"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Where would we be without cheese? We certainly wouldn't have cheese party dips, epic charcuterie boards, ...

A lump of ricotta on a white plate - Westend61/Getty Images Casual cheese aficionados: Maybe you've heard the term fresh cheese thrown around, but you're a little hazy on what it means. This is ...

The history of goat cheese is a pretty strange thing. For much of the world, goat cheese has been a staple for more than 7,000 years. It makes sense: Goats are hardy, social animals that were first ...

The cheese plate has an Appenzeller (a hard, briny cheese), a cheddar and a Gouda. There’s also a feta-style cheese and a honey-lavender chevre, a soft goat cheese. And they all are made right here in ...

DON’T CROWD THE BOARD Just like wine, cheese announces itself by smell — and should be sniffed before you chomp into it. But that’s impossible if you place a stinky Gorgonzola beside a mild Havarti.