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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Fettucine Alfredo      Origin: Italy	Fricadelles      Origin: France	Goat's Cheese Muffins (Goat's Cheese Muffins)      Origin: Britain
Fettucine alla Papiana (Papal Ham and Cream Carbonara)      Origin: Vatican City	Fried Crabmeat Flautas      Origin: American	Goat's Cheese, Pear and Walnut Mini Quiche      Origin: Britain
Feuilles de Consoude Farcies (Stuffed Comfrey Leaves)      Origin: France	Frijoles Refritos (Refried Beans)      Origin: Mexico	Gode Paest      Origin: England
Few-flowered Leek Omelette      Origin: Britain	Fruit Salad with Balsamic Chasteberry Dressing      Origin: Fusion	Goen Hogay (Cucumbers with Onion and Cheese)      Origin: Bhutan
Fflan Cenin a Phys (Leek and Pea Flan)      Origin: Welsh	Fruit Salad with Kirsched Sea Spaghetti      Origin: Ireland	Golden Cornbread with Calendula Petals      Origin: American
Ffowlyn Morganwg Rhost gyda Chaws a Pherlysiau (Roast Glamorgan Chicken with Cheese and Herbs)      Origin: Welsh	Fuchsia Flower Salad      Origin: Britain	Gomen Kitfo (Spiced Curd Cheese with Greens)      Origin: Ethiopia
Fiadone      Origin: France	Fugazza (Argentinian Pizza)      Origin: Argentina	Good Friday Fish Pie      Origin: Britain
Fiddlehead and Morel Mushroom Risotto      Origin: American	Ful Medames (Sudanese Broad Bean Breakfast)      Origin: Sudan-a	Good Luck Chilli Biscuits      Origin: Fusion
Field Mushroom Frittata      Origin: British	Ful Sudani (Sudanese Ful)      Origin: South Sudan	Gooey Butter Cake      Origin: American
Fig and Almond Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Fuul (Broad Bean Paste)      Origin: Sudan	Goose Risotto      Origin: Fusion
Fig and Goat's Cheese Brioche Toasts      Origin: Peru	Güschgle-Knöpfle (Güshgle-style Button Noodles)      Origin: Liechtenstein	Graham Cracker Cheesecake Crust      Origin: American
Filedi Pysgod a Chaws Pob (Fish Fillet Rarebit)      Origin: Welsh	Gala Apricot Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Grasshopper Cheesecake      Origin: American
Filets de Morue au Fromage (Cod Fillets with Cheese)      Origin: Canada	Galette aux champignons (Mushroom galette)      Origin: France	Gratin Christophine (Chayote Gratin)      Origin: Guadeloupe
Finnan Haddock with Cheese      Origin: Scotland	Galette Pastry      Origin: France	Gratin Dauphinoise      Origin: France
Firin Makarna (Macaroni Bake)      Origin: Northern Cyprus	Galettes de Légumes au Fonio (Vegetable Fritters with Fonio)      Origin: Burkina Faso	Gratin de galettes aux crevettes (Gratin of Pancakes with Prawns and Mushrooms)      Origin: France
Fishie Tatties      Origin: Scotland	Garlic Hop Shoots with Raclette      Origin: Britain	Gratin de Morue (Salt Cod Gratin)      Origin: Mauritius
Flampoyntes (Flan Points)      Origin: England	Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Italy	Gratin de pommes de terre des Antilles (Antilles Potato Gratin)      Origin: Guadeloupe
Flan de Maracuyá y Coco (Passionfruit and Coconut Flan)      Origin: Mexico	Gebackene Quarktorte (Baked Quark cake)      Origin: Switzerland	Gratin Tatws a Bara Lawr (Potato and Laverbread Gratin)      Origin: Welsh
Flan Mexicano (Mexican Flan)      Origin: Mexico	Gebne Mankoushe (Lebanese Cheese Pizza)      Origin: Lebanon	Graveyard Dessert      Origin: American
Flaón      Origin: Spain	Gelato di Mascarpone con le Violette (Mascarpone Gelato with Violets)      Origin: Italy	Graveyard Pumpkin Mousse      Origin: American
Flaounes II (Easter Cheese Cakes)      Origin: Cyprus	Georgian Fruit Buns      Origin: Georgia	Greek Pizza      Origin: Greece
Flaumpens      Origin: England	Georgian Potato Soup      Origin: Georgia	Green Bean and Potato Casserole      Origin: American
Florentine Pizza      Origin: Italy	Gibanica (Cheese Strudel Pie)      Origin: Serbia	Green Lentils with Wild Garlic Mustard Pesto      Origin: Britain
Fondé de Mil (Millet Porridge)      Origin: Senegal	Ginger-chicken Pizza      Origin: Fusion	Ground Elder Layered Pancakes      Origin: British
Fondue      Origin: Switzerland	Gingerbread Men Cheesecake      Origin: Britain	Ground Elder Pie      Origin: Britain
For Flaunes (For Flans)      Origin: England	Glazed Lemon Cheesecake      Origin: American	Ground Elder Quiche      Origin: Britain
For to make flampens (To Make Pasta Pies)      Origin: England	Glazed Orange Cheesecake      Origin: American	Guinness Burgers      Origin: Ireland
Forshmak (Georgian Minced Meat Soufflé)      Origin: Georgia	Globi (Fried Cheese and Poppy-seed Balls)      Origin: Roman	Guinness Cheese Sauce      Origin: Ireland
Fowl Fricadelles      Origin: Britain	Gloucestershire Cheese and Ale      Origin: England	Guisado Perviuano de la Calabaza (Peruvian Pumpkin Stew)      Origin: Peru
Fowl Sauté with Mallow Cheeses      Origin: British	Gnocchi al Vaticano      Origin: Vatican City	Gulab Jamun Cheesecake      Origin: India
French Bread Pizza      Origin: Italy	Gnocchi alla Puttanesca al Forno (Puttanesca Baked Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy	Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Parcels      Origin: British
French Onion Soup      Origin: France	Gnocchi di Ortica (Nettle Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy	Habas con Refrito (Beans with Refried Beans)      Origin: Ecuador
Fresh Pear Shortcake      Origin: Britain	Gnocchi di semolino alla romana (Roman-Style Semolina Gnocchi)      Origin: Vatican City
Fresh Plum and Mascarpone Shortcake      Origin: British	Gnocchi Verdi (Spinach Gnocchi)      Origin: Italy

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