cheese - a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milkfood - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" curd - coagulated milk; used to made cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey" cream cheese - soft unripened cheese made of sweet milk and cream Brie - soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert brick cheese - semisoft sweet American cheese from whole milk in a brick form Edam - mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering Liederkranz - a soft cheese with a strong odor and flavor Limburger - a soft white cheese with a very strong pungent odor and flavor Parmesan - hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated quark cheese, quark - fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet ricotta - soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese Swiss cheese - hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland Velveeta - trademark: soft processed American cheese |