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Cheese

Cheeses grouped by how the curd is made and ripened, from fresh acid curds to cave-aged wheels.

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FermentRegionMain stepTemperatureSaltpH
Caciottone di Norcia IGPItaly, Umbria20 days – 12 months
Cadolet di capraItaly, Lombardia30 days
CaerphillyWales10 days – 6 months10–12 °C1 %
Camel-milk soft cheeseMauritania15–45 days12–14 °C1.5–1.8 %6.2–6.8
Camembert de Normandie PDOFrance, Normandyat least 22 days
CancoillotteFranche-Comté and neighbouring parts of eastern Franceat least 12 hat least 20 °Cup to 5.4
Canestrato di Moliterno PGIItaly, Basilicataat least 2 months
Canestrato Pugliese PDOItaly, Puglia2–10 months
Canestrato vacchinoItaly, Sicilia10 days
Cantal PDOFranceat least 30 days6–12 °C5–5.4
Caprino a coagulazione latticaItaly, Lombardia7–10 days8–10 °C
Caprino a coagulazione presamicaItaly, Lombardia3–7 days4–12 °C
Caprino abruzzeseItaly, Abruzzoat least 2 months4 °C
Caprino al lattice di ficoItaly, Marche30 days – 12 months
Caprino conciato del MontemaggioreItaly, Campania2–3 months
Caprino dell'AspromonteItaly, Calabria20 days – 5 months
Caprino della Val VigezzoItaly, Piemonteup to 4 months
Caprino lattico piemonteseItaly, Piemonteup to 3 months8–12 °C
Caprino nicastreseItaly, Calabriaat least 20 days2.1–2.3 %
Caprino presamico (di latte vaccino) di SupinoItaly, Lazio12–24 h
Caprino presamico piemonteseItaly, Piemonte7 days – 2 months8–10 °C
Caprino vaccinoItaly, Lombardia24 h – 7 days4–12 °C
Caprino valsesianoItaly, Piemonteup to 15 days
Carré de l'EstFrance, Lorraine29 days4.8 → 6.85
Casàda con la ricottaItaly, Trentino-Alto Adige8 h
Casàda con la tenzaItaly, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Trento
Casatella Trevigiana PDOItaly, Veneto4–8 days2–8 °C0.8–1.2 %
Casatta di Corteno GolgiItaly, Lombardia2–5 months7–10 °C
Cașcaval de Săveni PGIRomania, northern half of Botoșani Countyat least 2 months2–8 °C1.5–3 %
Casciotta d'Urbino PDOItaly, Marche and Emilia-Romagna15–30 days8–14 °C
Cashel BlueIreland, Co. Tipperaryat least 56 days
CasieddoItaly, Basilicata7 days
CasizoluItaly, Sardegna30 days – 15 monthsup to 25 °C5.1–5.3
Casizolu di pecoraItaly, Sardegnaat least 7 daysup to 25 °C
Caso conzatoItaly, Campania6–12 months
Caso di ElvaItaly, Piemonte30 days – 11 months
Caso maturo del MateseItaly, Campaniaat least 6 months8–15 °C
Caso VallicelliItaly, Campania3–8 months8–10 °C5.2
CasolètItaly, Trentino20–30 days4–6 °C
CasoperutoItaly, Campania6–12 months
CasorettaItaly, Lombardiaat least 30 days
Castelmagno PDOItaly, Piedmontat least 2 months5–15 °C
Casu axeduItaly, Sardegna36 h – 2 days
Casu friscuItaly, Sardegna30 min
Casu in filixiItaly, Sardegnaat least 2 h
Casu marzuSardinia, Italy2–3 months5.3 → 5.91
Casu musciuItaly, Campania15–20 days
Casu ré pecóra del MateseItaly, Campaniaat least 7 days8–15 °C
Casuforte di StatiglianoItaly, Campania6 months – 2 years
Cervelle de canutFrance, Lyon
