwinebar.com) | Napa |
| The Casino Bar & Grill (facebook.com/thecasinobarandgrill) | Bodega |
| Castello di Amorosa (castellodiamorosa.com) | Calistoga |
| Centre du Vin (centreduvin.com) | Sonoma |
| Chateau St. Jean (chateaustjean.com) | Kenwood |
| **City Winery Napa (citywinery.com/napa) | Napa |
| Clif Family Winery (cliffamilywinery.com) | St. Helena |
| Cornerstone Cellars (cornerstonecellars.com) | Yountville |
|
**La Crema (lacrema.com)
|
Healdsburg |
| Diavola Pizzeria & Salumeria (diavolapizzeria.com) | Geyserville |
| La Dolce Vita Wine Lounge (ldvwine.com) | Petaluma |
| Domaine Carneros (domainecarneros.com) | Napa |
| Domaine Chandon (chandon.com) | Yountville |
| El Dorado Kitchen (eldoradosonoma.com) | Sonoma |
| Dry Creek Kitchen (charliepalmer.com/dry-creek-kitchen) | Healdsburg |
| The Duck Club (bodegabaylodge.com) | Bodega Bay |
| **Dutton-Goldfield Winery (duttongoldfield.com) | Sebastopol |
| Envolve Winery (envolvewinery.com) | Sonoma |
| Far Niente Winery (farniente.com) | Oakville |
| FARM (farmatthecarnerosinn.com) | Napa |
| The Farmer & the Fox (farmerandfox.com) | St. Helena |
| Farmhouse Inn (farmhouseinn.com) | Forestville |
| **Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch (longmeadowranch.com) | St. Helena |
| Flavor Bistro (flavorbistro.com) | Santa Rosa |
| Fog Crest Vineyard (fogcrestvineyard.com) | Sebastopol |
| Freemark Abbey Winery (freemarkabbey.com) | St. Helena |
| French Garden (frenchgardenrestaurant.com) | Sebastopol |
| The French Laundry (frenchlaundry.com) | Yountville |
| Girard Winery (girardwinery.com) | Yountville |
| The Girl & the Fig (thegirlandthefig.com) | Sonoma |
| **Goose & Gander (goosegander.com) | St. Helena |
| **Gourmet au Bay (gourmetaubay.com) | Bodega Bay |
| The Grill at Meadowood (meadowood.com) | St. Helena |
| Gundlach Bundschu Winery (gunbun.com) | Sonoma |
| **Halleck Vineyard (halleckvineyard.com) | Sebastopol |
| Hope & Grace Wines (hopeandgracewines.com) | Yountville |
| Inglenook (inglenook.com) | Rutherford |
| JoLe (jolerestaurant.com) | Calistoga |
| Jordan Vineyard & Winery (jordanwinery.com) | Healdsburg |
| Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens (kj.com) | Fulton |
| **The Kenwood (kenwoodrestaurant.com) | Kenwood |
| KIN (kinwindsor.com) | Windsor |
| Kitchen Door (kitchendoornapa.com) | Napa |
| Kunde Family Estate (kunde.com) | Kenwood |
| Lancaster Estate (lancaster-estate.com) | Healdsburg |
| LaSalette (lasalette-restaurant.com) | Sonoma |
| Lasseter Family Winery (lasseterfamilywinery.com) | Glen Ellen |
| Ledson Winery & Vineyards (ledsonwinery.com) | Kenwood |
| **Longboard Vineyards (longboardvineyards.com) | Healdsburg |
| **Lucy Restaurant & Bar (lucyrestaurantandbar.com) | Yountville |
| **Lynmar Estate Winery (lynmarestate.com) | Sebastopol |
| **Madrona Manor (madronamanor.com) | Healdsburg |
| Medlock Ames (medlockames.com) | Healdsburg |
| Murphy's Irish Pub (sonomapub.com) | Sonoma |
| **Oenotri (oenotri.com) | Napa |
| Partake by K-J (partakebykj.com) | Healdsburg |
| The Plaza Bistro (theplazabistro.com) | Sonoma |
| Priest Ranch (somerstonwineco.com) | Yountville |
| Quintessa Vineyard (quintessa.com) | Rutherford |
| Ravenswood Winery (ravenswoodwinery.com) | Sonoma |
| Redd (reddnapavalley.com) | Yountville |
| Redd Wood (redd-wood.com) | Yountville |
| Robert Mondavi Winery (robertmondavi.com) | Oakville |
| Saddleback Cellars (saddlebackcellars.com) | Oakville |
| St. Clair Brown Winery (stclairbrownwinery.com) | Napa |
