Dishes made with cheese
127 dishes from around the world that list cheese as a main ingredient.
KhachapuriVegetarianხაჭაპური
🇬🇪 Georgia and 4 moreLeavened bread filled with cheese, sometimes egg, from Georgia
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Bruschetta
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreGrilled bread rubbed with garlic and olive oil, often topped with tomato or other ingredients
Bread, Snacks, Tea time
Manakishمناقيش
🇱🇧 Lebanon and 3 moreLevantine flatbread topped with za'atar, cheese, or meat
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Buñuelo
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreCrisp or fluffy fried dough, sweet or savory, enjoyed across Spain and Latin America
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Breakfast
FougasseVegan
🇫🇷 FranceLeaf-shaped bread from Provence, often with olives, cheese or herbs
Bread
Gözleme
🇹🇷 TurkeyTurkish flatbread turnover filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Pupusa
🇸🇻 El Salvador and 1 moreStuffed griddled cakes filled with cheese, beans, or meat, eaten hot by hand
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Galette
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreFlat French cakes or pies, from rustic fruit tarts to buckwheat pancakes
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
Pão de queijoVegetarian
🇧🇷 BrazilCheese-filled rolls made with cassava flour, a breakfast and snack food from Brazil
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
ChipaVegetarian
🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreCheese-flavored rolls made with cassava starch, eaten as a snack or breakfast
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Babkaעוגת שמרים
🇵🇱 Poland and 4 moreSweet braided loaf with rich fillings like chocolate or cinnamon
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Tea time
Crostini
🇮🇹 ItalySmall slices of toasted bread topped with cheese, meats, or vegetables
Bread, Snacks
Sopa paraguayaVegetarian
🇵🇾 ParaguayA soft, cheesy cornbread from Paraguay made with corn flour, cheese, eggs and onion
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Cachapa
🇻🇪 VenezuelaVenezuelan corn pancakes often filled with cheese and served hot
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Torta
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreA word for cake, pie, flatbread, sandwich or omelette, depending on the country
Bread
PandebonoVegetarian
🇨🇴 ColombiaColombian bread made with cassava starch, cheese, and eggs, often eaten warm
Bread, Snacks
BraaibroodjieVegetarian
🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 moreA toasted sandwich with cheese, tomato and onion, cooked at a South African braai
Bread, Snacks, Lunch
Bruschetta
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreGrilled bread rubbed with garlic and olive oil, often topped with tomato or other ingredients
Bread, Snacks, Tea time
Manakishمناقيش
🇱🇧 Lebanon and 3 moreLevantine flatbread topped with za'atar, cheese, or meat
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Buñuelo
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreCrisp or fluffy fried dough, sweet or savory, enjoyed across Spain and Latin America
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Breakfast
FougasseVegan
🇫🇷 FranceLeaf-shaped bread from Provence, often with olives, cheese or herbs
Bread
Gözleme
🇹🇷 TurkeyTurkish flatbread turnover filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Pupusa
🇸🇻 El Salvador and 1 moreStuffed griddled cakes filled with cheese, beans, or meat, eaten hot by hand
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Galette
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreFlat French cakes or pies, from rustic fruit tarts to buckwheat pancakes
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
Pão de queijoVegetarian
🇧🇷 BrazilCheese-filled rolls made with cassava flour, a breakfast and snack food from Brazil
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
ChipaVegetarian
🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreCheese-flavored rolls made with cassava starch, eaten as a snack or breakfast
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Babkaעוגת שמרים
🇵🇱 Poland and 4 moreSweet braided loaf with rich fillings like chocolate or cinnamon
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Tea time
Crostini
🇮🇹 ItalySmall slices of toasted bread topped with cheese, meats, or vegetables
Bread, Snacks
Sopa paraguayaVegetarian
🇵🇾 ParaguayA soft, cheesy cornbread from Paraguay made with corn flour, cheese, eggs and onion
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Cachapa
🇻🇪 VenezuelaVenezuelan corn pancakes often filled with cheese and served hot
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Torta
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreA word for cake, pie, flatbread, sandwich or omelette, depending on the country
Bread
PandebonoVegetarian
🇨🇴 ColombiaColombian bread made with cassava starch, cheese, and eggs, often eaten warm
Bread, Snacks
BraaibroodjieVegetarian
🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 moreA toasted sandwich with cheese, tomato and onion, cooked at a South African braai
Bread, Snacks, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Cachapa: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Manakish: Nsaum75, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pão de queijo: Murilo manzini, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Braaibroodjie: Dumbassman, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chipa: Ekem at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pupusa: Ll1324, CC0, source
- Bruschetta: David Jackmanson, CC BY 4.0, source
- Gözleme: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fougasse: https://www.flickr.com/photos/70253321@N00/, CC BY 2.0, source
- Galette: Gorrk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Crostini: Charles Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Buñuelo: Klenje, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Torta: Tamorlan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Babka: Hanina at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Sopa paraguaya: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source