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Five different Swiss Alpine cheeses on sale in Lausanne. This is a list of the varieties of traditional cheeses made in Switzerland. Switzerland produces over 475 varieties of cheese, a milk-based food produced in a large range of flavors, textures, and forms. [1] [2] Cow's milk is used in about 99 percent of the cheeses Switzerland produces.
Roquefort (French pronunciation:) is a sheep milk blue cheese from southern France. [2] Though similar cheeses are produced elsewhere, EU law dictates that only those cheeses aged in the natural Combalou caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon may bear the name Roquefort, as it is a recognised geographical indication, and has a protected designation of origin.
Roncal cheese; Roquefort; Saloio; Šar cheese; Serra da Estrela cheese; Serpa cheese; Sirene; St James; Sussex Slipcote; Telemea; Testouri; Torta del Casar; Tzfat cheese; Van herbed cheese; Vlašić cheese; Wensleydale cheese (though most Wensleydale cheese is made from cow's milk) Wigmore [2] Xynomizithra; Xynotyro; Zamorano cheese
The “king of the blues” cheese comes aged in the caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, giving this raw sheep milk blue cheese from France a bold, velvety feel with a peppery, spicy profile that ...
The City of Monroe, Wisconsin, became known as the "Swiss cheese capital of America." Because of World War I's impact on French cheese imports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted research to make a cow's milk "Roquefort" cheese in Pennsylvania. But not until the 1920s did serious investigation begin that linked cow's milk blue cheese ...
Cheese is considered to be part of Switzerland's national heritage. It has become, together with chocolate, an archetypal Swiss food product. Swiss cheeses are known around the world for their flavour and authenticity. The export of these cheeses, some 40% of production in 2019, is also economically important for Switzerland. [6]
Name Image Region Description Caravane cheese: The brand name of a camel milk cheese produced in Mauritania by Tiviski, [5] a company founded by Nancy Abeiderrhamane in 1987. The milk used to make the cheese is collected from the local animals of a thousand nomadic herdsmen, and is very difficult to produce, but yields a product that is low in lactose.
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