Fractured Cheeses of The World Quiz

Answer: Parmigiano Reggiano

Parmigiano Reggiano has a golden rind. A young Reggiano has a yellowish-white interior, while the aged Reggiano has a straw-colored interior. This exquisite cheese has a piquant and slightly salty taste. Parmigiano comes from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and is made from unpasteurized, partially skimmed cow's milk.

Answer: Feta

Feta cheese is rindless, it has a white body with a fine texture. It has a pronounces spicy and salty taste. This adorable cheese comes from Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia, Turkey, and Cyprus, although the most popular is from Greece, and is made from cow, sheep, or goat's milk, and sometimes it is made from a mixture of all three.

Answer: Colby

Colby was invented in Wisconsin in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. It is considered America's all-purpose cheese, and can be used like cheddar cheese. Colby cheese is mild and tender, and is made from cow's milk.

Answer: Munster

Muenster has a dry, firm, rust colored rind, a chalk white interior, and has a nutty and beefy flavor. This wonderful cheese comes from France, and is made from pasteurized cow's milk.

Answer: Edam

Edam has a buff-colored rind, with a soft interior, and a slightly salty taste. This delightful cheese comes from the Netherlands, and is made from partially skimmed cow's milk.

Answer: Gorgonzola

Gorgonzola has a thin, reddish brown, somewhat sticky rind, a creamy color interior, with a plethora of greenish blue striations. It has a spicy, yet earthy flavor, and a powerful aroma. It can come in dolce, which is sweet and mild, or natural, which is odoriferous and aged. This excellent cheese comes from the Lombardy region of Italy. It is made from pasteurized cow's milk.

Answer: Pecorino Romano

Pecorino Romano has a thin, dry rind, which is often painted black, and a bone white interior paste, which is somewhat hard and granular with fissures. It has an intense peppery and sheepy flavor, and is usually salty. This tasty comes from the Sardinia region of Italy, and is made from unpasteurized sheep's milk.

Answer: Provolone

Provolone has a yellowish-beige rind, which darkens with age. It has a firm off-white interior, which also darkens with age. However, a young cheese will have firm waxy texture. As it ages, it will have an oily and crumbly texture. This outstanding cheese has a sharp flavor, and the more provolone is aged, the better it becomes. Provolone comes from all over Italy, and is made from pasteurized and unpasteurized cow's milk.

Answer: Emmental

French Emmental has a slight yellow rind, and a tender and slightly chewy texture. It has a sweet, fruity, nutty, and buttery flavor. This beautiful cheese comes from France, and is made from partially skimmed, unpasteurized cow's milk.

Swiss Emmental has a smooth, beige rind, and a yellowish tan interior paste. It has a nutty and fruity flavor. This superb cheese comes from the valley of the Emme River in Bern, Switzerland. It is made from partially skimmed, unpasteurized cow's milk.

Answer: Stilton

Stilton has a rough, dry, brownish rind, it has an ivory colored paste, with an abundance of greenish blue veins running through it. It has a full, rich, cheesy flavor, with a spicy aroma. This royal cheese comes from Leicestershire, England, and is made from pasteurized cow's milk.