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 1350 recipes in total:

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Galette aux champignons (Mushroom galette)      Origin: France	Gratin de galettes aux crevettes (Gratin of Pancakes with Prawns and Mushrooms)      Origin: France	Hogweed, Cheese and Onion Quiche      Origin: Britain
Galette Pastry      Origin: France	Gratin de Morue (Salt Cod Gratin)      Origin: Mauritius	Holiday Delight Cheesecake      Origin: American
Galettes de Légumes au Fonio (Vegetable Fritters with Fonio)      Origin: Burkina Faso	Gratin de pommes de terre des Antilles (Antilles Potato Gratin)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Holiday Eggnog Cheesecake      Origin: American
Garlic Hop Shoots with Raclette      Origin: Britain	Gratin Tatws a Bara Lawr (Potato and Laverbread Gratin)      Origin: Welsh	Home-made Cottage Cheese      Origin: Britain
Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Italy	Green Lentils with Wild Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Britain	Home-made Cream Cheese      Origin: Britain
Gebackene Quarktorte (Baked Quark cake)      Origin: Switzerland	Ground Elder Pie      Origin: Britain	Home-made Curd Cheese      Origin: Britain
Gebne Mankoushe (Lebanese Cheese Pizza)      Origin: Lebanon	Ground Elder Quiche      Origin: Britain	Home-made Gyros      Origin: Greece
Gelato di Mascarpone con le Violette (Mascarpone Gelato with Violets)      Origin: Italy	Guinness Burgers      Origin: Ireland	Home-made Mascarpone      Origin: Italy
Georgian Fruit Buns      Origin: Georgia	Guinness Cheese Sauce      Origin: Ireland	Home-made Quark Cheese      Origin: Germany
Georgian Potato Soup      Origin: Georgia	Guisado Perviuano de la Calabaza (Peruvian Pumpkin Stew)      Origin: Peru	Home-made Ricotta Cheese      Origin: Italy
Gibanica (Cheese Strudel Pie)      Origin: Serbia	Gulab Jamun Cheesecake      Origin: India	Honey Cream Hearts      Origin: Britain
Ginger-chicken Pizza      Origin: Fusion	Habas con Refrito (Beans with Refried Beans)      Origin: Ecuador	Honey Cream Hearts      Origin: Britain
Gingerbread Men Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Haenau Cig Oen gyda Pannas a Chennin (Slices of Lamb with Parsnips and Leeks)      Origin: Welsh	Honey Mushroom Stuffing      Origin: American
Glazed Lemon Cheesecake      Origin: American	Halibut with Pine Nut and Parmesan Crust      Origin: Britain	Hop Shoots with Fried Potatoes      Origin: Britain
Glazed Orange Cheesecake      Origin: American	Halloumi Cheese and Vegetable Kebabs      Origin: British	Horiatiki Salata (Greek Salad)      Origin: Greece
Globi (Fried Cheese and Poppy-seed Balls)      Origin: Roman	Halloumi Fajitas      Origin: British	Horse Mushroom Frittata      Origin: Britain
Gloucestershire Cheese and Ale      Origin: England	Halloween Cheese Pizza      Origin: America	Hortapita      Origin: Greece
Gnocchi al Vaticano      Origin: Vatican City	Halloween Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Hot Cross Buns With Cream Cheese Frosting      Origin: Britain
Gnocchi di Ortica (Nettle Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy	Halloween Fudge      Origin: Canada	Hot Cross Lemon Cheese Tarts      Origin: Britain
Gnocchi di semolino alla romana (Roman-Style Semolina Gnocchi)      Origin: Vatican City	Halloween Swamp Dip      Origin: American	Huevos Rancheros      Origin: Costa Rica
Gnocchi Verdi (Spinach Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy	Ham and Haddie Pie      Origin: Scotland	Humintas (Bolivian Cornbread)      Origin: Bolivia
Goat's Cheese Muffins (Goat's Cheese Muffins)      Origin: Britain	Ham, Egg and Cottage Cheese Scramble      Origin: Britain	Hummingbird Cake      Origin: American
Goat's Cheese, Pear and Walnut Mini Quiche      Origin: Britain	Hapai Hantue (Filled Buckwheat Dumplings)      Origin: Bhutan	Hypotrimma (Condiment Sauce)      Origin: Roman
Gode Paest      Origin: England	Hashed Potatoes      Origin: Ireland	Hægeldaðir lambalæri (Slow-cooked Lamb Shanks)      Origin: Iceland
Goen Hogay (Cucumbers with Onion and Cheese)      Origin: Bhutan	Hasselback Potatoes      Origin: Britain	Iab      Origin: Ethiopia
Golden Cornbread with Calendula Petals      Origin: American	Hawaiian Brunch Pizza      Origin: Hawaii	Iflaghun      Origin: Syria
Gomen Kitfo (Spiced Curd Cheese with Greens)      Origin: Ethiopia	Hazelnut and Wild Greens Pesto      Origin: Britain	Il mio Tiramisu      Origin: Italy
Good Friday Fish Pie      Origin: Britain	Hedgehog Fungus Frittata      Origin: British	Imqarrun fil-Forn (Baked Macaroni)      Origin: Malta
Good Luck Chilli Biscuits      Origin: Fusion	Herbed Cheesy Buns      Origin: Botswana	Injeolmi Bingsu (Korean Milk Ice Sorbet with Rice Cakes)      Origin: Korea
Goose Risotto      Origin: Fusion	Herbed Dumplings      Origin: Britain	Insalata Caprese      Origin: Italy
Graham Cracker Cheesecake Crust      Origin: American	Herbed Gorgonzola Cheesecake      Origin: American	Instant Pot Triple Chocolate Cheesecake      Origin: Britain
Grasshopper Cheesecake      Origin: American	Herby Fish Burgers      Origin: Britain	Irish Cabbage Parcels      Origin: Ireland
Gratin Christophine (Chayote Gratin)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Higos con Queso (Figs with Cheese)      Origin: Ecuador
Gratin Dauphinoise      Origin: France	Hoentay (Buckwheat Momos)      Origin: Bhutan

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