Cheddar cheese

noun2

1. •
   A variety of hard, pale yellow cheese originally produced in the region around Cheddar in Somerset, England.

   • Hundreds of examples remain, still following the same general pattern—maroon, green or chocolate brown, for example, from ground to waist level, then a stale Cheddar cheese shade of cream above. — 1962
2. •
   Any similar cheese made anywhere in the world.