A type of cheese that has no holes is called a blind cheese. The holes in other cheeses are formed by carbon dioxide in maturing cheese.

Jack cheese has an acidic tang and is made in California. It is made from cow’s milk, and Jalapeno is added to it. It is also known as Monterey Jack.

Made from unpasteurized sheep's milk, Manchego is aged for a minimum of 60 days. It has a crisscross pattern with a slightly yellow interior.

Maytag cheese is produced from cows instead of the usual sheep’s milk. It has characteristic green veins that are produced when penicillin is added to it.

Cheddar cheese in Australis goes by the name 'Cheer.' In earlier times it was called 'Tasty' cheese. It is also called cloth-aged cheddar.

An eye is a term used to refer to the holes in the cheese. The holes are due to the formation of carbon dioxide when the cheese matures.

Italy has around 260 varieties of cheese. Parmigiano Reggiano is the most famous of all. It has a burnished, golden rind.

Abondance is a rare cheese from France that is firm and fruity. It comes from the Swiss Alps and has a light-yellow interior with a creamy-brown crust.

Cheddar is the name of a village in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England which is where cheddar cheese is produced. The cheese has been named after this village.

In 1841, during a war between Buenos Aires and Montevideo, Edam cheese was used as cannonballs as the ship had run out of cannonballs. The cheese killed two soldiers.