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Everyday food

What people cook and eat on an ordinary day.

MealBreakfastLunchTea timeDinnerSupperSnacks
KindMain dishStreet foodSoupStew or curryRice dishNoodle or pasta dishDumplingBreadGrill or roastSandwich or wrapPie or savoury pastrySalad or sideCheese or dairy foodSausage or cured foodSauce, pickle or fermentSweet or dessertDrink
DietVegetarianVeganFish and seafoodMeat
Mozzarella 🇮🇹 ItalySemi-soft Italian cheese made by stretching and kneading curd Cheese or dairy food ParmesanVegetarianParmigiano Reggiano 🇮🇹 ItalyA hard, aged Italian cheese made from cow's milk in Emilia-Romagna Cheese or dairy food CamembertVegetarian 🇫🇷 FranceSoft, creamy cow’s milk cheese with a white, edible rind from Normandy Cheese or dairy food FetaVegetarianφέτα 🇬🇷 GreeceGreek white cheese aged in brine, made from sheep and goat milk Cheese or dairy food WagasiVegetarian 🇧🇯 Benin and 1 moreMild, soft cheese from cow's milk, made and eaten across northern Benin Cheese or dairy food BrieVegetarian 🇫🇷 France and 3 moreSoft French cheese with a white edible rind and creamy interior Cheese or dairy food, Lunch, Dinner HandkäseVegetarian 🇩🇪 GermanySmall sour milk cheese from Hesse, Germany, often served with onions and caraway Cheese or dairy food, Snacks Halloumi 🇨🇾 CyprusA firm, brined cheese from Cyprus that can be grilled or fried without melting Cheese or dairy food BurrataVegetarian 🇮🇹 ItalyA pouch of mozzarella filled with stracciatella and cream from southern Italy Cheese or dairy food Strained yogurt 🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreYogurt thickened by straining out most of its whey Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Snacks ManchegoVegetarianqueso manchego 🇪🇸 SpainFirm sheep’s milk cheese from La Mancha, aged from two months to two years Cheese or dairy food Bryndza 🇸🇰 Slovakia and 4 moreTangy, crumbly sheep cheese from Central and Eastern Europe Cheese or dairy food Kashk 🇮🇷 Iran and 6 moreDried or fermented dairy, sometimes with grain, shaped and stored for later use Cheese or dairy food AligotVegetarianAligòt 🇫🇷 FranceMashed potatoes mixed with melted cheese, butter, and garlic from southern France Main dish, Dinner, Lunch Cabrales cheese 🇪🇸 SpainBlue cheese from Asturias aged in mountain caves Cheese or dairy food TvorogVegetarian 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreA soft, white, fermented dairy food made by curdling milk and removing whey Cheese or dairy food ObatzdaVegetarian 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreBavarian cheese spread mixed with butter, paprika and spices Cheese or dairy food, Snacks Idiazabal cheeseVegetarianIdiazabal gazta 🇪🇸 SpainAged sheep’s milk cheese with a firm texture from Spain’s Basque Country Cheese or dairy food KasseriVegetarianκασέρι 🇬🇷 Greece and 2 moreA semi-hard Greek cheese made from sheep’s milk, stretched and aged for months Cheese or dairy food Tetilla cheeseVegetarianqueixo tetilla 🇪🇸 SpainSoft, conical cow’s milk cheese from Galicia in northwest Spain Cheese or dairy food Serra da Estrela cheeseVegetarian 🇵🇹 PortugalSoft to semi-hard sheep’s milk cheese from Portugal’s Serra da Estrela mountains Cheese or dairy food Parenica 🇸🇰 SlovakiaSteamed, coiled cheese from Slovakia, often smoked and made from sheep or cow milk Cheese or dairy food Västerbotten cheeseVegetarianVästerbottensost 🇸🇪 SwedenFirm, tangy Swedish cow's milk cheese aged for at least a year Cheese or dairy food Shanklish 🇸🇾 Syria and 1 moreAged cheese balls from cow or sheep milk, often coated in herbs or spices Cheese or dairy food, Breakfast, Snacks Beyaz peynir 🇹🇷 TurkeyA brined white cheese from Turkey, made from sheep, cow or goat milk Cheese or dairy food, Breakfast, Lunch MatóVegetarian 🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreCatalan fresh cheese, usually served as a dessert with honey Cheese or dairy food ProvoletaVegetarian 🇦🇷 ArgentinaArgentine pulled-curd cheese grilled and served at barbecues Cheese or dairy food, Dinner

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