Cheeses flash cards

Set: Cheeses

Term	Definition
Asiago Cheese	Originally a sheep's milk cheese, is now made from cow's milk, and is known as a "poor man's Parmesan". This straw-colored cheese is solid with small uneven holes throughout. Pleasant tasting, slightly salty, and granular.
Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese	Water Buffalo's milk cheese. Mild, distict flavor. Creamy white in color.
Feta Cheese	Made from either sheep or goat's milk. Pleasantly salty, not puckering. Kept in a brine and is creamy, though firm enough to crumble.
Fontina Cheese	One of Italy's great cheeses. It has been made in the Aosta Valley in the Alps since the 12th century. It is an Italian cow's milk cheese, about 45% milkfat.
Grana Padana Cheese	Like Parmesan, it is a semi-fat hard cheese which is cooked and ripened slowly (for up to 18 months). It is produced by curdling the milk of grass-fed cows.
Mozzarella Cheese	Whole or partly skimmed cow's milk. Delicately mild in flavor. Creamy white in color.
Pecorino Romano Cheese	In Italy, made of sheep's milk. Sharp, piquant in flavor. Creamy white in color.
Parmesan Cheese	Partly skimmed cow's milk. Sharp and piquant in flavor. Creamy white in color.
Ricotta Cheese	Cow's milk, whole or partly skimmed, or whey from sheep's milk. Sweet and nut-like in flavor. White in color.