# List of cheese dishes

This is a list of notable cheese dishes in which cheese is used as a primary ingredient or as a significant component of a dish or a food. Cheese is a food derived from milk that is produced in a wide range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep.

## Cheese dishes and foods

* Aligot – French cheese and potato dish
* Almogrote – Spread of Canary Islands cuisine
* Älplermagronen – Swiss dish of pasta and potatoes, with cream, cheese and onions
* Arizona cheese crisp – Cheese dish
* Bacon, egg and cheese sandwich – Breakfast sandwich
* Bagel and cream cheese – Common food pairing in American cuisine
* Beer cheese (spread) – Cheese spread containing beer
* Beer soup – Breakfast soup made from a beer-based roux
* Bryndzové halušky – Traditional Slovak dish
* Caldo de queso – Traditional Mexican cheese soup
* California cheese maki – Type of sushiPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Caprese salad – Italian salad
* Carrozza (sandwich) – Italian dish
* Caşcaval pane – Eastern European dishPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets: Eastern Europe
* Cauliflower cheese – English dish
* Cervelle de canut – French cheese spread
* Cheese ball (hors d'oeuvre) – American hors d'oeuvre
* Cheddar sauce – Type of sauce made with cheddar cheese
* Cheese and crackers – Dish, often served with wine, fruit, or meat
* Cheese and pickle sandwich – British sandwich
* Cheese bun – Cheese-flavoured rolls
* Cheese dog – Hot dog with cheese filling
* Cheese dream – British dish of melted cheesePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Cheese fries – Fast-food dish of fries and cheese
* Cheese maki – Type of sushiPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Cheese spread – Soft and spreadable cheese product
* Cheese toastie – Type of hot melted cheese sandwichPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Cheese on toast – British dish of melted cheese
* Cheese pudding – Pudding dish made with cheese
* Cheese puffs – Puffed corn snack
* Cheese roll – New Zealand snack food
* Cheese sandwich – Sandwich with cheese as the main ingredient
* Cheese sauce – Sauce made with cheese
* Cheese slaw – Australian side dish
* Cheeseburger – Hamburger topped with cheese
* Cheesecake – Cheese-based dessert
* Cheesesteak – SandwichPages displaying short descriptions with no spaces
* Cheese tteokbokki – Korean spicy rice cake dish
* Chèvre chaud – French dish, consisting of Chèvre cheese served hot
* Chhena Jhili – Odia sweet dish
* Chicken parmesan – Italian-American dish
* Chile con queso – Side dish of melted cheese and chili peppers
* Cocoloşi – Romanian dish of grilled corn porridgePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Cordon bleu – Meat and cheese dish
* Croque-monsieur – French hot sandwich with ham and cheesePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Curd snack – Type of sweet dairy food made from curd cheese
* Ema datshi – A cheese and chili-based dish from Bhutan
* Fettuccine Alfredo – Creamy pasta dish with butter and cheese
* Fondue – Swiss melted cheese dish
* Frico – Italian dish
* Fried cheese – Cheese dish fried in oil
* Frito pie – American savory dish
* Fromage fort – French cheese spread
* Gibanica – Serbian dish of filo, cheese and eggs
* Gomme – Traditional Norwegian cheese preparation
** Søst – A dairy dish similar to gomme, but added raisins, syrup and semolina. Often added to or eaten with lefse or as a dessert on its own
* Gougère – Savory pastry puff with cheese
* Grilled cheese – Type of hot melted cheese sandwich
* Gulab jamun – Milk-solid-based sweet from the Indian subcontinent
* Ham and cheese sandwich – Common type of sandwichPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Hauskyjza – Silesian dish of cheesePages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Hellimli: Cyprus
* Jambon – Savoury pastry snack
* Käsespätzle – Baked cheese pasta dish
* Kasseropita – Greek layered pastry foodPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Keshi yena – Aruban and Curaçaoan main course dish
* Khachapuri – Georgian cheese-filled bread
* Lasagne – Flat pasta and stacked pasta dishesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Lazy varenyky – Unleavened stuffed pasta of Polish originPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Liptauer – Central European cheese spread
* Llapingacho – Ecuadorian fried potato pancake
* Macaroni and cheese – Pasta dish
* Machas a la parmesana – Chilean seafood dish with razor clams
* Malakoff – Swiss fried cheese balls
* Masan (pastry) – Tibetan pastry made with curd cheese
* Mattar paneer – Indian cheese and peas dishPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Mazë (Albanian)
* Međimurska gibanica – Croatian dessert
* Melt sandwich – Type of hot sandwich containing cheese
* Moretum – Herb cheese spread
* Mote de queso – Colombian soup dish
* Mozzarella sticks – Fried breaded or battered mozzarella
* Nachos – Tortilla chip dish
* Obatzda – Bavarian cheese specialty
* Papas chorreadas
* Parmigiana – Italian dish of eggplant with cheese and tomato sauce
* Parmo – English take-away dish
* Paskha – Slavic festive dish
* Pastizz – Savoury pastry from Malta
* Pizza – Italian dish with a flat dough-based base and toppings
* Poulet au fromage – French chicken and cheese dish
* Poutine – Dish of french fries, cheese curds and gravy
* Provoleta – Argentinian cheese
* Quarkkäulchen – German potato pancake dish
* Queijadinha – Portuguese confection
* Queijo coalho grelhado
* Quesadilla – Mexican dish of tortillas with melted cheese
* Quesillo – Types of cheese and other foods
* Quesito – Pastry from Puerto Rico
* Queso flameado – Dish of hot melted cheese and spicy chorizo
* Raclette – Swiss dish of melted cheese
* Rasabali – Sweet dish from Odisha, India
* Raviole du Dauphiné – French pasta dish
* Saganaki – Greek fried cheese dish
* Schmear – Word spread in German and Yiddish communities
* Scovardă – Romanian pastry
* Smažený sýr – Czech and Slovak cheese dish
* Smoked salmon cheesecake – Cheese-based dessertPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Spanakopita – Savory spinach pastryPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Zagorski Štrukli / Štruklji – Type of DishPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Supplì – Italian snack food
* Syrniki – Fried quark pancakes from Eastern European cuisine
* Tartiflette – French baked potato dish
* Tirokafteri – Greek cheese-based spread
* Tiropita – Greek layered pastry food
* Tu (cake) – Tibetan cheese cake made with yak butter
* Túró Rudi – Curd snack popular in Hungary
* Túrós csusza – Hungarian cheese and pasta dish
* Urnebes – Serbian dish
* Vatrushka – Eastern European pastry
* Velveeta Shells & Cheese – Brand name stovetop pasta shells and cheese product
* Vyprážaný syr – Czech and Slovak cheese dishPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Welsh rarebit – British dish of cheese sauce on toast
* Ziva (dish) – Israeli savoury pastry

## Indian

* Chhena Gaja – Odia sweet dishPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Chhena jalebi – Indian dessert
* Chhena kheeri – Sweet dish originally from Odisha, India
* Chhena Poda – Cheese dessert from Odisha, IndiaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Khoya paneer – north Indian cheese dishPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Mattar paneer – Indian cheese and peas dishPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Palak paneer – Indian vegetarian dish with cheese
* Paneer tikka – Indian cuisine
* Paneer tikka masala – Indian dish
* Rasgula – Syrupy dessert popular in South AsiaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets