Cheese

Grating cheese with nutty toast like flavor.

Asiago

Fresh cheese made from skim milk that is like cottage cheese but softer and finer grained.

Baker's cheese

Lightly colored, semisoft dry rind chees with a buttery flavor that melts easily. Originated in Italy and matures for about 8 weeks.

Bel Paese

Blue veined cheese made from Cow milk and is characterized by presence of a blue green mold.

Blue cheese

Cheese produced by inserting harmless live mold spores into the center of ripening cheese with a needle.

Blue veined cheese

This is a washed rind, semi soft cheese made from cow milk. Mild, sweet flavor and a texture that is firm, yet elastic and many small holes. Melts and slices well.

Brick cheese

Creamy white soft cheese with a strong odor and sharp taste.

Brie

Soft cheese made from cow milk and has a yellow color and a waxy creamy consistency.

Camembert

Hard, aged cheese that is yellow or white and ranges in taste from mild to sharp.

Cheddar

Name 7 types of hard cheese

Cheddar, Swiss, provolone, gruyere, Cheshire, manchego

Processed food made of natural cheeses that may include additional ingredients such as emulsifiers.

Cheese product

Hard cheese, oldest of English named cheeses. Similar to cheddar but more crumbly and less dense.

Cheshire

Fresh cheese made from goat milk. Soft, fresh variety is the most popular. Pure white color and a soft, spreadable texture that is slightly dry.

Chevre

Creamy cheese product made by blending natural cheeses without the addition of heat.

Cold pack cheese

Another name for Dutch cheese, pot cheese, smearcase, popcorn cheese?

Cottage cheese

This is a pebble shaped, fresh cheese with a mildly sour taste.

Cottage cheese

This is a soft, fresh cheese with a rich, mild flavor and smooth consistency. Made from cream or a mixture of milk and cream.

Cream cheese

This is the thick, casein rich part of coagulated milk.

Curd

This is a semi soft cheese that is allowed to ripen through exposure to air. Dries out the exterior, producing a dry, almost woody rind.

Dry rind cheese

Name 3 different types of cheese that are classified as a semi soft cheese.

Dry rind, washed rind, wax rind.

Waxed rind, semi soft cheese made from cow milk that has a firm, crumbly texture. Shaped like a ball with slightly flattened top and bottom. Distinctive red wax coating.

Edam

Name 3 types of waxed rind, semi soft cheese.

Edam, Gouda, fontina

Swiss made cheese cured 6-10 months. Traditional cheese for fondue.

Emmentaler

Fresh cheese of Greek origin made from sheep or goat milk. Cured for a period of days to 4 weeks.

Feta

Waxed rind, semi soft cheese from cow milk. Made in the Alps since 12th century. Nutty, herbal flavor and perfect for fondue.

Fontina

This is a cheese that is not aged or allowed to ripen.

Fresh cheese

How are the holes in Swiss cheese made?

Gas producing bacteria releases CO2 during ripening.

Cheese labeled pur chevre is made exclusively of ???

Goat milk

Blue veined cheese mottled with blue green veins. From Italy. Cured for 6-12 months.

Gorgonzola

Waxed rind, semi soft cheese that is similar to Edam but has more fat. Originated in Netherlands.

Gouda

This is a hard, crumbly dry cheese grated or shaved onto food prior to service. Difficult to slice.

Grating cheese

Hard cheese that is similar in texture to Emmentaler but has a sharper flavor. Used in fondue, veal cordon bleu.

Gruyere

Firm, somewhat pliable and supple cheese with a slightly dry texture and buttery flavor.

Hard cheese

Danish, semisoft, dry rind cheese made from cow milk that has a buttery, somewhat sharp flavor. Aged approximately 3 months. During aging, it develops small holes.

Havarti

Washed rind, semi soft cheese with a strong aroma and flavor. First marketed in Belgium. Creamy texture that is developed through ripening in a damp area for 2 months.

Limburger

Name 4 types of washed rind, semi soft cheeses.

Limburger, brick, Muenster, Port Salut

Hard cheese with tangy, salty flavor and from sheep milk in Spain.

Manchego

This is a cream cheese of Italian origin that has a smooth texture, is white or pale yellow, and has a buttery sweet flavor.

Mascarpone

Semisoft, dry rind cheese that has a smooth texture, creamy white color, and mild taste

Monterey jack

Name 3 types of dry rind, semi soft cheeses.

Monterey jack, Havarti, bel paese

This is a very tender fresh cheese with a soft, elastic like curd. Made from cow milk.

Mozzarella

Washed rind, semi soft cheese with a flavor between brick and Limburger.

Muenster

This is a soft, fresh cheese made from whole or skim milk or a mixture of milk and cream. Similar to cream cheese, but has more moisture and less fat.

Neufchatel

Grating cheese originated in Italy. Extremely hard, granular texture, can keep indefinitely.

Parmesan

Washed rind, semi soft cheese that has a soft, smooth, orange colored rind and a glossy, ivory colored interior. Can range from mellow to robust, depending on the age of the cheese.

Port Salut

Cheese based product that may contain as little as 51% cheese.

Processed cheese food

Blend of fresh and aged natural cheeses that are heated and melted together. Aka American cheese.

Processed cheese.

Hard cheese with elastic texture and mild to sharp taste. Originated in Italy. Light color and can be cut without crumbling. Can be shaped into a pear, sausage, or cone shape.

Provolone

This is a substance that contains acid producing enzymes or an acid.

Rennet

Creamy fresh cheese that looks similar to cottage cheese but is made from whey of other cheese instead of primarily from milk.

Ricotta

This is the exterior layer of a food.

Rind

Grating Cheese similar to Parm but softer in texture. From sheep milk. Granular texture, sharp flavor, brittle black rind.

Romano

Name 3 types of grating cheeses.

Romano, Parmesan, asiago

Blue veined cheese made from sheep milk and is sharp and tangy. Aged 2-5 months. Made originally in France.

Roquefort

This is a cheese that is firmer than a soft cheese but not as hard as a soft cheese.

Semi soft cheese

Aka rind-ripened cheese, this is a cheese that has been sprayed with a harmless live mold to produce a thin skin or rind.

Soft cheese

Blue veined cheese made from cow milk from England with a flavor milder than Roq. Or Gorg.

Stilton

Name used to describe varieties of hard cheeses with holes.

Swiss cheese

This is a semi soft cheese with an exterior rind that is washed with a brine, wine, olive oil, nut oil, or fruit juice.

Washed rind cheese

This is a semi-soft cheese produced by dipping a wheel of freshly made cheese into a liquid wax and allowing the wax to harden.

Waxed rind cheese.

Name 4 types of blue veined cheeses

blue, gorgonzola, Roquefort, stilton

Name 2 types of soft cheeses

brie and camembert

After milk curdles, it is separated into ____ and ____

curds and whey

Holes in cheese are otherwise known as____

eyes

Name the 6 major classifications of cheeses.

fresh, soft, semisoft, blue veined, hard, grating.

Name 9 types of fresh cheese

mozzarella, cottage, ricotta, cream, Neufchatel, mascarpone, feta, chevre, bakers

This is the watery part of milk

whey