small cutting board over a red background with a hearth shaped brie-like cheese flanked by a knife

Cheese Lover's Companion: The Ultimate A-to-Z Cheese Guide with More Than 1,000 Listings for Cheeses and Cheese-Related Terms

by Sharon T. Herbst Author and Ron Herbst Author

This comprehensive guide and reference brings concise entries on over 500 international cheese varieties from a cheese aficionado duo, from Appenzeller to Zamorano. It will feature alternative names and spellings for the cheeses where it’s applicable, and present a brief profile on it’s origins, it’s nominal pronunciation, and traditional uses. In addition to this, the reference book contains flavor profiles along parameters like acidity, curds, rennet, and more — linking this and exploring the different processes by which cheeses are made. The index in the back has a breakdown of different cheeses with different parameters, to help readers find a cheese that they’ve tasted but may not recognize by name.

(This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)