50 Cheeses You MUST Know

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After becoming an ACS CCP in 2013, I spent the next 5 years creating and compiling hundreds of documents to assist those sitting for the ACS CCP Exam and all Cheese Enthusiasts who wanted to increase their Cheese IQ.  These documents are all posted and linked here.

In the past, I compiled two lists of cheeses you need to know: 281 Cheeses You Need to Know and 165 More Cheeses You Should Know. With the assistance and input of the Administrators of the FB Cheese Study Group, I compiled this list of the 50 Cheeses every Cheesemonger and Cheese Enthusiast MUST know. Many are iconic; many can be found at every respectable cheese shops around the world and many represent moments in the history of cheese.

Name	Country	Milk	Style
Abbaye de Belloc**	France	Cow	Washed Rind
Abondance	France	Cow	Alpine
Asiago	Italy	Cow	Natural Rind
Beaufort	France	Cow	Alpine
Bleu d’Auvergne	France	Cow	Blue
Boerenkaas	Holland	Cow	Gouda
Brick	USA	Cow	Washed Rind
Brie de Meaux	France	Cow	Bloomy Rind
Brie de Melun	France	Cow	Bloomy Rind
Burrata	Italy	Buffalo	Fresh
Cabot Clothbound Cheddar	USA	Cow	Cheddar
Cantal**	France	Cow	Natural Rind
Cheshire	England	Cow	Natural Rind
Colby**	USA	Cow	Natural Rind
Comte	France	Cow	Alpine
Epoisses	France	Cow	Washed
Feta**	Greece	Sheep	Fresh
Flagship	USA	Cow	Cheddar
Gorgonzola	Italy	Cow	Blue
Grayson	USA	Cow	Washed Rind
Gruyere	Switzerland	Cow	Alpine
Harbison	USA	Cow	Washed Rind
Humboldt Fog	USA	Goat	Bloomy Rind
Little Mountain	USA	Cow	Alpine
Manchego	Spain	Sheep	Natural Rind
Marieke Gouda	USA	Cow	Gouda
Marin Cheese	USA	Cow	Bloomy Rind
Mascarpone	Italy	Cow	Fresh
Mimolette**	France	Cow	Natural Rind
Morbier**	France	Cow	Washed
Mozzarella**	Italy	Buffalo or Cow	Fresh
Mt. Tam	USA	Cow	Bloomy Rind
Munster	France	Cow	Washed
Ossau Iraty	France	Sheep	Natural Rind
Parmigiano Reggiano	Italy	Cow	Natural Rind
Pecorino Romano	Italy	Sheep	Natural rind
Pecorino Toscano	Italy	Sheep	Natural Rind
Pleasant Ridge Reserve	USA	Cow	Alpine
Quicke’s Cheddar	England	Cow	Cheddar
Raclette**	Switzerland	Cow	Washed Rind
Rogue River Blue	USA	Cow	Blue
Roquefort	France	Sheep	Blue
Stilton	England	Cow	Blue
Taleggio	Italy	Cow	Washed Rind
Tarentaise	USA	Cow	Alpine
Vacherin Fribourgeois	Switzerland	Cow	Alpine
Vacherin Mont d’Or	France	Cow	Washed Rind
Vella Dry Jack	USA	Cow	Natural Rind
West Country Cheddar	England	Cow	Cheddar
Winnimere	USA	Cow	Washed Rind

** From Cheese.com

 

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