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 1130 recipes in total:

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Flaumpens      Origin: England	Gloucestershire Cheese and Ale      Origin: England	Hapai Hantue (Filled Buckwheat Dumplings)      Origin: Bhutan
Florentine Pizza      Origin: Italy	Gnocchi al Vaticano      Origin: Vatican City	Hashed Potatoes      Origin: Ireland
For Flaunes (For Flans)      Origin: England	Gnocchi di Ortica (Nettle Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy	Hasselback Potatoes      Origin: Britain
For to make flampens (To Make Pasta Pies)      Origin: England	Gnocchi di semolino alla romana (Roman-Style Semolina Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy	Hawaiian Brunch Pizza      Origin: Hawaii
Forshmak (Georgian Minced Meat Soufflé)      Origin: Georgia	Gnocchi di semolino alla romana (Roman-Style Semolina Gnocchi)      Origin: Vatican City	Herbed Cheesy Buns      Origin: Botswana
Fowl Fricadelles      Origin: Britain	Gnocchi Verdi (Spinach Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy	Herbed Dumplings      Origin: Britain
French Bread Pizza      Origin: Italy	Goat's Cheese Muffins (Goat's Cheese Muffins)      Origin: Britain	Herbed Gorgonzola Cheesecake      Origin: American
French Onion Soup      Origin: France	Gode Paest      Origin: England	Herby Fish Burgers      Origin: Britain
Fresh Pear Shortcake      Origin: British	Goen Hogay (Cucumbers with Onion and Cheese)      Origin: Bhutan	Higos con Queso (Figs with Cheese)      Origin: Ecuador
Fricadelles      Origin: France	Golden Cornbread with Calendula Petals      Origin: American	Hoentay (Buckwheat Momos)      Origin: Bhutan
Frijoles Refritos (Refried Beans)      Origin: Mexico	Gomen Kitfo (Spiced Curd Cheese with Greens)      Origin: Ethiopia	Hogweed, Cheese and Onion Quiche      Origin: Britain
Fruit Salad with Kirsched Sea Spaghetti      Origin: Ireland	Good Friday Fish Pie      Origin: Britain	Holiday Delight Cheesecake      Origin: American
Fuchsia Flower Salad      Origin: Britain	Good Luck Chilli Biscuits      Origin: Fusion	Holiday Eggnog Cheesecake      Origin: American
Fugazza (Argentinian Pizza)      Origin: Argentina	Goose Risotto      Origin: Fusion	Home-made Cottage Cheese      Origin: Britain
Ful Medames (Sudanese Broad Bean Breakfast)      Origin: Sudan-a	Graham Cracker Cheesecake Crust      Origin: American	Home-made Cream Cheese      Origin: Britain
Ful Sudani (Sudanese Ful)      Origin: South Sudan	Grasshopper Cheesecake      Origin: American	Home-made Curd Cheese      Origin: Britain
Fuul (Broad Bean Paste)      Origin: Sudan	Gratin Christophine (Chayote Gratin)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Home-made Gyros      Origin: Greece
Güschgle-Knöpfle (Güshgle-style Button Noodles)      Origin: Liechtenstein	Gratin Dauphinoise      Origin: France	Home-made Mascarpone      Origin: Italy
Gala Apricot Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Gratin de galettes aux crevettes (Gratin of Pancakes with Prawns and Mushrooms)      Origin: France	Home-made Quark Cheese      Origin: Germany
Galette aux champignons (Mushroom galette)      Origin: France	Gratin de Morue (Salt Cod Gratin)      Origin: Mauritius	Home-made Ricotta Cheese      Origin: Italy
Galette Pastry      Origin: France	Gratin de pommes de terre des Antilles (Antilles Potato Gratin)      Origin: Guadeloupe	Honey Cream Hearts      Origin: Britain
Galettes de Légumes au Fonio (Vegetable Fritters with Fonio)      Origin: Burkina Faso	Gratin Tatws a Bara Lawr (Potato and Laverbread Gratin)      Origin: Welsh	Honey Cream Hearts      Origin: Britain
Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Italy	Green Lentils with Wild Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Britain	Honey Mushroom Stuffing      Origin: American
Gebackene Quarktorte (Baked Quark cake)      Origin: Switzerland	Ground Elder Pie      Origin: Britain	Hop Shoots with Fried Potatoes      Origin: Britain
Gebne Mankoushe (Lebanese Cheese Pizza)      Origin: Lebanon	Ground Elder Quiche      Origin: Britain	Horiatiki Salata (Greek Salad)      Origin: Greece
Gelato di Mascarpone con le Violette (Mascarpone Gelato with Violets)      Origin: Italy	Guisado Perviuano de la Calabaza (Peruvian Pumpkin Stew)      Origin: Peru	Hortapita      Origin: Greece
Georgian Fruit Buns      Origin: Georgia	Gulab Jamun Cheesecake      Origin: India	Hot Cross Buns With Cream Cheese Frosting      Origin: Britain
Georgian Potato Soup      Origin: Georgia	Habas con Refrito (Beans with Refried Beans)      Origin: Ecuador	Hot Cross Lemon Cheese Tarts      Origin: Britain
Gibanica (Cheese Strudel Pie)      Origin: Serbia	Haenau Cig Oen gyda Pannas a Chennin (Slices of Lamb with Parsnips and Leeks)      Origin: Welsh	Huevos Rancheros      Origin: Costa Rica
Ginger-chicken Pizza      Origin: Fusion	Halibut with Pine Nut and Parmesan Crust      Origin: Britain	Humintas (Bolivian Cornbread)      Origin: Bolivia
Gingerbread Men Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Halloween Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Hummingbird Cake      Origin: American
Glazed Lemon Cheesecake      Origin: American	Halloween Swamp Dip      Origin: American	Hypotrimma (Condiment Sauce)      Origin: Roman
Glazed Orange Cheesecake      Origin: American	Ham and Haddie Pie      Origin: Scotland
Globi (Fried Cheese and Poppy-seed Balls)      Origin: Roman	Ham, Egg and Cottage Cheese Scramble      Origin: Britain

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