Cheese questions

Carbonara (Italian: [karboˈnaːra]) is an Italian pasta dish from Rome made with egg, hard cheese, guanciale (or pancetta), and pepper.he recipe is not fixed to a specific type of hard cheese or pasta. The cheese is usually Pecorino Romano. Spaghetti is the usual pasta, but fettuccine, rigatoni, linguine, or bucatini is also used. Either guanciale or pancetta can be used. Another common substitute outside Italy is lardons of smoked bacon.

Obatzda (also spelt Obazda and Obatzter) is a Bavarian cheese delicacy. It is prepared by mixing two thirds aged soft cheese, usually Camembert (Romadur or similar cheeses may be used as well) and one third butter. In 2015, within the EU, obatzda was granted PGI certification.

Mozzarella is traditionally made from Italian buffalo's milk, although there are several variants made from other types of milk. It is used for most types of pizza and several pasta dishes, or served with sliced tomatoes and basil in Caprese salad.

Parmesan cheese is the name of an Italian extra-hard cheese made of cow's milk. The original Parmesan cheese is more precisely called Parmigiano-Reggiano. It is produced only in Italy, in the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantua and Bologna. Parmesan is a part of the Italian national cuisine and it can be consumed both grated and in slivers. It is hard, sharp and dry.

Roquefort is a sheep milk blue cheese from the south of France. The mold that gives Roquefort its distinctive character (Penicillium roqueforti) is found in the soil of the local caves, hence it is aged and ripened there.

Cheddar cheese is made of cow's milk and it's the most popular type of cheese in the UK. It originates from the village of Cheddar in Somerset, south west England and has been produced since at least the 12th century.

Brie and Camembert look very similar, but there is an easy way to distinguish them. Brie is usually sold by the slice, a wedge of the larger wheel, while Camembert is sold as a whole, much smaller wheel.

Gouda is one of the most popular cheeses worldwide. The term "Gouda" is not restricted to cheese of Dutch origin and is used as a general term for numerous similar cheeses produced in the traditional Dutch manner.

Stinking Bishop is an award-winning, washed-rind cheese produced since 1994 by Charles Martell and Son at Hunts Court Farm in England. The distinctive odour comes from the process with which the cheese is washed during its ripening; it is immersed in perry made from the local Stinking Bishop pear (from which the cheese gets its name) every four weeks while it matures.

The cheese is especially known for its strong smell caused by the bacterium Brevibacterium linens. Brevibacterium linens is ubiquitously present on the human skin, where it causes foot odor. The same bacterium is also employed to ferment several cheeses such as Munster, Limburger, Port-du-Salut, Raclette, Livarot, Pont l'Eveque and Năsal.