393 articles Updated October 2026
Cheese Profiles
Complete profiles for every cheese worth knowing. Origin, flavor, storage, pairings, and substitutes.
Cheese Profiles A to Z, page 11

What Is Herve Cheese and Why Does Its Rind Smell So Strong?
Herve is Belgium's PDO washed-rind cheese from the Pays de Herve. Learn why it…

What Is Himmelsraften Extra Cheese? A Swedish Hard Cheese From Oviken Ost
Himmelsraften Extra is an extra-aged Swedish hard cheese from Oviken Ost. See how it…

What Is Hoop Cheese and Why Can the Name Mean Two Things?
Hoop cheese can mean a Southern waxed Cheddar-style wheel or pressed dry curd. Learn…

What Is Humboldt Fog Cheese and What Is the Ash Line?
Humboldt Fog is a pasteurized soft-ripened goat cheese from Cypress Grove whose grey line…

What Is Huntsman Cheese and How Do You Cut Its Layers?
Huntsman layers Double Gloucester and Blue Stilton in three or five layers. Learn how…

What Is Hushållsost Cheese? How Is It Used in Sweden Today?
Hushållsost is Swedish household cheese: young, mild, semi-hard cow's milk cheese with small holes.…

What Is Idiazabal Cheese? Should You Buy It Smoked or Unsmoked?
Idiazabal is a raw sheep's milk cheese from the Basque Country and Navarre, sold…

What Is Isle of Mull Cheese? What Makes It Taste So Distinctive?
Isle of Mull is a raw cow's milk cheddar from the Reade family farm.…

What Is Kaşar Cheese, and Should You Buy It Fresh or Aged?
Kaşar is a Turkish hot-kneaded cheese sold fresh or aged. See what "eski" requires…

What Is Kashkaval Cheese, and How Do You Pick the Right Pack?
Kashkaval is a semi-hard stretched-curd cheese made from cow, sheep, or mixed milk. See…

What Is Kasseri Cheese? Why Sheep's Milk and Pasta Filata Change the Melt
Kasseri is a Greek PDO pasta filata cheese made from sheep's milk with limited…

What Is Keen's Cheddar and Why Does Its Farmhouse Method Matter?
Keen's Cheddar is a raw-milk, cloth-bound Somerset farmhouse cheese. How it is made, how…

What Is Kefalograviera Cheese? The Saganaki Cheese Between Two Others
Kefalograviera is a hard Greek PDO cheese of sheep's milk with up to 10%…

What Is Kefalotyri Cheese? Read the Milk Label Before Frying or Grating
Kefalotyri labels cover sheep-goat and cow's-milk cheeses. Learn which pack suits saganaki, what one…

What Is Keltic Gold Cheese, and How Does the Cider Wash Work?
Keltic Gold is a Cornish cow's-milk cheese with a cider-washed orange rind. Learn how…

What Is Kidderton Ash and Why Does White Mould Grow Through It?
Kidderton Ash is a goat's cheese log rolled in food ash, with white mould…

What Is King River Gold and How Does Its Washed Rind Ripen?
King River Gold is a soft washed-rind cheese from Milawa, Victoria. See how weekly…

What Is Kirkham's Lancashire Cheese? The Raw-Milk Farmhouse Lancashire
Kirkham's Lancashire is a raw-milk, cloth-bound farmhouse cheese made with animal rennet. How it…

What Is Kolan Extra Mature Cheese? Identity, Texture, and Serving
Identify Kolan Extra Mature, a Croatian cow's milk cheese, and distinguish its reference listing…

What Is La Tur Cheese? Why the Three-Milk Blend Is the Whole Point
La Tur is a soft three-milk cheese from Caseificio dell'Alta Langa in Piedmont, made…

What Is La Vache Qui Rit Cheese? Ingredients, Melting and Storage
La Vache Qui Rit is Bel's processed cheese wedge. Ingredients by country, whether it…

What Is Labneh? How to Strain, Use, and Store It Safely
Labneh is concentrated fermented milk with a tangy, spreadable texture. Learn how it differs…

What Is Laguiole Cheese? A Raw-Milk Aubrac AOP Aged at Least Four Months
Laguiole is a raw-milk AOP cow's cheese from the Aubrac plateau, aged at least…

What Is Lancashire Cheese? Creamy, Tasty, or Crumbly?
Lancashire is an English cow's milk cheese sold as Creamy, Tasty or Crumbly. See…