| St. Francis Winery & Vineyards (stfranciswinery.com) | Santa Rosa |
| Sante (santediningroom.com) | Sonoma |
| Sapphire Hill (sapphirehill.com) | Healdsburg |
| Seaside Metal Oyster Bar (seasidemetal.com) | Guerneville |
| Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery (sebastiani.com) | Sonoma |
| Solbar (solagecalistoga.com) | Calistoga |
| Speakeasy (speakeasypetaluma.com) | Petaluma |
| **Spoonbar (spoonbar.com) | Healdsburg |
| Sunflower Caffe (sonomasunflower.com) | Sonoma |
| **Swanson Vineyards (swansonvineyards.com) | Rutherford |
| Terra (terrarestaurant.com) | St. Helena |
| 1313 Main (1313main.com) | Napa |
| The Thomas (thethomas-napa.com) | Napa |
| Thumbprint Cellars (thumbprintcellars.com) | Healdsburg |
| Tony's of North Beach (tonysofnorthbeach.com) | Rohnert Park |
| **Underwood Bar and Bistro (underwoodgraton.com) | Graton |
| V Wine Cellar (vwinecellar.com) | Yountville |
| VinEleven (marriott.com) | Napa |
| VJB Vineyards & Cellars (vjbcellars.com) | Kenwood |
| Walter Hansel Wine & Bistro (walterhanselbistro.com) | Santa Rosa |
| **West Wines (westwines.com) | Healdsburg |
| Willi's Seafood & Raw Bar (willisseafood.net) | Healdsburg |
| Willi's Wine Bar (williswinebar.net) | Santa Rosa |
| Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant (ciarestaurantgroup.com) | St. Helena |
| Woodfour Brewing Co. (woodfourbrewing.com) | Sebastopol |
| ZuZu (zuzunapa.com) | Napa |
North Bay |
|
| L'Appart Resto (lappartresto.com) | San Anselmo |
| Barrel House Tavern (barrelhousetavern.com) | Sausalito |
| Farm House (pointreyesseashore.com) | Olema |
| **Farmshop (farmshopca.com) | Larkspur |
| Le Garage (legaragebistrosausalito.com) | Sausalito |
| Lincoln Park Wine Bar (lincolnparkwine.com) | San Anselmo |
| Marche aux Fleurs (marcheauxfleursrestaurant.com) | Ross |
| Mill Valley Beerworks (millvalleybeerworks.com) | Mill Valley |
| Mountain Home Inn (mtnhomeinn.com) | Mill Valley |
| Murray Circle (cavallopoint.com) | Sausalito |
| 123 Bolinas (123bolinas.com) | Fairfax |
| Osteria Stellina (osteriastellina.com) | Point Reyes Station |
| The Spinnaker (thespinnaker.com) | Sausalito |
| The Station House Cafe (stationhousecafe.com) | Point Reyes Station |
| Three Birds Wine Bar (threebirdswinebar.com) | Corte Madera |
| Tiburon Tavern (lodgeattiburon.com) | Tiburon |
| The Trident (thetrident.net) | Sausalito |
| Vin Antico (vinantico.com) | San Rafael |
Delta-Suisun Bay |
|
| The Loft Wine Bar (wine707.com) | Benicia |
| **Mare Island Brewing Co. (mareislandbrewingco.com) | Vallejo |
| Michael Warring (michaelwarring.com) | Vallejo |
| The Rellik Tavern (therelliktavern.com) | Benicia |
| Sailor Jack's (sailor-jacks.com) | Benicia |
Multiple Regions |
|
| Alexander's Steakhouse (alexanderssteakhouse.com) | Cupertino, San Francisco |
| Aventine (aventinehospitality.com) | Glen Ellen, San Francisco |
| ENO (enowinerooms.com) | Half Moon Bay, San Francisco |
| 54 Mint (54mint.com) | Concord, San Francisco, Walnut Creek |
| HopMonk Tavern (hopmonk.com) | Novato, Sebastopol, Sonoma |
| Left Bank Brasserie (leftbank.com) | Larkspur, Menlo Park, San Jose |
| La Mediterranee (cafelamed.com) | Berkeley, San Francisco |
| The Plant Cafe (theplantcafe.com) | Burlingame, San Francisco |
Index
When we first published this cheese guide, we didn’t think we’d need an index. Well, now that we have over 600 cheeses in our directory, an index is no longer optional. So let’s start with all the individual producers who made the cut.
