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 1497 recipes in total:

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Baked Crab Rangoon      Origin: America	Biscuits Molleux aux Carrotes et Cumin (Soft Carrot and Cumin Biscuits)      Origin: Mali	Breakfast Pizza      Origin: British
Baked Eggs with Summer Truffle      Origin: Britain	Bisort Bolognese      Origin: Fusion	Breakfast Pizza 2      Origin: British
Baked Rice with Mixed Wild Mushrooms      Origin: Britain	Bitter Ballen (Bitter Balls)      Origin: Netherlands	Brewet of Ayrenn (Scrambled Eggs)      Origin: England
Baked Spicy Beef and Cheese Empanadas      Origin: Mexico	Black Bean Burritos      Origin: America	Brik à la Viande (Algerian Meat Turnovers)      Origin: Algeria
Baked Vanilla Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Black Forest Cheesecake Delight      Origin: American	Brik Dannouni (Stuffed Lamb Turnovers)      Origin: Tunisia
Baked Wild Mushroom Polenta      Origin: Britain	Black Magic Cake      Origin: American	Brinjal Casserole with Cheese      Origin: Zimbabwe
Bakewell Mince Pies      Origin: Britain	Black Mustard Dumplings      Origin: Britain	Briouat à la Viande Hachée (Briouat with Minced Meat Filling)      Origin: Mali
Baleadas Hondureñas      Origin: Honduras	Black Pudding and Mash Cakes      Origin: British	Broccoli and Stilton Soup      Origin: Britain
Balushahi      Origin: India	Blackcurrant Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Brooklyn Cheesecake      Origin: American
Banana Cheesecake      Origin: American	Blazing Monster Eyes      Origin: American	Brownie Swirl Cheesecake      Origin: American
Bangers and Beans Supper      Origin: British	Bleeding Cupcakes      Origin: American	Brungiel Mimli (Stuffed Aubergine)      Origin: Malta
Banitsa      Origin: Bulgaria	Blintzes with Cream Cheese and Cinnamon      Origin: Jewish	Bruscandoli Frittata (Hop Shoot Frittata)      Origin: Italy
Barbagiuan      Origin: Monaco	Blossom-stuffed Pork Tenderloin      Origin: American	Bruschetta topped with Lemon Ricotta and Winter Chanterelles      Origin: Britain
Barbecue Chicken Pizza      Origin: American	Blueberry Cheese Tart      Origin: Britain	Bryndzové Halušky (Dumplings with Bryndza Cheese)      Origin: Slovakia
Barbecued Cuban Sandwich      Origin: American	Boïri (Maize Dumplings)      Origin: Guinea	Bucatini all'Amatriciana      Origin: Italy
Barbecued Portobello Burgers      Origin: American	Boboli Pizza Crust      Origin: Italy	Buffalo Chicken Burger      Origin: America
Basil Pesto      Origin: Britain	Bocaditos de Frambuesa y Queso (Raspberry and Cheese Bites)      Origin: Spain	Buffalo Chicken Pizza      Origin: American
Basil-grilled Chicken      Origin: American	Bolón de Verde (Green Plantain Balls)      Origin: Ecuador	Bundt-baked Turkey      Origin: American
Basque Cheesecake      Origin: Spain	Bolita di Keshi (Cheese Balls)      Origin: Aruba	Buñuelos (Sweet Fried Dough)      Origin: Colombia
Bayerischer Käsekuchen (Classic Bavarian Cheesecake)      Origin: Germany	Bolo de Carne (Brazilian Rolled Meatloaf)      Origin: Brazil	Buñuelos de yuca con queso (Cassava Fritters with Cheese)      Origin: Venezuela
Beef and Bean Chimichangas      Origin: America	Bori Bori      Origin: Paraguay	Buñuelos de yuca con queso (Cassava Fritters with Cheese)      Origin: Nicaragua
Beef Enchiladas      Origin: Britain	Bosh (Beans and Bread)      Origin: Sudan	Butchered Snake Bits with Barbecue Sauce      Origin: American
Beefsteak Mushroom and Hen of the Woods Risotto      Origin: Britain	Boston Cream Pie Cheesecake      Origin: America	Buttermilk Mix Cheese Biscuits      Origin: America
Beetroot and Guinness Cupcakes      Origin: Ireland	Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake      Origin: America	Butternut Squash and Feta Cheese Pizza      Origin: Britain
Beetroot Cake with Orange Icing      Origin: Britain	Bourek me Kima (Pastries Stuffed with Minced Meat)      Origin: Cyprus	Butternut Squash and Pea Risotto      Origin: Britain
Belgian Mashed Potatoes      Origin: Belgium	Bourkakia me Kima (Minced Meat Rolls)      Origin: Greece	Buttery Onion Squares      Origin: Ireland
Berenjena con Queso al Horno (Aubergine with Almonds and Cheese)      Origin: Spain	Bourkakia me Tiri (Cheese Rolls)      Origin: Greece	Byrek me Spinaq (Spinach Pie)      Origin: Albania
Bergamot and Cheese Tuiles      Origin: Britain	Brains on the Half-skull      Origin: American	Byrger cig oen a bara lawr gydag awch iogwrt â mintys (Lamb and Laverbread Burger with Yoghurt and Mint Relish)      Origin: Welsh
Beyaz Peynirli Yumurta (Eggs with Feta Cheese)      Origin: Turkey	Brandied Apricot Cheesecake      Origin: American	Byrgers Bara Lawr (Laver Bread Burgers)      Origin: Welsh
Bhapa Doi (Bengali Steamed Yoghurt)      Origin: India	Brandied Peach Cheesecake      Origin: American	Cabbage Soup      Origin: Manx
Bibinka (Savoury Coconut Rice Cake)      Origin: East Timor	Brandied Plum Cheesecake      Origin: American	Cacen Blât Caws Coch, Afalau a Mwayar Duon (Welsh Red Leicester Apple and Blackberry Crumble Pie)      Origin: Welsh
Biezpienmaize (Latvian Smoked Sprat Salad)      Origin: Latvia	Brazilian-style Venison with Rice      Origin: Fusion	Cachopo      Origin: Spain
Bilberry Cheese Tart      Origin: Britain	Breadfruit Balls      Origin: Saint Lucia
Biltong Pâté      Origin: South Africa	Breadfruit Pie      Origin: Saint Lucia

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