Cevrin di CoazzeItaly, Piemonte2.6–3 months
Chabichou du Poitou PDOFrance, Haut-Poitouat least 10 daysat least 8 °Cup to 4.6
Chaource PDOChampagne humide, Franceat least 14 days8–14 °Cup to 6.6 → 4.75
Charolais PDOFrance, around Charollesat least 16 days8–15 °C1.5–2.5 %4.2–4.5
ChechilArmenia, Georgia5–10 min38–40 °C
Cheese curdsWisconsin and the US Midwest24 h
CheshireCheshire and neighbouring counties, England3–10 months16–18 °C
Chevrotin PDOFrance, Haute-Savoie and Savoie5–9 days15–20 °C
ChhenaEastern parts of India, Bangladesh and Nepal12–17 min70–90 °C
ChogiGeorgia, Tusheti30 days – 2 months2–4 %
Chura kampo / chura loenpaTibetan Plateau1–4 h
Ciambella di MoroloItaly, Lazio20–30 days7–8 °C
Civil peyniri / küflü civilTürkiye, Erzurum provinceat least 2 months8–12 °Cup to 7 %5.1–5.6
Civrin della Val ChiusellaItaly, Piemonteat least 10 days
CofanettoItaly, Sicilia20 days – 12 months
ÇökelekTurkey30 min85–95 °C1 %4.2–4.3
ColbyUnited Statesat least 2 monthsat least 1.7 °C5.1 → 5.4
Çömlek peyniriTürkiye, Central Anatoliaat least 4 months
Comté PDOFrance, Jura massifat least 3.9 months5–19 °C
Conciato di San VittoreItaly, Lazio45 days – 3 months12–15 °C
Cosacavaddu ibleoItaly, Sicilia24 h
Cotija (queso Cotija de montaña)Sierra de Jalmichat least 3 months
CoulommiersFrance, Seine-et-Marne7–14 days11–16 °C
Crottin de Chavignol PDOBerry, Franceat least 10 daysat least 10 °C
Cuartirolo argentinoArgentinaat least 20 days12 °C5.2
CuincirItaly, Friuli Venezia Giulia45 days – 2 months
Dali ni horboIndonesia, North Sumatra50 min60 °C
DambalkhachoGeorgia, Pshavi and Tianeti30 days – 2 months2–4 %
Danablu PGIDenmarkat least 35 days10 °C4 %
Danbo PGIDenmark14–28 days7–21 °C
DangkeIndonesia, South Sulawesi20 min75 °C6.2–6.8
DarfiyehLebanon, north30 days – 6 months
DatshiBhutan7 days5.2
Derby / Sage DerbyDerbyshire, England30 days – 4 months16 °C
Diyarbakır Örgü PeyniriTurkey, Diyarbakır province and its districts3 months4–6 °C3 %5
Dolcesardo ArboreaItaly, Sardegna15 days4 °C5–5.2
DolomitiItaly, Trentino-Alto Adige, Prov. Trentoat least 15 days14–18 °C
DomiatiEgypt2–3 months8 %
Dorset Blue Vinny PGIEngland, Dorset2.8–4.6 months
Double GloucesterEngland, Gloucestershireat least 6 months16 °C
Dovedale Cheese PDOEngland, within fifty miles of Dovedale2–4 %5–6
DunlopScotland, Ayrshire6–18 months5.2–5.4
DurrusIreland, West Cork30 days3 %
DžiugasLithuania, Telšiai City civil parish12 months – 10 yearsup to 10 °C18–22 %4.5–5.4
Edam Holland PGINetherlandsat least 28 daysat least 12 °C
Eezgii (roasted curd)Mongolia3 h149 °C
Emmental de Savoie PGIFrance, Savoie and Haute-Savoieat least 21 daysup to 25 °C
Emmental français Est-Central PGIFrance, Doubs, Haute-Marne, Haute-Saône, Jura, Territoire de Belfort and Vosges24 h – 3.8 days10–18 °C
Emmentaler AOPSwitzerland30 days – 2.3 months19–24 °C
Ennstaler Steirerkas PDOAustria, north-western Styriaat least 21 days6–14 °C
Époisses PDOFrance, Burgundyat least 28 daysup to 4.5
