Cheese is a type of dairy product formed by the coagulation of the milk protein casein. Prior to refrigeration, the production of cheese and yoghurts were some of the few ways that milk could be preserved for long-terms storage. It comprises proteins and fat from milk (usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats or sheep). During production, milk is usually acidified and either the enzymes of rennet or bacterial enzymes with similar activity are added to cause the casein to coagulate. The solid curds are then separated from the liquid whey and pressed into finished cheese. Some cheeses have aromatic moulds on the rind, the outer layer, or throughout.

Most cheeses are acidified by bacteria, which turn milk sugars into lactic acid; the addition of rennet completes the curdling. Vegetarian varieties of rennet are available; most are produced through fermentation by the fungus Mucor miehei, but others have been extracted from Cynara thistles. For a few cheeses, the milk is curdled by adding acids such as vinegar or lemon juice.

The word cheese comes from Latin caseus, from which the modern word casein is derived. The earliest source is from the proto-Indo-European root *kwat-, which means "to ferment, become sour". That gave rise to cīese or cēse (in Old English) and chese (in Middle English). Similar words are shared by other West Germanic languages—West Frisian tsiis, Dutch kaas, German Käse, Old High German chāsi—all from the reconstructed West-Germanic form *kāsī, which in turn is an early borrowing from Latin.

When the Romans began to make hard cheeses for their legionaries' supplies, a new word started to be used: formaticum, from caseus formatus, or "cheese shaped in a mold". It is from this word that the French fromage, standard Italian formaggio, Catalan formatge, Breton fourmaj, and Occitan fromatge (or formatge) are derived. Of the Romance languages, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Tuscan and some Southern Italian dialects use words derived from caseus (queso, queijo, caș, cacio and caso for example).

Cheese is an ancient food whose origins predate recorded history. There is no conclusive evidence indicating where cheesemaking originated, whether in Europe, Central Asia or the Middle East. The earliest proposed dates for the origin of cheesemaking range from around 8000 BCE, when sheep were first domesticated. Because animal skins and inflated internal organs have provided storage vessels for a range of foodstuffs since ancient times, it is probable that the process of cheese making was discovered accidentally by storing milk in a container made from the stomach of an animal, resulting in the milk being turned to curd and whey by the rennet from the stomach. There is a legend—with variations—about the discovery of cheese by an Arab trader who used this method of storing milk.

The recipes given here are sourced from around the world, and give a broad view of cheese-based dishes globally as well as presenting historical recipes from the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.

The alphabetical list of all the cheese-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 889 recipes in total:

