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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

10 Best Cheeses Around The World

1.Gouda Cheese


  • Milk : Cow, Goat, Sheep


  • Country of origin: Netherlands
  • Region: South Holland, Gouda
  • Synonyms: Boerenkass Gouda, Graskaas Gouda, Jong Gouda
  • Type: semi-hard, artisan, brined, processed
  • Fat content (in dry matter): 76%
  • Fat content: 31 g/100g
  • Calcium content: 958 mg/100g
  • Texture: crumbly, dense and springy
  • Rind: waxed
  • Color: yellow

2.The Queen of Cheeses "Brie"

  • MIlk : Cow
  • Country of origin: France
  • Region: Seine-et-Marne
  • Type: soft, soft-ripened
  • Fat content: 8.4 g/100g
  • Texture: soft-ripened
  • Rind: bloomy
  • Color: white

3.Pecorino Romano

  • Milk : Cow or Sheep
  • Country of origin: Italy
  • Region: Lazio, Sardinia
  • Type: hard
  • Fat content: 50%
  • Texture: crumbly, dense and grainy
  • Rind: natural
  • Color: pale yellow

4.Cheddar Cheese

  • MIlk: Cow
  • Country of origin: England
  • Region: Somerset
  • Type: hard, artisan, processed
  • Fat content: 9 g/100g
  • Texture: crumbly
  • Color: pale yellow

5.Manchego

  • Milk: Sheep
  • Country of origin: Spain
  • Region: La Mancha
  • Type: semi-soft
  • Fat content: 57%
  • Rind: waxed
  • Color: pale yellow

6.American Cheese

  • MIlk: Cow
  • Country of origin: United States
  • Type: semi-soft, processed
  • Texture: creamy and smooth
  • Rind: rindless
  • Color: yellow

7.Parmesan

  • Milk: Cow
  • Country of origin: Italy
  • Synonyms: Parmigiano Reggiano
  • Type: hard, artisan
  • Fat content: 25.83 g/100g
  • Calcium content: 1 184 mg/100g
  • Texture: dense and grainy
  • Rind: natural
  • Color: straw

8.Cream Havarti

  • Milk: Cow
  • Country of origin: Denmark
  • Alternative spellings: Flodeis Havarti
  • Type: semi-soft, processed
  • Fat content (in dry matter): 45%
  • Fat content: 11.0 g/100g
  • Calcium content: 150 mg/100g
  • Texture: smooth
  • Rind: rindless
  • Color: pale yellow

9.Lingot des Causses

  • Milk: Cow
  • Country of origin: France
  • Region: Lachapelle Auzac, Midi-Pyrenees
  • Type: soft, artisan
  • Texture: creamy and firm
  • Rind: natural
  • Color: white

10.Stilton

  • Milk: Cow
  • Country of origin: England
  • Type: semi-soft, blue-veined
  • Fat content: 35%
  • Texture: creamy, crumbly and smooth
  • Rind: natural
  • Color: blue

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