Question 1

Authentic Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO is traditionally produced using milk from which animal?

Accepted Answer

Water buffalo. Mozzarella di Bufala Campana is made exclusively from the fresh whole milk of the Italian Mediterranean water buffalo.

Question 2

In which country did Halloumi, a semi-hard, unripened cheese known for its high melting point, originate?

Accepted Answer

Cyprus. Halloumi originated on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where it has traditionally been made from a mixture of goat's and sheep's milk.

Question 3

Roquefort, one of the world's most renowned blue cheeses, is traditionally made from the milk of which animal?

Accepted Answer

Sheep. Roquefort is a French blue cheese produced specifically from raw sheep's (Lacaune ewe's) milk. It is aged in the natural caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.

Question 4

Which Italian hard cheese is widely nicknamed the "King of Cheeses"?

Accepted Answer

Parmigiano Reggiano. Parmigiano Reggiano, an unpasteurized hard cheese from northern Italy, is traditionally referred to as the 'King of Cheeses'.

Question 5

Casu martzu, a traditional cheese from Sardinia, is notable for containing live larvae of which insect?

Accepted Answer

Cheese fly (Piophila casei). Casu martzu is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that undergoes advanced decomposition caused by the larvae of the cheese fly (Piophila casei).

Question 6

Gouda cheese is named after a city located in which country?

Accepted Answer

Netherlands. Gouda is named after the Dutch city of Gouda in the Netherlands, which historically held the market rights for trading the cheese.

Question 7

Mont d'Or (Vacherin du Haut-Doubs) is a soft French cow's milk cheese traditionally encircled by a strip of bark from which tree?

Accepted Answer

Spruce. Mont d'Or is bound by a strip of Norway spruce bark, which imparts a distinctive woodsy flavor to the cheese during its maturation.

Question 8

Under Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) rules, Stilton cheese cannot legally be produced in which English location?

Accepted Answer

The village of Stilton (Cambridgeshire). Although Stilton cheese is named after the village of Stilton in Cambridgeshire, PDO regulations require it to be made only in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, or Nottinghamshire, excluding Stilton itself.

Question 9

What defining characteristic distinguishes the traditional South Asian cheese known as paneer?

Accepted Answer

It is an unaged, non-melting fresh curd cheese set with acid. Paneer is a fresh, unaged acid-set cheese curd made by curdling milk with fruit- or vegetable-derived acid like lemon juice. Because it does not contain rennet, it does not melt when cooked.

Cheeses of the world