Cheese Database

Chihuahua vs Monterey Jack

Chihuahua

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
No rind
Country
Mexico
Place
Chihuahua

Queso Chihuahua is a semi-hard cow's-milk cheese from the state of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. Mennonite communities there made it, so it is also called queso menonita.

Monterey Jack

Milk
Cow
Texture
Semi-hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
No rind
Country
United States
Place
California

Monterey Jack is a mild cow's-milk cheese from California. Young Jack is pale, flexible, and one of the reliable melting cheeses of American cooking.