Various cheeses have been called the king, queen, or prince of cheeses.[1] The title is informal and lacks standardization, sometimes with multiple kings in one country.
By country
edit- Britain
- Stilton (1912)[2]
- Cheddar[3]
- France
- Brie de Meaux: at the Congress of Vienna (1814), it was originally declared Prince des fromages, et premier des desserts 'Prince of cheeses, and first among desserts', which later became "king of cheeses, cheese of kings".[4][5]: 87, 185 [6][7] It is also called the "queen of cheeses".[8]
- Roquefort: Frédéric Leblanc du Vernet, 1869[5][9]: 627 [10]
- Époisses: Brillat-Savarin, early 19th century[5]: 254
- Italy
- Parmigiano Reggiano[11][5]: 187
- Sweden
- Västerbotten, king of Swedish cheeses[12][13]
- Switzerland
- Emmental, king of Swiss cheeses[14]
By type
editRanks of nobility
editSometimes other royal ranks are used:
References
edit- ↑ Clark, David (January 8, 2009). "The King of Cheese: 3 French Cheeses Vying for the Crown". Mental Floss.
- ↑ Austin, C.F. (1912). "A Ballade of Stilton Cheese". The Windsor Magazine. 36: 362.
- ↑ Cynthia Martin, 101 Recipes for Making Cheese, 2011. ISBN 1601383568. p. 141.
- ↑ Pierre Androuët, Yves Chabot, Le brie, 1985. ISBN 2905563001. p. 48.
- 1 2 3 4 du Vernet, Frédéric Leblanc (1869). Les Merveilles du Grand Central. p. 321.
- ↑ Juliet Harbutt, World Cheese Book, 2015. ISBN 146544372X. p. 46.
- ↑ Henaut, Stéphane; Mitchell, Jeni (2018). "The King of Cheeses". A Bite-Sized History of France: Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment. The New Press. ISBN 978-1620972526.
- 1 2 Layton, T. A. (1973). The cheese handbook: a guide to the world's best cheeses, over 250 varieties described, with recipes. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-22955-6.
- ↑ Donnelly, Catherine, ed. (2016). The Oxford Companion to Cheese. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199330898.
- ↑ Hurt, Jeanette; Ehlers, Steve (2008). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cheeses of the World. Penguin. p. 54. ISBN 9781440636189.
- ↑ Olmsted, Larry (November 19, 2012). "Most Parmesan Cheeses In America Are Fake, Here's Why". Forbes. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
... that it has earned the nickname in the dairy industry, 'The King of Cheeses'.
- ↑ Aurell, Bronte (May 14, 2024). The ScandiKitchen Cookbook: Simple, delicious dishes for any occasion. Ryland Peters & Small. p. 130. ISBN 9781788796330.
- ↑ DK Eyewitness Top 10 Stockholm. Penguin. 2020. ISBN 978-0744025903. n.p.
- ↑ Schatzmann, Rudolf (1881). La fabrication des fromages en Suisse (in French). Imprimerie Veuve S. Genton & Fils. p. 8.
- ↑ Histoire et géographie des fromages: actes du Colloque de géographie historique, Caen, 1985, 1987. ISBN 2905461217. p. 80.
- ↑ Smillie, Susan (September 26, 2011). "Which is the true king of cheeses?". The Guardian.
- ↑ W.K.H. Bode, M.J. Leto, The Larder Chef, 4th ed, 2012. ISBN 1136357122. "Soft Cheeses".