ng Christian IX and Norwegian
Kuminost, Italian Freisa, Pomeranian Rinnen and Belgian Leyden, to
Pennsylvania Pot.

Cardiga, Queijo da
_Portugal_

Hard; sheep; oily; mild flavor. Named from cardo, cardoon in English,
a kind of thistle used as a vegetable rennet in making several other
cheeses, such as French Caillebottes curdled with chardonnette, wild
artichoke seed. Only classical Greek sheep cheeses like Casera can
compare with the superb ones from the Portuguese mountain districts.
They are lusciously oily, but never rancidly so.

Carlsbad
_Bohemia_

Semihard; sheep; white; slightly salted; expensive.

Carre Affine
_France_

Soft, delicate, in small square forms; similar to Petit Carre and
Ancien Imperial (_see_).

Carre de l'Est
_France_

Similar to Camembert, and imitated in the U.S.A.

Cascaval Penir
_Turkey_

Cacciocavallo imitation consumed at home.

Caseralla
_Greece_

Semisoft; sheep; mellow; creamy.

Casere
_Greece_

Hard; sheep; brittle; gray and greasy. But wonderful! Sour-sweet
tongue tickle. This classical though greasy Grecian is imitated with
goat milk instead of sheep in Southern California.

Cashera
_Armenia and Greece_

Hard; goat or cow's milk; brittle; sharp; nutty. Similar to Casere and
high in quality.

Cashera
_Turkey_

Semihard; sheep.

Casher Penner _see_ Kasher.

Cashkavallo
_Syria_

Mellow but sharp imitation of the ubiquitous Italian Cacciocavallo.

Casigiolu, Panedda, Pera di vacca
_Sardinia_

Plastic-curd cheese, made by the Caciocavallo method.

Caskcaval or Kaschcavallo _see_ Feta.

Caspian
_Caucasus_

Semihard. Sheep or cow, milked directly into cone-shaped cloth bag to
speed the making. Tastes tangy, sharp and biting.

Cassaro
_Italy_

Locally consumed, seldom exported.

Castelmagno
_Italy_

Blue-mold, Gorgonzola type.

Castelo Branco, White Castle
_Portugal_

Semisoft; goat or goat and sheep; fermented. Similar to Serra da
Estrella (_see_).

Castillon, or Fromage de Gascony
_France_

Fresh cream cheese.

Castle, Schlosskaese
_North Austria_

Limburger type.

Catanzaro
_Italy_

Consumed locally, seldom exported.

Cat's Head _see_ Katzenkopf.

Celery
_Norway_

Flavored mildly with celery seeds, instead of the usual caraway.

Cendree, la
_France--Orleanais,
Blois & Aube_

Hard; sheep; round and flat. Other Cendrees are Champenois or Ricey,
Brie, d'Aizy and Olivet

Cendre d'Aizy
_Burgundy, France_