Below is a list of the sixteen most popular cheeses, their description and origin.

 

Cottage cheese

Cottage cheese originally comes from the USA and is a granular cream cheese. It has a pleasantly tangy flavour and is suitable for savoury dips and sauces as well as desserts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mozzarella

Mozzarella is a fresh cheese from Italy. It is offered in ball-shaped wheels in whey stock. It has a delicate, fresh flavour. Mozzarella is suitable as a starter and for topping casseroles and pizzas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provolone

The hard cheese originates from Italy and is typically offered in pear shape. Young Provolone is mildly savoury. When matured, it tastes strong and flavoursome. It is suitable for gratinating and as a dessert cheese.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parmesan cheese

Parmesan is also a hard cheese from Italy. It is sold in various degrees of ripeness and has a savoury, spicy taste. Parmesan is usually grated and served with pasta dishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pepper cheese

The processed cheese comes from France. It is moulded into small round loaves that are enclosed in a black pepper casing. Pepper cheese is suitable as a spread, for soups, sauces and fillings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brie

Brie is a French soft cheese with a white, edible coating. It has a creamy flavour and is suitable for salads, fillings and dips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue cheese

There are various types of blue cheese, such as Roquefort from France and Bavaria Blue from Bavaria. Bavaria Blue is a blue cheese with a creamy, piquant flavour. It is suitable for soups, sauces, dips and soufflés.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gorgonzola

Gorgonzola is a blue-veined blue cheese from Italy. Its flavour is piquant and creamy. It is suitable for sauces, fillings, soufflés and gratinating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leerdamer

Leerdamer is a Dutch semi-hard cheese with unevenly sized holes. Its piquant, full flavour is suitable for salads and casseroles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gouda cheese

Gouda is also a semi-hard cheese from Holland. Depending on the degree of ripeness, its flavour is mild, hearty or full-flavoured. It is suitable for salads and for gratinating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emmental cheese

The semi-hard cheese with the large holes comes from Switzerland. It has a savoury, nutty flavour and is suitable for salads, sauces and gratinating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheddar cheese

Cheddar is a firm semi-hard cheese from England. It comes in small, round wheels and is mild to very flavoursome. It is suitable for sauces, casseroles and toast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caraway cheese

The semi-hard cheese is enriched with caraway seeds and is produced in Scandinavia, Holland or Germany. It can be mild or very savoury. Caraway cheese tastes particularly good in salads and snacks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Babybel

Babybel, sometimes also called Bonbel, is a soft semi-hard cheese from France with a yellowish rind, which is usually sold in a non-edible red wax skin. Its mild flavour is suitable for toast, casseroles and salads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muenster cheese

The French soft cheese has a moist, yellowish rind. Its very piquant flavour makes it an ideal snack with wine.

 

Harzer

Harz cheese is a German sour milk cheese that is very low in fat. The small roundish or elongated wheels have a piquant to sharp flavour, depending on how ripe they are. It is suitable for salads and snacks.