Fresh curds / squeeky cheese. Back then they were less available in stores we used to make a point of stopping at the Tillimook Dairy creamery to stock up when ever we were on the north Oregon coast.
I'm Swiss, the best cheeses I've had were always the ones I spontaneously bought, while hiking, in the mountains from some local mountain farmer. So I can't specifically give you a name, and they were different each time, but always amazing.
I'm a fan of the classics: Parmesan, Cheddar, and Mozzarella, but my favorite changes depending on the dish. If it's cheese and crackers, Cheddar is my go-to. If I'm making a pasta dish, I tend to go with Parmesan and/or Mozzarella.
But my favorite cheese of all-time was a smoked ghost-pepper Gruyère that my wife got me from a local maker.
I honestly enjoy most cheese but munster is my favorite to snack on. Honorable mentions are feta, super sharp cheddar, gouda, havarti, and fontina.
I've had many rarer cheeses that I quite enjoyed, but I unfortunately don't remember their names. One of them was cured inside cedar(?) bark and had a delicious woody flavor.
Baskin Robbins in the US sells a brie and burrata ice cream with apricot jam, and it's actually quite good. I had some today.
There's a cheese called Limiano that is both the brand name and the name of the cheese itself since other than some flavoured versions, they only make the one kind.
The nearest city to me that has a proper Portuguese market where I can find it in Canada is Edmonton, so whenever my parents go there for their own needs, I get them to pick me up some.
If you can find it, try it. Soft and creamy; somewhere between a cold brie and a dutch edam. Smooth taste. I describe it as "inoffensive"; it doesn't smell and it doesn't taste too strong.
I like brie the most, I think. Sometimes a place near her will get some Red Dragon cheddar in which is really good but that's rare. I like eating that with chili.
Like most people I enjoy a smoked gouda (Henri Willig y'all) but I also want to give a shout out to yarlsberg for being excellent as well as hot habanero Colby (way better than pepper jack) and boar's Head three pepper. A good manchego is a joy as well. Emmentaler is of course an all timer. The aged white cheddar from Costco is shockingly great.