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Bandaged Wrapped Cheddar
Cheddar cheese with crackers

This is a list of notable cheeses in English cuisine. Some sources claim that at least 927 varieties of cheese are produced in England. Fourteen English cheeses are classified as protected designation of origin.

In English cuisine, foods such as cheese have ancient origins. The 14th-century English cookery book The Forme of Cury contains recipes for these, and dates from the royal court of Richard II.

English cheeses

Bowland cheese
A wedge of Bowland cheese
Sage Derby cheese with crust
Derby cheese varieties include Sage Derby, shown with a wax coating.
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Shropshire Blue

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