1. Cheese Identification Dairy Foods CDE

2. Class 2: Identification of Cheeses  Ten Samples of Cheeses in a class  Each cheese is worth 2 points  Total of 20 points  18 minutes to complete class  Can have repeated cheeses  Don’t always go by color  Can have all white cheeses

3. Types of Cheeses  17 Types of Cheeses  Blue  Brick  Brie/Camenbert  Chedder- Mild  Chedder- Sharp  Colby  Cream/Neufchatel  Edam/Gouda  Monterey (Jack)  Mozzarella/Pizza  Munster  Processed American  Provolone  Swiss  Feta Cheese  Romano  Havarti

4. Blue semi soft, pastey, and crumbly Tangy, peppery, spicy White marbled with blue-green mold

5. Brick Semi-soft, elastic, many small mechanical openings Mild to moderately sharp and sweet Light yellow to orange

6. Brie/Camembert soft, thin crust, creamy interior Mild to pungent taste Brown and White crust and creamy yellow interior

7. Mild Cheddar Firm and smooth, some mechanical openings Mild, tangy taste Yellow-orange to white in color

8. Sharp Cheddar Smooth and waxy, some mechanical openings Sharp, nut like Yellow-orange to white in color Sharp Cheddar sticks to the teeth

9. Colby Has tiny open holes Softer texture than cheddar Mild tasting White to medium yellow orange

10. Cream/Neufchatel Soft and smooth texture Mild, slight acid White to light cream

11. Edam/Gouda Mellow-nut like taste Semi-soft to firm texture Creamy yellow- orange color Comes in circle form in stores Red waxy covering

12. Monterey (Jack) Sweet nut like taste Firm in texture White in color

13. Mozzarella/Pizza Cheese  Mild delicate flavor  Firm, plastic texture  Creamy white in color  As time goes cheese gets greasy

14. Munster Semi-soft, waxy small mechanical openings Mild flavor Yellow, tan, or white surface, creamy inside. Orange covering on cheese

15. Processed American No holes soft Mild, sweet taste Taste mild

16. Provolone Firm Texture Hard, stringy Bland to sharp, smokey, and salt taste Smells Smokey Light golden yellow to brown

17. Swiss Firm and smooth texture medium to large round eyes (holes) Sweet, nut like flavor Pale light yellow color