On the menu SOUFFLÉ HENRI IV, SAUCE VOLAILLE AUX CHAMPIGNONS Caribou Poutine, Liverpool

FROM A CLASSIC SOUFFLE IN PARIS TO POUTINE IN LIVERPOOL, HERE ARE SOME OF THE BEST CHEESE DISHES FOUND ON MENUS AROUND THE WORLD Le Soufflé, Paris

Serving up seasonal soufflés since 1961, Paris’ Le Soufflé offers both sweet and savoury creations. The Soufflé Henri IV is a house classic — a cheese soufflé that comes with a gravy boat of creamy chicken and mushroom sauce to pour on top. Available both à la carte or as part of a three-course soufflé menu. €19 (£16.67) lesouffle.fr

MIXED CHEESE PLOUGHMAN’S Crown Inn, Somerset

The ploughman’s lunch as we know it today first became popular in the 1960s, when the Milk Marketing Board pushed it as an attempt to increase national cheese sales. At the Crown Inn, it features Wookey Hole cave-aged cheddar, Somerset brie and Cropwell Bishop stilton, with thick slices of bread, sweet pickle, a pickled onion, grapes and homemade coleslaw. £9.75 crowninnchurchill.co.uk

TEQUEÑOS El Rincón de la Abuela Venezolana, Barcelona

Said to have originated in the Venezuelan town of Los Teques, and sometimes known as ‘deditos de queso’, these salty cheese sticks are wrapped in dough and then baked or fried in oil. They’re also popular in Spain, and at the family-run Venezuelan restaurant El Rincón de la Abuela Venezolana in Barcelona, they also offer coeliac-friendly versions made with cornflour or plantain, and a tofu-filled option for vegans. From €7.90 (£6.93) elrincondelaabuelavenezolana.com

PHILLY CHEESESTEAK Bazaar Meat by José Andrés, Chicago

The classic Philly cheesesteak is a long roll stuffed with sliced or chopped beef that’s been freshly sautéed or griddled, melted Cheez Whiz, provolone or American cheese and, optionally, caramelised onions. For a creative alternative, try Bazaar Meat in Chicago, where chef Alex Pitts’ version sees thin slices of Kobe tenderloin delicately draped across a hollow airbread (a sort of puffed-up pita) filled with cheddar foam and topped with onion jam. $13 (£11.74) thebazaar.com

POUTINE

This comforting dish originated in Quebec in the 1950s, but it’s popularity has since spread. In its purist form, it’s a combination of salty cheese curds and rich gravy on French fries, although these days it gets loaded with just about anything. At Liverpool’s Caribou Poutine, you can either stick to tradition, or garnish with toppings such as fried chicken coated in maple syrup or pulled pork with jalapeños and sour cream. From £4.95 cariboupoutine.co.uk

RACLETTE Château de Villa, Valais

Legend has it that a winemaker from the Swiss canton of Valais invented raclette one evening after heating a piece of cheese on his wood fire. Today, the cheese dairies here produce raclette cheese, which has protected designation of origin, from local raw milk, according to an ancestral recipe. At the 16th-century Château de Villa in Sierre, raclette is presented as a tasting of five Valais cheeses served with potatoes, gherkins and pickled onions. Raclette tasting of five cheeses costs CHF36 (£32.60) per person chateaudevilla.ch

ADJARULI KHACHAPURI Little Georgia, London

This version of khachapuri, Georgia’s leavened cheese bread, hails from the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, on the coast of the Black Sea. Open-faced and boat-shaped, it’s filled with a combination of curds and cheeses and baked with an egg on top. Head to London’s Little Georgia, and once your adjaruli khachapuri arrives, tear a chunk off the thick crust and dip it in. £12.50 littlegeorgia.co.uk

LOCAL CULTURES The Conservatory, Cape Town

For many, there’s no better way to round off a meal than with a platter of good cheese. The Local Cultures cheese board at Cape Town’s The Conservatory, in the five-star The Cellars-hohenort hotel, features a selection of four local, artisanal cheeses. Sit in the restaurant’s idyllic gardens and enjoy the likes of a traditional brushed-rind, Swiss-style hard cheese, an award-winning gorgonzola and a smooth, creamy semi-soft, washed-rind chevin, all served with homemade preserves and crackers. R165 (£8.22) thecellars-hohenorthotel.com