# The best Austrian cheeses

Vorarlberger Bergkäse, Tyrolean grey cheese and Gailtal Alpine cheese: Austria's best-known cheeses, many with protected designation of origin.

- 415 votes · 15 items
- Jul 24, 2018 · Michael Koch
- https://even.best/en/l/2773/the-best-austrian-cheeses

## Top 15

1. **Tiroler Graukäse** (36 · ▲38 ▼2) — Low-fat sour milk cheese (PDO).
2. **Vorarlberger Bergkäse** (35 · ▲38 ▼3) — Tangy hard cheese from the Bregenz Forest (PDO).
3. **Tiroler Bergkäse** (30 · ▲30 ▼0) — Hard cheese from Tyrol (PDO).
4. **Gailtaler Almkäse** (29 · ▲33 ▼4) — Alpine cheese from cow's and goat's milk (PDO).
5. **Tiroler Almkäse** (23 · ▲28 ▼5) — Summer Alpine cheese (PDO).
6. **Montafoner Sauerkäse** (21 · ▲23 ▼2) — Sour milk cheese from Montafon.
7. **Schlierbacher Schlosskäse** (20 · ▲23 ▼3) — Soft cheese from Schlierbach Abbey.
8. **Ennstaler Steirerkäse** (20 · ▲21 ▼1) — Crumbly sour milk cheese from Styria.
9. **Waldviertler Selchkas** (19 · ▲24 ▼5) — Smoked cheese from the Waldviertel.
10. **Vorarlberger Alpkäse** (18 · ▲22 ▼4) — Alpine cheese from Vorarlberg (PDO).
11. **Mondseer** (17 · ▲20 ▼3) — Red-smear cheese from the Salzkammergut.
12. **Pinzgauer Bierkäse** (17 · ▲19 ▼2) — Pungent cheese from Pinzgau.
13. **Mostviertler Schofkas** (13 · ▲17 ▼4) — Sheep's cheese from the Mostviertel.
14. **Glundner Käse** (13 · ▲17 ▼4) — Soft cheese from Carinthia.
15. **Räßkäse** (6 · ▲13 ▼7) — Strong mountain cheese from the Bregenz Forest.

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