Australia [AU]
Heidi Farm (M2), King Island Dairy (B-M), Pyengana Dairy (M), Richard Thomas (F)
Belgium [BE]
Abbaye d’Orval (M), Herve Societe (M), Kaasmakerij Passendale (M)
Brazil [BR]
Laticinios Catupiry (F)
Canada [CA]
Agropur (M), Fifth Town Artisan Cheese (S), Fromagerie de l’Abbaye Saint-Benoit-du-Lac (B), Fromagerie Chaput (S), Fromagerie La Moutonniere (M), Fromagerie Le P’tit Train du Nord (M), Fromagerie Tournevent (M), La Maison Alexis de Portneuf (M), Monforte Dairy (S)
Denmark [DK]
Castello (B), Tholstrup (B)
France [FR]
Abbaye de Belloc (M), Abbaye de la Joie Notre-Dame (M), Abbaye du Mont des Cats (M), Abbaye de la Pierre-qui-Vire (F-M), Abbaye de Tamie (M), Abbaye de Troisvaux (M), BEL Group (S-M), Bongrain (B), Carles (B), Col Bayard (B), Cooperative Fromagere Jeune Montagne (M), Therese-Marie Couvreur (M), Le Cure Nantais (M), Domaine de Saint Loup (S), M. Dombres (F-S2), Etoile du Vercors (S), La Ferme de Cabriole (S), Fromagerie de l’Ance (B2), Fromagerie de Banon – M. Greggo (S), Fromagerie Fermiere Cabrioulet (S), Fromagerie Gaugry (S), Fromagerie Guilloteau (S), Fromagerie Lincet (S2), Fromagerie du Petit Morin (S), Fromagerie Rouzaire (S2), Fromagerie Schertenleib (S), Fromagerie Soulie (S), Fromagerie de Terre-Dieu (M), Fromagerie Thebault (M), Fromageries Arnaud (M), Gabriel Coulet (B), GAEC Jouseaume (M), Celina Gagneux (S), Sebastien Ge (S2), Gilles and Odile Goursat (S), Joseph Guidicelli (S), Claire Guillemette (M), Alain Hess (S), M.C. Matocq (M), Le Monastere Orthodoxe Saint-Nicolas (S), Onetik (B), Claudia & Wolfgang Reuss (S), Roland Barthelemy (M), Santini Brothers (S), Simone Seguin (B), Dragan Teotski (M), Le Vieux Berger (B)
Germany [DE]
Bergader Privatkaserei (B), Kaserei Champignon (B)
Ireland [IE]
Ardrahan Dairy Products (M), Coolea Farmhouse Cheese (M), Durrus Farmhouse Cheese (M), Gubbeen Cheese (M), Inagh Farmhouse Cheese (M), J&L Grubb (B), Milleens Cheese (M)
Italy [IT]
Belluno (M), Busche-Cesiomaggiore (M), La Casearia (B), Caseificio dell’Alta Langa (S), Caseificio Oreglia (S), Cooperativa Latteria di Santeramo (H), Cora (S2), Gruppo Lactalis Italia (M), Luigi Guffanti (S), Lattebusche (M), Moro Latteria di Moro Sergio (M)
Israel [IL]
Kornmehl Goat Cheese Farm (M)
Japan [JP]
Kyodo Gakusha Shintoku Farm (S)
Netherlands [NL]
Beemster (M), BEL Nederland (M), FrieslandCampina (M2)
New Zealand [NZ]
Canaan Cheese (F), Crescent Dairy Goats (M), Evansdale Cheese (S), Meyer Gouda Cheese (M)
Norway [NO]
Tine (M2)
Spain [ES]
Josep Cuixart (H), Queseria Los Corrales (M), Queserias Picos de Europa (B), Queserias del Tietar (B), Quesos Torralba (H), SAT Ganaderos de Fuerteventura (M)
Switzerland [CH]
Josef Barmettler (S2-M2), Kurt Bauman (M), Sepp Brulisauer (M), Mario Cotti (M), Diriwaechter & Schmid (S), Ruedi Fohn (M), GESKA (H), Kaserei Studer (M), Willy Schmid (B), Gery Zurfluk (M)
United Kingdom [UK]
