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 1429 recipes in total:

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Rocky Road Cheesecake Pudding      Origin: America	Samp and Beans Croquettes      Origin: South Africa	Shahi Paneer      Origin: India
Rocoto Rellenos (Stuffed Rocoto Chillies)      Origin: Peru	Sana Thongba (Manipuri Paneer Curry)      Origin: India	Shangi with Cottage Cheese      Origin: Siberia
Roman Gnocchi      Origin: Britain	Sargos (Cuttlefish)      Origin: Roman	Shopska Salad      Origin: North Macedonia
Roosterkoek with Filling      Origin: South Africa	Sausage Ragu      Origin: Britain	Shopska Salad II      Origin: Bulgaria
Rosemary Pesto Crusted Lamb Valentine Steaks      Origin: Britain	Sautéed Mushrooms and Rocket      Origin: Britain	Shrimp and Corn Chowder      Origin: American
Ross il-Forn (Baked Rice)      Origin: Malta	Savillum (Cheese Bread)      Origin: Roman	Siamban (Jambon)      Origin: Ireland
Rosti      Origin: Austria	Savoury Aigrettes      Origin: Britain	Siberian Bird Cherry Cake      Origin: Russia
Rosti Tatws a Chaws (Welsh Potato and Cheese Rosti)      Origin: Welsh	Savoury Corn Muffins      Origin: American	Simaya Pashka (Easter Cheese Cake)      Origin: Russia
Rum Raisin Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Savoury Farro Breakfast Porridge      Origin: Fusion	Simnel Cupcakes      Origin: Britain
Rumbledethumps      Origin: Scotland	Savoury Honey Fungus Tart      Origin: Britain	Single-layer Calabrian Pizza      Origin: Italy
Russian Pierogi      Origin: Russia	Savoury Party Bites      Origin: Britain	Sint Maarten Crab Backs      Origin: Sint Maarten
Rwlâd Bara Lawr (Laverbread Roulade)      Origin: Welsh	Savoury Potato Roulade      Origin: Ireland	Siphnopitta (Honey and Cheese Cake)      Origin: Greece
Ræst fisk med mos (Fermented Fish with Mash)      Origin: Greenland	Sawge y farcet (Pork Meatballs with Sage Coating)      Origin: England	Skillet Chicken Con Queso      Origin: America
Sŵffle Cennin (Leek Mousses)      Origin: Welsh	Scallops with Onion Cream Sauce      Origin: Scotland	Sladký Lokše (Sweet Slovak Potato Pancakes)      Origin: Slovakia
Saffron and Fig Risotto      Origin: Italy	Scarus (Dentex)      Origin: Roman	Slipcoat Cheese      Origin: Britain
Saffron Milk Cap, Brie and Thyme Tart      Origin: Britain	Schenecken (Crispy Butterhorns)      Origin: Germany	Sloppy Joe Pizza      Origin: American
Sage Pork Chops      Origin: Ireland	Scottish Bacon and Potato Pie      Origin: Scotland	Smočani kačamak (Fatty porridge)      Origin: Montenegro
Sagu Keju (Indonesian Cheese Biscuits)      Origin: Indonesia	Scottish Leek and Potato Soup      Origin: Scotland	Smoked Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Pie      Origin: Australia
Sajta de Pollo      Origin: Bolivia	Scottish Smokies in Hot Cream Sauce      Origin: Scotland	Smoked Fish Fisherman's Pie      Origin: England
Sala Cattabia (Potted Salads)      Origin: Roman	Scrambled Chanterelles      Origin: Britain	Smoked Haddock Chowder      Origin: Ireland
Sala Cattabia Apiciana (Apician Potted Salads)      Origin: Roman	Sea Aster and Cheese Strata      Origin: Italy	Smoked Mackerel Pâté III      Origin: Britain
Salada Limao (Lemon Salad)      Origin: Angola	Sea Aster and Parmesan Croquettes      Origin: British	Smoked Salmon and Avocado Nori Rolls      Origin: Japan
Salade au Fonio (Fonio Salad)      Origin: Mali	Sea Spaghetti alla Bolognese      Origin: Fusion	Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Pâté      Origin: Britain
Salade Greque (Greek Salad, French Style)      Origin: France	Sea Spaghetti with Summer Truffles      Origin: Ireland	Smoked Salmon and Haddock Pots      Origin: Scotland
Salata (Greek Salad)      Origin: Greece	Sea-buckthorn Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Smoked Salmon Cheesecake      Origin: Ireland
Salsa Caruso (Caruso Sauce)      Origin: Uruguay	Seafood Chowder      Origin: Ireland	Smoked Salmon Tartlets      Origin: British
Salsa Chicken      Origin: America	Seafood-stuffed Morel Mushrooms      Origin: America	Smoky Mushroom and Chickpea Fajitas with Charred Spring Onion Salsa      Origin: British
Salsa con Queso Jalapeña (Nicaraguan Cream Sauce with Cheese)      Origin: Nicaragua	Seaweed, Greens, and Feta Spring Omelette      Origin: Britain	Smörgåstårta (Swedish Savoury Sandwich Cake)      Origin: Sweden
Salsa di Fromaggio (Cheese Sauce)      Origin: Italy	Selsig Morgannwg (Glamorgan Sausages)      Origin: Welsh	Smørbrødterte (Norwegian Savoury Sandwich Cake)      Origin: Norway
Salsify with Cheese      Origin: Britain	Semolina Gnocchi      Origin: Italy	Snoek Tacos      Origin: South Africa
Salted Caramel Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Sernik Krakowski (Polish Lattice Cheesecake)      Origin: Poland	Soda Bread Pizza      Origin: Ireland
Samartard (Cottage Cheese Fritters)      Origin: England	Sevillum (Sweetened Cheese Dough)      Origin: Roman	Sole Fillets Stuffed with Mixed Wild Mushrooms and Ricotta Cheese      Origin: Britain
Samartard II      Origin: England	Sfincione Palermitano (Palermo Pizza)      Origin: Italy
Sambocade (Elderflower Cheesecake)      Origin: England	Sgoniau Caerffili (Caerphilly Scones)      Origin: Welsh

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