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| | ===Hard cheeses=== | | ===Hard cheeses=== |
| − | *Cheddar (A hard red, yellow or white cheese, originally from the [[England|English]] West country (The Cheddar Gorge), but also now made worldwide in countries including [[Ireland]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Scotland]]) | + | *Cheddar (A hard red, yellow or white cheese, originally from the [[England|English]] West country (The Cheddar Gorge), but also now made worldwide in countries including [[Ireland]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Scotland]].) |
| − | *Parmesan ([[Italy|Italian]] very hard cheese.) | + | *Parmesan ([[Italy|Italian]] very hard cheese) |
| | *Romano (Another [[Italy|Italian]] hard cheese) | | *Romano (Another [[Italy|Italian]] hard cheese) |
| − | *Gouda ([[Netherlands|Dutch]] cheese, with a yellow wax rind.) | + | *Gouda ([[Netherlands|Dutch]] cheese, with a yellow wax rind) |
| − | *Monterey Jack ([[America]]n.) | + | *Monterey Jack ([[America]]n) |
| | *Colby ([[America]]n, sometimes blended with Monterey Jack) | | *Colby ([[America]]n, sometimes blended with Monterey Jack) |
| − | *Mozzarella (A very soft white cheese from [[Italy]], in some places it is still made the traditional way, with buffalo milk.) | + | *Mozzarella (A very soft white cheese from [[Italy]], in some places it is still made the traditional way, with buffalo milk) |
| − | *Emmentaler (A [[Switzerland|Swiss]] cheese, characterized by large holes.) | + | *Emmentaler (A [[Switzerland|Swiss]] cheese, characterized by large holes) |
| | *Gruyère (A flavorful [[Switzerland|Swiss]] cheese which is very dry and hard, somewhat like Parmesan) | | *Gruyère (A flavorful [[Switzerland|Swiss]] cheese which is very dry and hard, somewhat like Parmesan) |
| | *Cheshire (A hard red or white cheese, more crumbly than Cheddar with a salty taste. Made in [[Cheshire]] or North Shropshire. Mrs Appleby's Cheshire has won international renown.) | | *Cheshire (A hard red or white cheese, more crumbly than Cheddar with a salty taste. Made in [[Cheshire]] or North Shropshire. Mrs Appleby's Cheshire has won international renown.) |
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| | ===Blue cheeses=== | | ===Blue cheeses=== |
| − | *Blue Stilton ([[England|English]] crumbly blue cheese, a non-blue variety also exists.) | + | *Blue Stilton ([[England|English]] crumbly blue cheese, a non-blue variety also exists) |
| | *Roquefort (The [[France|French]] king of blue cheeses, made from sheep's milk in a cave.) | | *Roquefort (The [[France|French]] king of blue cheeses, made from sheep's milk in a cave.) |
| − | *Cheshire Blue (Mild blue cheese with a salty flavour) | + | *Cheshire Blue (Mild blue cheese with a salty flavor) |
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| | ===Soft cheeses=== | | ===Soft cheeses=== |
| | *Feta (Soft and crumbly [[Greece|Greek]] sheep's or mixture of sheep's and goat's milk cheese) | | *Feta (Soft and crumbly [[Greece|Greek]] sheep's or mixture of sheep's and goat's milk cheese) |
| − | *Brie (a [[France|French]] soft cheese, not particularly smelly.) | + | *Brie (a [[France|French]] soft cheese, not particularly smelly) |
| − | *Camembert (a [[France|French]] soft cheese, fairly smelly.) | + | *Camembert (a [[France|French]] soft cheese, fairly smelly) |
| | *Muenster (a [[France|French]] soft cheese) | | *Muenster (a [[France|French]] soft cheese) |
| − | *Cottage cheese (a very runny soft curd cheese). | + | *Cottage cheese (a very runny soft curd cheese) |
| | *Cream cheese (a mild soft white cheese) | | *Cream cheese (a mild soft white cheese) |
| | * Neufchâtel (a [[France|French]] soft and crumbly) | | * Neufchâtel (a [[France|French]] soft and crumbly) |