soft cheeses
Creamy dairy products
Soft cheeses are varieties with high moisture content and creamy, spreadable textures—brie, camembert, fresh mozzarella, goat cheese, ricotta.
They typically have shorter aging periods than hard cheeses and require refrigeration.
The cheese board featured several soft cheeses alongside crackers and fruit.
- cream cheeseSoft spreadable dairy product
- dairy productFood from mammal milk
- mascarponeSoft Italian triple-cream cheese
- mozzarellaMild Italian cheese
- gorgonzolaItalian marbled cheese
labneh · spread · brie · Neufchâtel · cheese board · cheese plate · camembert · stinky cheese · terroir · fromage · feta · soft · rich · ricotta · rind · cheese cave · French gastronomy · quark
texture/firmness
soft cheeseshard cheeses
Dense, aged dairy solids
parmesan · Parmigiano-Reggiano · Manchego · Gruyère · Asiago