Cheese News

The European Union wants the United States to back off on selling cheese with names like Parmesan, feta and Gorgonzola because -- they claim -- it cuts into brand identity and sales in EU countries where the cheeses originate.

Cheese is in the spotlight with the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership currently under negotiation.

The European Union contends cheese made in this country isn't authentic enough to carry a European name and wants to ban the use of names like parmesan, feta and gorgonzola on cheese made here at home.

Not to quite the same extent as Jay Z and Beyonce maybe, who went vegan for a month, but then neither did I have an in-house chef concocting delicious meat-free morsels on tap.

Blessed are the geographically accurate cheese makers. In an attempt to defend and expand its piece of the growing global cheese market, the European Union wants the United States to ban the use of certain cheese names that have become ubiquitous for consumers.

One of the more enduring skits from "Monty Python's Flying Circus" features a flummoxed John Cleese trying but failing to secure a serving of cheese from a cheese monger who has no stock.

Ever wonder what it would have been like to grow up on the Straus family farm? Or, what that experience might look performed as a one-woman show - with cheese? Then you definitely won't want to miss Vivien Straus' E-i-E-i-OY! - In Bed with the Farmer's Daughter .

When was the last time you caught a whiff of a smelly human foot? It probably wasn't too pleasant.

U.S. lawmakers have mobilized on behalf of American cheesemakers, with Sens. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Charles Schumer of New York leading the way, because the European Union is raising a stink over U.S. companies' use of the word "parmesan" and other cheesy monikers.

A trade battle is ripening between the U.S. and Europe over cheese names. As part of trade talks, the EU wants to ban the use of names associated with Europe - like Parmesan, Gorgonzola and feta - on cheese products made in the U.S. Ohio dairy farmers applauded Buckeye Sens. Portman and Brown for looking out for the interests of dairy farmers and ... (more)

When you buy Parmesan cheese, do you think it is from Parma in Italy? Is feta, which comes from the Greek word for "slice," always Greek? The list goes on to include Cheddar , Muenster , and Roquefort .

Hutchins will demonstrate how to make farmer cheese and cheddar cheese using milk from her farm.

From top left, Cashel Blue farmhouse cheese, Dubliner, Blarney Castle and Kerrygold aged cheddar make a great assortment for an Irish cheese plate.

San Francisco firefighters prevented a five-alarm fire from spreading from a condominium construction site to nearby buildings on Tuesday.

Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.

As everyone knows, Parmesan cheese, in it's original, natural form comes in tall, shiny green shaker cans, and is the consistency of powdery cat litter.

In addition to making baked goods, charcuterie, jams, mustards and more from scratch, Deer Valley Resort is now producing its own cheese, following the hire of cheesemaker and Belgium native Corinne Cornet-Coniglio.

Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.

Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.

I can answer with an unhesitating yes, but apparently some people are wary of the idea.