List of cheese dishes

Aligot, a regional French dish made from melted cheese blended into mashed potatoes, often with some garlic

This is a list of notable cheese dishes in which cheese is used as a primary ingredient or as a significant component of a dish or a food. Cheese is a food derived from milk that is produced in a wide range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep.

Cheese dishes and foods

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Cauliflower cheese

A selection of cheese dogs

Cheese pudding

Dipping a cheese fondue with long-stemmed forks

A ham and cheese sandwich, one of several types of cheese sandwiches

A side dish of macaroni and cheese

Moretum is a type of herb cheese spread that the Ancient Romans ate with bread.

Queso flameado prepared with Oaxaca cheese and topped with chorizo sausage

Welsh rarebit made with a savory sauce of melted cheese and other ingredients and served hot on bread or in a chafing dish for dipping

Paskha made of curd cheese

• Aligot – French cheese and potato dish
• Almogrote – Spread of Canary Islands cuisine
• Älplermagronen – Swiss dish of pasta and potatoes, with cream, cheese and onions
• Arizona cheese crisp – Cheese dish
• Bacon, egg and cheese sandwich – Breakfast sandwich
• Bagel and cream cheese – Common food pairing in American cuisine
• Beer cheese (spread) – Cheese spread containing beer
• Beer soup – Breakfast soup made from a beer-based roux
• Bryndzové halušky – Traditional Slovak dish
• Caldo de queso – Traditional Mexican cheese soup
• California cheese maki – Type of sushiPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Caprese salad – Italian salad
• Carrozza (sandwich) – Italian dish
• Caşcaval pane
• Cauliflower cheese – English dish
• Cervelle de canut – French cheese spread
• Cheese ball (hors d'oeuvre) – American hors d'oeuvre
• Cheddar sauce – Type of sauce made with cheddar cheese
• Cheese and crackers – Dish, often served with wine, fruit, or meat
• Cheese and pickle sandwich – British sandwich
• Cheese bun – Cheese-flavoured rolls
• Cheese dog – Hot dog with cheese filling
• Cheese dream – British dish of melted cheesePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Cheese fries – Fast-food dish of fries and cheese
• Cheese maki – Type of sushiPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Cheese spread – Soft and spreadable cheese product
• Cheese toastie – Type of hot melted cheese sandwichPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Cheese on toast – British dish of melted cheese
• Cheese pudding – Pudding dish made with cheese
• Cheese puffs – Puffed corn snack
• Cheese roll – New Zealand snack food
• Cheese sandwich – Sandwich with cheese as the main ingredient
• Cheese sauce – Sauce made with cheese
• Cheese slaw – Australian side dish
• Cheeseburger – Hamburger topped with cheese
• Cheesecake – Cheese-based dessert
• Cheesesteak – SandwichPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
• Cheese tteokbokki – Korean spicy rice cake dish
• Chèvre chaud – French dish, consisting of Chèvre cheese served hot
• Chhena Jhili – Odia sweet dish
• Chicken parmesan – Italian-American dish

