Semi-soft washed-rind Taleggio comes from its ancestral valley. Farmers in mountains and valleys make it. Five molds are used to manufacture the red cheese from cow's milk, making it unique.
1. Taleggio, Italy
Cotija is hard cow's milk cheese. It tastes salty and parmesan-like. A crumbly texture. Easy and quick to create. When fresh, cheese lacks definition, but when stored, it hardens.
2. Cotija, Mexico
Roquefort is sheep-milk cheese. One of the most famous blue cheeses. The cheese is good for 5 months after making. Blue-molded, white, acidic, crumbly cheese. Richness and complex flavors make the cheese famous.
3. Roquefort, France
Everyone knows mozzarella cheese. Buffalo-milk cheese. Delicate, milky, silky, elastic, and fresh, the cheese can be used in any meal. The cheese is great for pizza, especially in Italy.
4. Mozzarella, Italy
Feta is white sheep-and-goat-milk cheese. It takes about two months to mature cheese. The cheese is soft and crumby. Tangy, rich, salty cheese. It tastes buttery.
5. Feta, Greece
Internationally, the cheese is popular. Semi-hard cow's milk cheese. Cheese can be white or yellow. The cheese is unpatented. Cheese can age between 9-24 months, depending on temperature and climate.
6. Cheddar, England
One of the most unique Dutch cheeses is gouda. The cheese is creamy and silky. The cheese is pale yellow. Made using cow's milk. Cheese is pretty much used worldwide. The bread tastes buttery and nutty.
7. Gouda, Netherland
The world's most popular cheese is parmesan. Italian-inspired cow's milk cheese. The color is pale yellow. Made in restricted Italian locales, the cheese matures in two years.
8. Parmigiano-Reggiano, Italy
Camembert is cow-milk. It's rare cheese. It's creamy and soft. Few cheesemakers exist because many don't know how to make it. Cheese tastes better with age. Buttery flavor.
9. Camembert, France
Sheep-milk manchego bread. Maturity takes a year. The fresh cheese tastes delicious and sweet. Ivory yellow. Due to its unique taste, the cheese was named world's best in 2014.