The Top 100 Most Popular Cheeses in the World
There are many ways to rank cheeses, and every country and region inside a country has their own favorites. But obviously, the total volume of global sales of a type of cheese , whether measured bu dollars or other equivalent currency sold, or pounds (or kilograms) is the way to go.
The International Dairy Foods Association tells us that their most recent reports show that. Americans consume more Italian style cheeses than other types, followed by American style cheeses with a per capita consumption of natural cheese of 33.7 pounds per person. Other most popular types of cheese in the US are cheddar cheese, American style cheese, Swiss cheeseand then Hispanic cheese. So America's top 3 cheese are Mozzarella, followed by Cheddar and Parmesan.
The top 3 cheese consuming nations and their per person annual consumtion are
- France - 57.9 pounds per year
- Germany - 53.2 pounds per year
- Luxembourg - 53.2 pounds per year
And now, the Global list of most popular cheese types:
The top 10
- English Cheddar
- Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan)
- Roquefort
- Brie
- Gruyere
- Feta
- Mozzarella
- Manchego
- Gorgonzola
- Epoisses
After the top ten, here are the next 90 to round out the top 100 global cheeses.
- Swiss cheese
- Gouda cheese
- Monterey Jack
- Muenster cheese
- Provolone
- Blue cheese
- Camembert
- Irish Cheddar
- Havarti
- Buffalo mozzarella
- Colby-Jack
- Monterey Jack
- Edam
- Ricotta
- Manchego
- Pepper jack cheese
- Roquefort
- Goat cheese
- Colby cheese
- Stilton cheese
- Emmentaler
- Cream cheese
- Comté cheese
- American Farmhouse Cheddar
- Cottage cheese
- Grana Padano
- Halloumi
- Rembrandt Gouda
- Sharp Provolone
- Danish Blue
- Saint Albray
- Appenzeller cheese
- Mascarpone
- Tomme de Savoie
- String cheese
- Saint-Marcellin
- American cheese
- Pont-l'Évêque cheese
- Mahón cheese
- Cantal cheese
- Emmental Français
- Selles-sur-Cher cheese
- Neufchâtel cheese
- Morbier cheese
- Fourme de Montbrison
- Cheese curdcaprice des dieux
- Reblochon
- Coulommiers cheese
- Taleggio cheese
- Vacherin
- Beaufort cheese
- Beaufort Alpage
- Abondance cheese
- Saint-Paulin cheese
- Chaource cheese
- Livarot cheese
- Rocamadour cheese
- Cambozola
- Oregon Blue Vein
- Leonora Goat Cheese
- Pimento cheese
- Banon cheese
- Cabrales cheese
- Tête de Moine
- Boerenkaas
- Emmental de Savoie
- Brocciu
- Laguiole cheese
- Limburger cheese
- Queso De Bola
- Maroilles cheese
- Stichelton
- Ossau-lraty Cheese
- Saint-Nectaire
- Pont l'Evêque
- Crottin de Chavignol
- Mimolette
- Pélardon
- Fourme d'Ambert
- Fromage Frais
- Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage
- Cabecou
- Saint-Félicien cheese
- Bleu d'Auvergne
- Bleu de Bresse
- Farmer cheese
- Hooligan
- Bleu des Causses