Abergavenny Fine Foods (F), Alex James Presents (B), Appleby’s (M), Bath Soft Cheese (M), Beesley Farm (M), Carmarthenshire Cheese (S), Caws Teifi Cheese (M2), Charles Martell & Son (M), Colston Bassett Dairy (B), Cornish Cheese (B), Cotherstone Cheese (M), Cropwell Bishop Creamery (B), Daylesford Organic Farm (M), Doddington Dairy (M), Errington Cheese (B), Fowlers of Earlswood (M), F.W. Read & Sons (M), Golden Cross Cheese (S), Hawkstone Abbey Farm (M), High Weald Dairy (F), Highland Fine Cheeses (F2), Innes Cheese (F), J & C Reade & Sons/Isle of Mull Cheese (M), Keen’s Cheddar (M), Long Clawson Dairy (B), The Lubborn Creamery (S), Lynher Dairies Cheese (M), Montgomery’s Cheddar (M), Neal’s Yard Creamery (S), PantMawr Farmhouse Cheeses (M), Ram Hall Dairy Sheep (M), Rosary Goats Cheese (F), Sharpham Wine & Cheese (S-M), Stichelton Dairy (B), Ticklemore Cheese (B2), Village Maid Cheese (M), Wensleydale Creamery (M), Westcombe Dairy (M), Whalesborough Farm Foods (M)
United States [US]
Achadinha Cheese (M), Alouette Cheese (F), Alpine Lakes Sheep Cheese (B-M), Ancient Heritage Dairy (B-M3), Andante Dairy (S2), Arcangelo Cheese (F), Beecher’s Handmade Cheese (M), Beehive Cheese (M2), BelGioioso Cheese (M), Bellwether Farms (F2-M2), Berkshire Cheese Makers (B), Bittersweet Plantation Dairy (S), Black Sheep Creamery (H), Blythedale Farm (B), Boar’s Head (M-H), Bodega Artisan Cheese/Daphne’s Creamery (M2), Bravo Farms (M2), Bubalus Bubalis (F), Cabot Creamery (M2), Calabro Cheese (F), Capriole Farmstead Goat Cheese (F-M5), Cato Corner Farm (M2), Central Coast Creamery (M), Coach Farm (S2), Consider Bardwell Farm (F-M3), Costco Wholesale (H), Cowgirl Creamery (S3), Cypress Grove Chevre (M4), DCI Cheese (M), Edelweiss Creamery (M), Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery (F), Emmi Roth USA (M2-H), Everona Dairy (H), Fagundes Old World Cheese (M), Fiscalini Farmstead Cheese (M2), Franklin’s Teleme Mid-Coast Cheese (S), Fromagerie Belle Chevre (F), Gioia Cheese (F), Golden Glen Creamery (F), Grafton Village Cheese (M), Great Hill Dairy (B), Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy (M), Hillman Farm (M2), Jasper Hill Farm (B-S2-M), Juniper Grove Farm (M-H), Kraft Foods (F), Lactalis American Group (F-M), Lake Erie Creamery (M), Laura Chenel’s Chevre (F-M), LoveTree Farmstead (S-M)
Marin French Cheese (S2), Matos Cheese Factory (M), Maytag Dairy Farms (B), Meadow Creek Dairy (M2), Mecox Bay Dairy (M), Milton Creamery (F-M), Monteillet Fromagerie (S), Mt. Townsend Creamery (S2), Mozzarella Co. (F-M), Mozzarella House (F-M), Nettle Meadow Farm (S), Nicasio Valley Cheese (M), Old Chatham Sheepherding (B-S), Orb Weaver Farm (M), Pedrozo Dairy and Cheese (M), Pholia Farm (M4), Pine Stump Farms (M), Pleasant Valley Dairy (M), Point Reyes Farmstead (B), Port Madison Farm (S2), President Cheese (F), Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery (S-M2), Rinconada Dairy (M), Rivers Edge Chevre/Three Ring Farm (F-S2-M2), Rogue Creamery (B4), Rumiano Cheese (H), Samish Bay Cheese (M), Sea Breeze Farm (M), Shamrock Artisan Goat Cheese (F), Shelburne Farms (M), Sierra Nevada Cheese (F), Spring Hill Jersey Cheese (M), Surfing Goat Dairy (F), Sweet Grass Dairy (S-M), Sweet Home Farm (M), Thistle Hill Farm (M), Tillamook County Cheese (M2), Tumalo Farms (M2), Twig Farm (M2), Uplands Cheese (M), Valley Ford Cheese (M), Vella Cheese (M-H), Vermont Creamery (M3), Vermont Shepherd (M), Washington State University Creamery (M), Westfield Farm (B), Widmer’s Cheese Cellars (M), Willamette Valley Cheese (M), Willapa Hills Cheese (B2), Willow Hill Farm (F-S-M2), Zingerman’s Creamery (S)
Cheese codes: F (fresh), B (blue), S (soft), M (medium), H (hard). A number denotes more than one item.
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