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A type of processed cheese that are manufactured to offer a longer shelf life for consumers and retailers.

A type of cheese made from the milk of pureed soybeans. Soymilk is made basically from pureed soybeans and water.

A combination of one or more types of natural cheese that have been pasteurized to extend storage life.

A cheese substitute made from rice, a small amount of milk protein (casein), food oils, and seasonings.

A semi-hard to hard well-known Italian cheese made from partially skimmed cow's milk processed during the spring, summer or fall.

A Mexican cheese that was named for the cheese makers who originally produced this variety, which were the Mennonites living in Chihuahua, Mexico.

A brie-type cheese produced in the Comté de Nice region of France. Made from pasteurized and unpasteurized cow's milk, Roucoulon cheese is a soft ripened, soft-textured cheese that provides a mild earthy flavor with a mushroom overtone.

A type of cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk that can be whole, part skimmed, or skimmed. Whole-milk Cottage Cheese contains 4% fat while part skimmed provides 2% fat as a reduced-fat product or 1% fat as a low-fat product.

The Italian name given to any fresh, medium aged or matured cheeses made from sheep's milk, unless classifed otherwise since some Pecorino Toscano cheeses may also be made with a combination of sheep and cow's milk.

A French cheese that for years was a farmhouse cheese made in the Jura mountains, but now is made in local cheese factories.

A variety of Parmesan cheese, considered to be the best of the Parmesan cheeses, that is aged for at least 24 months.

A cheese made from cow's milk that is available as a soft-textured variety consisting of small spreadable curds with a high moisture content or as a semi-dry, firm textured block that has been pressed to remove the moisture and to firm the consistency.

An aged Italian cheese made from sheep's milk that has a hard yellow to dark brown rind and a yellowish white interior.

A fresh cheese, popular in Spain and Mexico that is white in color and grainy in texture. As a soft, spreadable cheese, it provides a mildly sweet flavor similar to fresh milk.

Originating in Portugal, this variety of cheese is made from unpasteurized sheep's milk and is sold after it ages for at least 2 months.

A domestic farmstead type of cheese made from sheep's milk that is formed into 10 pound wheels of cheese.

A Greek cheese made from sheep or goat's milk. It is dull white to pale yellow in color and has a semi-hard consistency with a springy texture.

A firm textured, somewhat crumbly white Mexican cheese, traditionally made from goat's milk but also made from cow's milk.

A Spanish cheese made from sheep's milk, firm in texture with a mild, nutty flavor. The rind is buff, gray or black colored and has a herringbone pattern, which is formed by the mold in which it is aged.

A type of Italian cheese made from cow's milk that has a hard texture and a nutty flavor. Like Parmigiano cheese, it is produced in the shape of a wheel and is one of the better substitutes for Parmigiano.