EricinoItaly, Sicilia20 days – 4 months
Erzincan Tulum Peyniri PDOTürkiye, Erzincan provinceat least 4 months-2–0 °C2–2.5 %4.7–5.4
Exmoor Blue Cheese (Exmoor Jersey Blue)England, Devon and Somerset21–42 days
Ezine Peyniri PDOTürkiye, Çanakkale Provinceat least 8 months4–6 °C16 %
FaisselleFrance4–6.5 h20–30 °C5.9–6.7 → 4.2
Farci-provolaItaly, Calabria4–5 days
FatulìItaly, Lombardia30 days – 3 months
FelciataItaly, Calabria30–45 min34 °C
Feta PDOGreeceat least 2 months2–4 °C7 %at least 6.5
Fior delle DolomitiItaly, Veneto15–20 days
Fior di latte / Mozzarella STGItalyat least 0.2 minat least 71.7 °C5.1–5.6
Fior di ricotta di Ponte PersicaItaly, Campania
Fiordilatte dell'Agro PontinoItaly, Lazio3–5 hup to 3 %
Fiore Sardo PDOItaly, the whole of Sardiniaat least 3.5 months10–15 °C
Fiorone della ValsassinaItaly, Lombardia30 days
FontalItaly, Trentino30 days – 2 months4–10 °C5.6–5.9
Fontina PDOItaly, the whole Aosta Valleyat least 2.6 months4–12 °C5.4
Formadi frantItaly, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Carnia40 days10–12 °C
Formaella Arachovas Parnassou PDOGreece, Arachova on Mount Parnassus4 days
Formaggella del Luinese DOPItalyat least 20 daysup to 15 °C
Formaggella della Val BrembanaItaly, Lombardia25 days – 2 months
Formaggella della Val di ScalveItaly, Lombardia20 days – 2 months1.5–1.6 %
Formaggella della Val SabbiaItaly, Lombardia30 days – 2 months
Formaggella della Val SerianaItaly, Lombardia15 days – 3 months
Formaggella della Val TrompiaItaly, Lombardia20–25 days
Formaggella della ValcamonicaItaly, Lombardia15–40 days
Formaggella di MenconicoItaly, Lombardia15–40 days4 °C
Formaggella di TremosineItaly, Lombardiaat least 40 days
Formaggetta (delle Valli Arroscia e Argentina)Italy, Liguriaat least 30 days
Formaggetta (savonese, di Stella, della Valle Stura)Italy, Liguria30 days
Formaggetta delle Valli del Levante ligureItaly, Liguria30 days
Formaggi caprini della MaremmaItaly, Toscanaup to 30 days4 °C
Formaggi di latte di capra dell'Isola di CapraiaItaly, Toscanaat least 30 days4 °C
Formaggi di pecora nera di ArbusItaly, Sardegna
Formaggi di stazzoItaly, Abruzzoat least 30 days10–12 °C
Formaggio a crosta rossaItaly, Piemonte21–28 days8–12 °C5.2–5.3
Formaggio AcidinoItaly, Veneto15–20 h20 °C
Formaggio agordino di malgaItaly, Veneto2–8 months7–15 °C
Formaggio AsìnoItaly, Friuli Venezia Giuliaat least 20 days
Formaggio BuscheItaly, Veneto30 days
Formaggio caprino del CilentoItaly, Campania7 days – 3 months
Formaggio caprino della LiminaItaly, Calabria8–12 months
Formaggio caprino delle ApuaneItaly, Toscana40 days – 2 months
Formaggio caprino morbidoItaly, Friuli Venezia Giulia24 h20 °C
Formaggio Casato del GardaItaly, Veneto30 days – 5 months
Formaggio Casel belluneseItaly, Veneto2–12 months7–15 °C
Formaggio CesioItaly, Veneto15–50 days7–15 °C
Formaggio coi vermiItaly, Campania3–6 months
Formaggio ComelicoItaly, Veneto, province of Bellunoat least 30 days7–15 °C

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