Sheep milk cheese especially when produced outside their country of origin. It takes between 2 weeks to 2–3 months up to two years for the cheeses to fully ripen. French sheep milk cheeses include Abbaye de Bellocq, , Berger de Rocastin, Brebicet, Le Claousou, Lévejac, Valdeblore, Roquefort, Ardi-gasna, Agour, Ossau-Iraty, Brocciu, Asco, Brin d'amour,Faisselle, Fleur de Maquis, A filetta, and Niolo. Greek sheep milk cheeses include Feta and Halloumi. Italian sheep milk cheeses include Pecorino Romano, Pecorino Sardo, Pecorino Siciliano, Pecorino Toscano and Ricotta. Israeli Sheep milk cheeses Tzfatit tari(fresh Tzfat cheese)and Tzfat cheese |Tzfatit Kasheh]] Aged Tzfat cheese Croatian sheep milk cheeses
The Moon is made of green cheese it was also in use after this time. It likely originated in this formulation in 1546, when "The Proverbs of John Heywood" claimed "the moon is made of a greene cheese." A common variation at that time was "to make one believe the Moon is made of green cheese" ("i.e.", to hoax). In French, there is the proverb ""Il veut prendre la lune avec les dents"" ("He wants to take the moon with his teeth"), alluded to in Rabelais. The characterization is also common in stories of gothamites, including the Moonrakers of Wiltshire, who were said to have taken advantage