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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Eog Wedi Crasu Gyda Bara Lawr â Chaws (Baked Salmon with Laver Bread and Cheese)      Origin: Welsh	Gala Apricot Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Halibut with Pine Nut and Parmesan Crust      Origin: Britain
Erebinthoi syn Xeroi Tyroi (Chickpeas with Cheese)      Origin: Roman	Galette aux champignons (Mushroom galette)      Origin: France	Halloween Cheesecake      Origin: Britain
Esfiha (Savory Stuffed Pastries)      Origin: Brazil	Galettes de Légumes au Fonio (Vegetable Fritters with Fonio)      Origin: Burkina Faso	Ham and Haddie Pie      Origin: Scotland
Espaguetis Dominicanos (Dominican Republic Spaghetti)      Origin: Dominican Republic	Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Italy	Ham, Egg and Cottage Cheese Scramble      Origin: Britain
Ezay (Bhutanese Chilli Condiment)      Origin: Bhutan	Gebackene Quarktorte (Baked Quark cake)      Origin: Switzerland	Hapai Hantue (Filled Buckwheat Dumplings)      Origin: Bhutan
Fërgesë e Tiranës me Mish Viçi (Tiranian Veal with Fried Cottage Cheese)      Origin: Albania	Gelato di Mascarpone con le Violette (Mascarpone Gelato with Violets)      Origin: Italy	Hashed Potatoes      Origin: Ireland
Farmer's Cheese      Origin: American	Ginger-chicken Pizza      Origin: Fusion	Hasselback Potatoes      Origin: Britain
Fat Hen Quiche      Origin: British	Gingerbread Men Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Hawaiian Brunch Pizza      Origin: American
Fettucine Alfredo      Origin: Italy	Glazed Lemon Cheesecake      Origin: American	Herbed Cheesy Buns      Origin: Botswana
Feuilles de Consoude Farcies (Stuffed Comfrey Leaves)      Origin: France	Glazed Orange Cheesecake      Origin: American	Herbed Dumplings      Origin: Britain
Fflan Cenin a Phys (Leek and Pea Flan)      Origin: Welsh	Globi (Fried Cheese and Poppy-seed Balls)      Origin: Roman	Herbed Gorgonzola Cheesecake      Origin: American
Ffowlyn Morganwg Rhost gyda Chaws a Pherlysiau (Roast Glamorgan Chicken with Cheese and Herbs)      Origin: Welsh	Gloucestershire Cheese and Ale      Origin: England	Herby Fish Burgers      Origin: Britain
Fiadone      Origin: France	Goat's Cheese Muffins (Goat's Cheese Muffins)      Origin: Britain	Higos con Queso (Figs with Cheese)      Origin: Ecuador
Fiddlehead and Morel Mushroom Risotto      Origin: American	Gode Paest      Origin: England	Hoentay (Buckwheat Momos)      Origin: Bhutan
Fig and Almond Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Goen Hogay (Cucumbers with Onion and Cheese)      Origin: Bhutan	Hogweed, Cheese and Onion Quiche      Origin: Britain
Fig and Goat's Cheese Brioche Toasts      Origin: Peru	Golden Cornbread with Calendula Petals      Origin: American	Holiday Delight Cheesecake      Origin: American
Filedi Pysgod a Chaws Pob (Fish Fillet Rarebit)      Origin: Welsh	Good Friday Fish Pie      Origin: Britain	Holiday Eggnog Cheesecake      Origin: American
Filets de Morue au Fromage (Cod Fillets with Cheese)      Origin: Canada	Good Luck Chilli Biscuits      Origin: Fusion	Home-made Cottage Cheese      Origin: Britain
Finnan Haddock with Cheese      Origin: Scotland	Goose Risotto      Origin: Fusion	Home-made Cream Cheese      Origin: Britain
Flampoyntes (Flan Points)      Origin: England	Graham Cracker Cheesecake Crust      Origin: American	Home-made Curd Cheese      Origin: Britain
Flaón      Origin: Spain	Grasshopper Cheesecake      Origin: American	Home-made Mascarpone      Origin: Italy
Flaumpens      Origin: England	Gratin Christophine (Chayote Gratin)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Home-made Quark Cheese      Origin: Germany
Florentine Pizza      Origin: Italy	Gratin Dauphinoise      Origin: France	Home-made Ricotta Cheese      Origin: Italy
For Flaunes (For Flans)      Origin: England	Gratin de galettes aux crevettes (Gratin of Pancakes with Prawns and Mushrooms)      Origin: France	Honey Mushroom Stuffing      Origin: American
For to make flampens (To Make Pasta Pies)      Origin: England	Gratin de Morue (Salt Cod Gratin)      Origin: Mauritius	Hop Shoots with Fried Potatoes      Origin: Britain
Fowl Fricadelles      Origin: Britain	Gratin de pommes de terre des Antilles (Antilles Potato Gratin)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Hortapita      Origin: Greece
French Bread Pizza      Origin: Italy	Gratin Tatws a Bara Lawr (Potato and Laverbread Gratin)      Origin: Welsh	Hot Cross Buns With Cream Cheese Frosting      Origin: Britain
French Onion Soup      Origin: France	Greek Cheesecake (Myzithropita)      Origin: Greece	Hot Cross Lemon Cheese Tarts      Origin: Britain
Fricadelles      Origin: France	Green Lentils with Wild Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Britain	Huevos Rancheros      Origin: Costa Rica
Frijoles Refritos (Refried Beans)      Origin: Mexico	Ground Elder Quiche      Origin: Britain	Hummingbird Cake      Origin: American
Fruit Salad with Kirsched Sea Spaghetti      Origin: Ireland	Guisado Perviuano de la Calabaza (Peruvian Pumpkin Stew)      Origin: Peru	Hypotrimma (Condiment Sauce)      Origin: Roman
Fuchsia Flower Salad      Origin: Britain	Gulab Jamun Cheesecake      Origin: India	Iab      Origin: Ethiopia
Fuul (Broad Bean Paste)      Origin: Sudan	Habas con Refrito (Beans with Refried Beans)      Origin: Ecuador
Güschgle-Knöpfle (Güshgle-style Button Noodles)      Origin: Liechtenstein	Haenau Cig Oen gyda Pannas a Chennin (Slices of Lamb with Parsnips and Leeks)      Origin: Welsh

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