|
Name |
Color, Texture, Flavor |
Shape |
Use |
Cheddar |
Ranges white to orange. Hard. Mild to sharp
in flavor depending upon aging. America's
most popular cheese. |
Generally circular. Sold in weighed wedges,
slices and blocks. |
Appetizers, Sandwiches, Salads, in cooked
foods, Desserts. |
|
Blue |
Blue veined, crumbly. Semi
soft to hard, Sharp, salty flavor. |
Foil-wrapped wedges or 6-inch
rounds. |
Appetizers, Salads, Salad
dressings, in cooked foods, Desserts. |
|
Swiss |
Light yellow, large holes,
Hard, Nut-like sweet flavor. |
Slices, circular, or loaf
blocks. |
Appetizers, Sandwiches,
Salad, in cooked foods. |
|
Brick |
Creamy yellow, semi soft with
small holes. Mild to sharp flavored. |
Loaf or brick. |
Appetizers, Sandwiches,
Salads, Desserts. |
|
Cream |
White, nonripened, soft and
smooth, Mild, delicately flavored. |
Package or loaf. |
Appetizers, Sandwiches,
Salads, in cooked foods, Desserts. |
|
Gouda |
Red wax outer surface, creamy
yellow interior. semi soft. Nut-like
flavored. |
Spherical with flat ends. |
Appetizers, Salads, in cooked
foods, sliced, Desserts. |
|
Edam |
Red wax outer surface, yellow
interior. Soft to hard. Nut-like flavor. |
Loaf or cannon ball. |
Appetizers, Salads, in cooked
foods, Desserts. |
|
Muenster |
Creamy white, semi soft with
tiny holes, Pungent flavor. |
Cylindrical and flat loaf
shape. |
Appetizers, sandwiches. |
|
Romano |
Yellow-white. Hard, granular.
Piquant |
Circular or grated. |
Grated for seasoning. |
|
Parmesan |
Yellow- white. Hard, sharp
flavor. |
Grated or in wedges. |
Grated on soups, breads,
spaghetti; in cooked foods. |
|
Mozzarella, Pizza |
Non ripened soft cheese.
White stretchy cheese when served hot
becomes chewy. |
Irregularly spherical. |
Sliced, in cooked foods. |
|
Provolone |
Light yellow, semi hard,
smooth and somewhat plastic, mellow smoky
flavor. |
Pear shaped or sausage
shaped. |
Appetizers, Sandwiches, in
cooked foods, Desserts. |
|
Ricotta |
White, sweet, cottage type
cheese. Non ripened soft cheese. |
Similar to cottage cheese. |
Appetizers, Salads, in cooked
foods, Desserts. |
|
Camembert |
Creamy with edible white
crust. Soft, surface ripened. |
Pie wedges or round cake. |
On crackers or with fruit,
for appetizers or desserts. |
