Gouda is a yellow cheese made from cow’s milk. The cheese is named after the city of Gouda in the Netherlands, but its name is not protected. Gouda cheese is made and sold all around the world.
The cheese is from milk that is cultured and heated until the curd is separate from the whey. Some [...]
Roomano is a hard Gouda-like cheese from Friesland in the northern part of The Netherlands. The major difference from Gouda is the percentage of butterfat in the cheese: Gouda contains 48% butterfat or more, while Roomano contains less than 48% butterfat. It is made from cow’s milk, and is typically aged for four or more [...]
Parrano is a cow’s milk cheese produced in the Netherlands. It tastes mild and nutty, combining salty and sweet flavors. It has a semi-firm texture and a smooth, golden colored paste. Made from pasteurized milk, Parrano is produced in 20-lb wheels and is aged for 5 months.
Combining the flavor of aged parmesan with a pliant [...]
Maasdam is a Dutch cheese in a Swiss-style. Made from cow’s milk, it is aged for at least four weeks. It ripens faster than other Dutch cheeses. Maasdam has internal holes from the ripening process, and a smooth yellow rind. Sometimes it is waxed like Gouda. The cheese was created to compete with the popular [...]
Leyden is a spiced cheese made in the Netherlands from partly skimmed cow’s milk. It is made both in factories and on farms, historically in the Leiden area.
On the farms about 5% of buttermilk may be added to the milk, and it is set with rennet at a temperature of 82 to 86 °F (28 [...]
Leerdammer is a Dutch semi-hard cheese made from cow’s milk. It has an aging time of around 3–12 months. It has a creamy white texture and was made to be similar in appearance and flavor to Emmental, but it is rounder in taste. It has a sweet and somewhat nutty flavour that becomes more pronounced [...]
Edam is a Dutch cheese that is traditionally sold as spheres with pale yellow interior and a coat of red paraffin wax. It is named after the town of Edam in the province of North Holland, where the cheese is coated for export and for tourist high season. Edam which has aged for at least [...]