El Deliciosio Manchego

Manchego

Manchego is one of the most popular cheeses from Spain and it is made using sheep’s milk. It hails from the La Mancha region and it is one of the most-exported cheese from Spain to the United States. It is also often one of the first artisanal cheeses introduced to burgeoning cheese … Read more

The Ricotta Revolution

Ricotta dome on plate from the top

Ricotta is an Italian cheese that is made from cow, goat, sheep, or buffalo’s leftover whey. It is traditionally a by-product of creating other cheeses like mozzarella and provolone. It is a great cheese from people who have casein intolerance. It is also a dieter’s dream cheese because it is known to … Read more

The Aged Gorgonzola

Gorgonzola and a pear

Gorgonzola is known to be a very ancient cheese. In fact, it is one of the oldest blue-veined cheeses we have today, and it was being developed at just about the same time as Roquefort in France but only with a small scale. It is produced mainly in the northern Italian regions … Read more

Mozzarella: The Anthology

Mozzarella Cheese Pairings

Mozzarella is a traditional cheese in Southern Italy and it is originally made from milk of Italian buffalo’s that are usually herded in countries such as Italy and Bulgaria. But today, the Mozzarella cheese available in the market are made from cow’s milk.     History According to a legend, Mozzarella cheese … Read more

The Delightful Colby

Colby Cheese

Colby cheese or originally called Colby Swiss Cheddar is a semi-hard cheese that is native to the United States. Today, it is made in other regions of the world as well. It is somewhat like cheddar cheese but milder, moister, and more elastic. Colby cheese was invented in 1885 by Joseph F. … Read more

The Crumbly Feta

Crumbly Feta

Feta is a cheese made in Greece. It is a brined curd white cheese that is made from sheep’s milk or from a mixture of sheep and goat’s milk. It is undoubtedly one of the most famous Greek cheeses which occupies 70% stake in Greek cheese consumption. It is also protected by … Read more

Introduction to Swiss Cheese

Swiss Cheese

Swiss cheese has always been a popular kind of cheese. It’s one of the most delicious and also the most visually stimulating kind of cheese because of its large holes (which are known as “eyes” in the cheese world). Its mild, sweet and nutty flavor is well-loved by a lot of people. … Read more

What are the Top Smelliest Cheeses?

Some might find it difficult to eat something that smells so strong, most especially those stinky cheeses. But for cheese enthusiasts, the smellier the cheese, the better. The term “stinky” refers to those cheeses which rinds were rinsed mostly in salt solution during the aging process. Washing the rinds encourages the growth … Read more