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Cheese Profiles

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Wedge of pale golden-yellow cheddar-style cheese with a few small holes - Crowley cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Crowley Cheese? How the Rinsed-Curd Recipe Changes It

Crowley is a raw-milk Vermont cheddar variant made with a rinsed-curd recipe. See its…

Thick smooth spread in a ceramic cup with a spoon, dark bread and crackers - Cup Cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Cup Cheese? The Pennsylvania Dutch Spread Sold by the Cup

Cup cheese is a soft Pennsylvania Dutch spread sold in cups. See how Shenk's…

Flat round Danablu with a cut wedge showing blue-green veins in white paste - Danish Blue | KnowTheCheese

What Is Danish Blue Cheese? What the Danablu Rules and Labels Say

Danish Blue, sold as Danablu, is a PGI blue cheese made from homogenised Danish…

Illustration of white cheese cubes in liquid beside cucumber, tomato and herbs - Danish Feta | KnowTheCheese

What Is Danish Feta Cheese? Why Is It Now Sold as Danish White Instead?

Danish feta is Danish white cheese, a mild cow's milk cheese kept in brine.…

Wedge of Delice de Bourgogne with bloomy rind and buttery ivory paste - Delice de Bourgogne cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Délice de Bourgogne? Lincet's Triple Cream from Burgundy

Délice de Bourgogne is Lincet's pasteurized triple-cream cheese from Burgundy. Learn its taste, ripeness…

Plain Derby block beside a green-marbled Sage Derby wedge - Derby | KnowTheCheese

What Is Derby Cheese? How It Differs From Cheddar, and What Sage Adds

Derby is a mild, semi-firm English cow's milk cheese. See how sources describe its…

Illustration of a pale blue-veined cheese wedge with crackers, pear slices and chutney

What Is Devon Blue Cheese, and Is It Made with Pasteurized Milk?

Devon Blue is a cow's milk blue from Ticklemore Cheese Dairy in Totnes: whether…

Wedge of firm pale cheese with a thin reddish edge beside oat crackers, apple slices, grated cheese, and a glass of dark ale - Doddington | KnowTheCheese

What Is Doddington Cheese? Age, Rind, Flavor, and Buying Notes

Doddington is a raw cow's milk cheese from Northumberland. Sellers give ages from 4…

Soft blue-veined cheese wedge with figs, walnuts and honey - Dolcelatte | KnowTheCheese

What Is Dolcelatte Cheese? Galbani's Mild Blue vs Gorgonzola Dolce

Dolcelatte is Galbani's trademarked mild blue cheese. How it compares with Gorgonzola Dolce, whether…

Cream-colored blue-veined cheese slab on grey slate - Dorblu | KnowTheCheese

What Is Dorblu Cheese? Classic vs Royal Blu, Taste, Salt, and Uses

Dorblu is a pasteurized German cow's milk blue from the Allgäu. See how Classic,…

Round washed-rind cheese with an orange rind cut open to show a soft buttery paste - Dorset cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Dorset Cheese? Can You Still Buy the Original?

Dorset is a washed-rind Vermont cheese from Consider Bardwell Farm. Learn what it tasted…

Orange cheese wedge and slices with pickled onions, crackers, bread and a glass of ale - Double Gloucester | KnowTheCheese

What Is Double Gloucester Cheese? Why No One Knows What Double Means

Double Gloucester is an orange cow's milk cheese from Gloucestershire. See the theories behind…

Bowl of smooth creamy white fresh cheese with raw vegetable sticks - Driftless | KnowTheCheese

What Is Driftless Cheese? A Fresh Sheep's Milk Spread in Seven Flavors

Driftless is a fresh, spreadable sheep's milk cheese from Hidden Springs Creamery in Westby,…

Dry Jack cheese wedge with a dark coating and pale yellow paste - Dry Jack cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Dry Jack Cheese? How Does It Differ from Monterey Jack?

Dry Jack is Monterey Jack aged seven months or more and coated in oil,…

Block of firm pale yellow cheese with a few small white flecks - Dubliner cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Dubliner Cheese? What Makes It Different From Ordinary Cheddar?

Dubliner is a pasteurized Irish cow's milk cheese from County Cork. See how sources…

Round cheese with one wedge cut out, showing a pale yellow close paste and a thin golden rind - Dunlop cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Dunlop Cheese? Ayrshire's Whole-Milk Cheese and Its PGI Rules

Dunlop is a mild Scottish cow's milk cheese from East Ayrshire. See how sources…

Illustration of a wedge of hard sheep's milk cheese with a natural rind - Dura cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Dura Cheese? A Swedish Sheep Cheese Built from a Brand-New Herd

Dura is a raw sheep's milk hard cheese from Oviken Ost in Jämtland, Sweden,…

Red-waxed Edam ball cut open beside apple slices and dark bread - Edam Cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Edam Cheese? How Does Age Change Its Flavor and Texture

Edam starts very mild and gets sharper and firmer with age. See what the…

Illustration of an ash-coated goat's cheese, cut open to show soft white paste - Edith cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Edith Cheese? Woodside's Geotrichum-Mould Goat Cheese

Edith is an ash-coated goat's cheese from Woodside Cheese Wrights in South Australia: how…

Illustration of a holed cheese wedge beside fondue and bread

What Is Emmental Cheese? Holes, Age and Cooking Uses

Learn what distinguishes Swiss Emmentaler AOP from other Emmental, how its holes form, which…

Small round Epoisses with an orange washed rind, opened to show its soft paste - Epoisses | KnowTheCheese

What Is Époisses Cheese? Why It Smells Stronger Than It Tastes

Époisses is soft Burgundy cow's milk cheese washed with Marc de Bourgogne for at…

Explorateur-style triple-cream cheese with bloomy rind, brioche, grapes, fig, honey, and knife smear - Explorateur cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Explorateur Cheese? Taste, Ripeness, and Storage

Explorateur is a French triple-cream bloomy-rind cheese. Learn its documented identity, ripeness cues, exact…

Farmer cheese-style fresh curds in a bowl with dough, toast, herbs, flour dust, and spoon - Farmer cheese | KnowTheCheese

What Is Farmer Cheese? Types, Uses, Storage, and Safety

Farmer cheese can be a sliceable pressed block or a creamy cultured spread. Compare…

Illustration of a white cheese block with olives, tomatoes and bread

What Is Feta Cheese? How to Buy, Store, and Cook the Greek PDO

Choose Greek PDO feta by its milk and packaging. Learn how it softens in…