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Bocaditos de Frambuesa y Queso (Raspberry and Cheese Bites)      Origin: Spain	Candy Cane Cheesecake      Origin: American	Cheese Chips and Gravy      Origin: Manx
Bolita di Keshi (Cheese Balls)      Origin: Aruba	Cannoli Cake      Origin: American	Cheese Crumble Topped Mash      Origin: British
Bosh (Beans and Bread)      Origin: Sudan	Cappuccino Chocolate Cheesecake      Origin: American	Cheese Fruit Log      Origin: Britain
Boston Cream Pie Cheesecake      Origin: America	Caprese Bites      Origin: American	Cheese Paska      Origin: Ukraine
Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake      Origin: America	Caprese Salad with Edible Flowers      Origin: American	Cheese Scones      Origin: Britain
Brandied Apricot Cheesecake      Origin: American	Caramelized Oranges with Honeyed Ricotta      Origin: Britain	Cheesecake      Origin: Britain
Brandied Peach Cheesecake      Origin: American	Carpaccio of Springbok      Origin: Botswana	Cheesecake à la Chase-park Plaza      Origin: American
Brandied Plum Cheesecake      Origin: American	Carrot Cake      Origin: Britain	Cheesecake Breton (Breton Cheesecake)      Origin: France
Breadfruit Balls      Origin: Saint Lucia	Carrot Cake Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Cheesecake Germania      Origin: Germany
Breadfruit Pie      Origin: Saint Lucia	Carrot cake pancakes      Origin: Britain	Cheesecake Pecan Pie      Origin: American
Brewet of Ayrenn (Scrambled Eggs)      Origin: England	Cassata alla Siciliana      Origin: Italy	Cheesecake with Bilberry Jewel Topping      Origin: Britain
Brik Dannouni (Stuffed Lamb Turnovers)      Origin: Tunisia	Cassata Siciliana II (Sicilian Cassata II)      Origin: Ireland	Cheesecake with Blackberry Jewel Topping      Origin: Britain
Briouat à la Viande Hachée (Briouat with Minced Meat Filling)      Origin: Mali	Casserol Ceredigion (Cardiganshire Casserole)      Origin: Welsh	Cheesecake with Cranberry Jewel Topping      Origin: American
Broccoli and Stilton Soup      Origin: Britain	Catrachitas      Origin: Honduras	Cheesecake with Raspberry Jewel Topping      Origin: Britain
Brooklyn Cheesecake      Origin: American	Cauliflower Cheddar Fritters      Origin: Britain	Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce      Origin: Britain
Brownie Swirl Cheesecake      Origin: American	Cauliflower Cheese      Origin: Britain	Cheeseless Pineapple Cheesecake      Origin: American
Brungiel Mimli (Stuffed Aubergine)      Origin: Malta	Cawl Blodfresych Rhost (Roast Cauliflower Soup)      Origin: Welsh	Cheesy Curried Butter Beans with Quick-pickled Onions      Origin: Australia
Bruscandoli Frittata (Hop Shoot Frittata)      Origin: Italy	Cawl Tatws a Chennin Syfi (Potato and Chive Soup)      Origin: Welsh	Cheesy Potato and Fennel Layer      Origin: Ireland
Bruschetta topped with Lemon Ricotta and Winter Chanterelles      Origin: Britain	Caws a Thatws wedi Pobi (Potato and Cheese Bake)      Origin: Welsh	Cheesy Potato Bread      Origin: Britain
Buffalo Chicken Pizza      Origin: American	Caws Gafr gyda Betys a Llysiau Gwyllt (Goat's Cheese with Beetroot and Wild Herbs)      Origin: Welsh (Patagonia)	Cheesy Stuffed Focaccia      Origin: Italy
Bundt-baked Turkey      Origin: American	Caws Pob (Welsh Rarebit)      Origin: Welsh	Chefy Umngqusho (Chefy Samp and Beans)      Origin: South Africa
Buttery Onion Squares      Origin: Ireland	Caws Pob Dilysg (Dulse Welsh Rarebit)      Origin: Welsh	Cherry Cheesecake      Origin: Britain
Byrek me Spinaq (Spinach Pie)      Origin: Albania	Caws Pob Gorbenfras wedi Mygu (Smoked Haddock Rarebit)      Origin: Welsh	Cherry Cheesecake II      Origin: American
Byrger cig oen a bara lawr gydag awch iogwrt â mintys (Lamb and Laverbread Burger with Yoghurt and Mint Relish)      Origin: Welsh	Cennin ac Ŵyau Mewn Saws Caws (Leek and Eggs in Cheese Sauce)      Origin: Welsh	Chestnut Lasagne      Origin: Britain
Byrgers Bara Lawr (Laver Bread Burgers)      Origin: Welsh	Cennin Cawsiog Gyda Chig Moch (Cheesy Leeks with Ham)      Origin: Welsh	Chicago Cheesecake      Origin: America
Cabbage Soup      Origin: Manx	Cennin Mewn Saws Tri Chaws (Leeks in a Three-cheese Sauce)      Origin: Welsh	Chicken and Leek Hotpot      Origin: Ireland
Caesar Salad      Origin: Mexico	České koláče (Czech Kolachke)      Origin: Czech	Chicken and Sweetcorn Pasties      Origin: British
Cajun Crayfish Cornbread      Origin: Cajun	Chakri      Origin: Gambia	Chicken Florentine Pizza      Origin: Italy
Cajun Shrimp-stuffed Pistolettes      Origin: Cajun	Cheddar Chilli Cheesecake      Origin: American	Chicken Shawarma Wrap      Origin: Levant
Caledonian Cream      Origin: Scotland	Cheese and Chive Scones with Pears and Honey      Origin: England	Chicken, Herb and Lemon Pie      Origin: Ireland
Calzone      Origin: Italy	Cheese and Fish Pie      Origin: Britain	Chile con Queso (Chili with Cheese)      Origin: American
Camarão na Abóbora (Prawns in Pumpkin Shells)      Origin: Mozambique	Cheese and Sesame Balls      Origin: Roman	Chili Breakfast Bowls      Origin: America
Camel Aussie Burger      Origin: Australia	Cheese Baklava      Origin: Syria
Canastitas de Queso (Cheese-filled Baskets)      Origin: Spain	Cheese Blintzes      Origin: American

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