Belgium has a long tradition of cheese-making going back to the Middle Ages. A lot of cheeses are still named after the abbeys where they are/were manufactured. Many abbeys (e.g. Chimay, Maresdous, Passchendaele, Westmalle) make both beer and cheese. 54 varieties of Belgian cheeses are listed on this page.
Flemish cheeses
23 kinds of chesse listed
Cheese name |
Province |
Type |
Fat content |
Affligem Abdij |
Flemish Brabant |
semi-hard |
|
Bavikhove |
West Flanders |
|
|
Beauvoorde |
West Flanders |
hard |
|
Bleu de Gand |
East Flanders |
blue |
|
Broodkaas |
|
|
|
Brusselae Kaas (Fromage de Bruxelles) |
Brussels |
soft |
|
Château d'Arville |
West Flanders |
blue |
|
Corsendonk Abdij |
Antwerp |
semi-hard |
|
Damme |
West Flanders |
semi-hard |
|
Gouda |
|
semi-hard |
|
Kazemat |
West Flanders |
soft |
50% |
Limburger |
Limburg |
soft |
20 to 50% |
Loo |
|
semi-hard |
|
Nazareth |
East Flanders |
|
|
Oude Postel |
Antwerp |
hard |
|
Oud Brugge (Vieux Bruges) |
West Flanders |
hard |
|
Passchendaele |
West Flanders |
semi-hard |
|
Postel Abdiji |
Antwerp |
semi-hard |
|
Sezoen |
|
hard |
|
Sint-Maarten |
|
|
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Swalm |
|
|
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Westmalle Abdij |
Antwerp |
semi-hard |
|
Watou |
|
semi-hard |
|
Walloon cheeses
31 kinds of chesse listed
Cheese name |
Province |
Type |
Fat content |
Abbaye de Chimay |
Namur |
semi-hard |
|
Abbaye de Floreffe |
Namur |
semi-hard |
|
Abbaye de Maredsous |
Namur |
semi-hard |
45% |
Abbaye d'Orval |
Luxembourg |
semi-hard |
|
Abbaye de Val Dieu |
Liege |
semi-hard |
|
Ambiorix |
|
hard |
|
Avesnois à la Trappiste |
Liege |
|
|
Bleu de Franchimont |
Liege |
blue |
|
Bouquet des Moines |
|
soft |
|
Caprice de Blanche |
|
soft |
|
Carré de Tourpes |
Hainaut |
soft |
|
Cochon 'nez |
|
soft |
|
Dom Tobias |
|
semi-hard |
|
Fagnar |
|
hard |
|
Fleur des Fagnes |
Liege |
soft |
|
Fromage de Herve |
Liege |
semi-hard |
|
Madredet |
|
soft |
|
La Maquée |
Namur |
cottage |
|
Paillardin |
|
soft |
|
Pas de Bleu |
|
blue |
|
Père Joseph |
|
semi-hard |
|
Petit Bonsecours |
Hainaut |
|
|
Plateau de Herve |
Liege |
soft |
45% |
Remedou de Herve |
Liege |
soft |
40% |
Rodoric |
|
|
|
Rubens |
|
semi-hard |
|
Saint-Feuillien |
Hainaut |
soft |
|
Trou d'Sottai |
Liege |
|
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Val de Salm |
Luxembourg |
|
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Vieil Aubel |
Liege |
|
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Vieux Chimay |
Namur |
hard |
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