• Chile con queso – Side dish of melted cheese and chili peppers
• Cocoloşi – Romanian dish of grilled corn porridgePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Cordon bleu – Meat and cheese dish
• Croque-monsieur – French hot sandwich with ham and cheesePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Curd snack – Type of sweet dairy food made from curd cheese
• Ema datshi – A cheese and chili-based dish from Bhutan
• Fettuccine Alfredo – Creamy pasta dish with butter and cheese
• Fondue – Swiss melted cheese dish
• Frico – Italian dish
• Fried cheese – Cheese dish fried in oil
• Frito pie – American savory dish
• Fromage fort – French cheese spread
• Gibanica – Serbian dish of filo, cheese and eggs
• Gomme – Traditional Norwegian cheese preparation
  • Søst – A dairy dish similar to gomme, but added raisins, syrup and semolina. Often added to or eaten with lefse or as a dessert on its own
• Gougère – Savory pastry puff with cheese
• Grilled cheese – Type of hot melted cheese sandwich
• Gulab jamun – Milk-solid-based sweet from the Indian subcontinent
• Ham and cheese sandwich – Common type of sandwichPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Hauskyjza – Silesian dish of cheesePages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Hellimli
• Jambon – Savoury pastry snack
• Käsespätzle – Baked cheese pasta dish
• Kasseropita – Greek layered pastry foodPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Keshi yena – Aruban and Curaçaoan main course dish
• Khachapuri – Georgian cheese-filled bread
• Lasagne – Flat pasta and dishes made from itPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Lazy varenyky – Unleavened stuffed pasta of Polish originPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Liptauer – Central European cheese spread
• Llapingacho – Ecuadorian fried potato pancake
• Macaroni and cheese – Pasta dish
• Machas a la parmesana – Chilean seafood dish with razor clams
• Malakoff – Swiss fried cheese balls
• Masan (pastry) – Tibetan pastry made with curd cheese
• Mattar paneer – Indian cheese and peas dishPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Mazë
• Međimurska gibanica
• Melt sandwich – Type of hot sandwich containing cheese
• Moretum – Herb cheese spread
• Mote de queso – Colombian soup dish
• Mozzarella sticks – Fried breaded or battered mozzarella
• Nachos – Tortilla chip dish
• Obatzda – Bavarian cheese specialty
• Papas chorreadas
• Parmigiana – Italian dish of eggplant with cheese and tomato sauce
• Parmo – English take-away dish
• Paskha – Slavic festive dish
• Pastizz – Savoury pastry from Malta
• Pizza – Italian dish with a flat dough-based base and toppings
• Poulet au fromage – French chicken and cheese dish
• Poutine – Dish of french fries, cheese curds and gravy
• Provoleta – Argentinian cheese
• Quarkkäulchen – German potato pancake dish
• Queijadinha – Portuguese confection
• Queijo coalho grelhado
• Quesadilla – Mexican dish of tortillas with melted cheese
• Quesillo – Types of cheese and other foods
• Quesito – Pastry from Puerto Rico
• Queso flameado – Dish of hot melted cheese and spicy chorizo
• Raclette – Swiss dish of melted cheese
• Rasabali – Sweet dish from Odisha, India
• Raviole du Dauphiné – French pasta dish
• Saganaki – Greek fried cheese dish
• Schmear – Word spread in German and Yiddish communities
• Scovardă – Romanian pastry
• Smažený sýr – Czech and Slovak cheese dish
• Smoked salmon cheesecake – Cheese-based dessertPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Spanakopita – Savory spinach pastryPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Zagorski Štrukli / Štruklji – Type of DishPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Supplì – Italian snack food
• Syrniki – Fried quark pancakes from Eastern European cuisine
• Tartiflette – French baked potato dish
• Tirokafteri – Greek cheese-based spread
• Tiropita – Greek layered pastry food
• Tu (cake) – Tibetan cheese cake made with yak butter
• Túró Rudi – Curd snack popular in Hungary
• Túrós csusza – Hungarian cheese and pasta dish
• Urnebes – Serbian dish
• Vatrushka – Eastern European pastry
• Velveeta Shells & Cheese – Brand name stovetop pasta shells and cheese product
• Vyprážaný syr – Czech and Slovak cheese dishPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Welsh rarebit – British dish of cheese sauce on toast
• Ziva (dish) – Israeli savoury pastry

Indian

Chhena Gaja from Pahala, Orissa

• Chhena Gaja – Odia sweet dishPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Chhena jalebi – Indian dessert
• Chhena kheeri – Sweet dish originally from Odisha, India
• Chhena Poda – Cheese dessert from Odisha, IndiaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Khoya paneer – north Indian cheese dishPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Mattar paneer – Indian cheese and peas dishPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Palak paneer – Indian vegetarian dish with cheese
• Paneer tikka – Indian cuisine
• Paneer tikka masala – Indian dish
• Rasgula – Syrupy dessert popular in South AsiaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

See also

• Cheese dishes (Category page)
• List of cheese soups
• List of cheeses
• List of fondues

External links

• Media related to Cheese dishes of Mexico at Wikimedia Commons
• Media related to Cheese dishes of the United States at Wikimedia Commons