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Edam – a red-waxed semi-hard cows' milk cheese named after the town of Edam. Graskaas – "grass cheese", a seasonal cows' milk cheese made from the first milkings after the cows are let into the pastures in spring. Gouda – a semi-hard cows' milk cheese traditionally traded in Gouda, now often used as a worldwide generic term for Dutch ...
Edam (Dutch: Edammer [eːˈdɑmər] ⓘ) is a semi-hard cheese that originated in the Netherlands, and is named after the town of Edam in the province of North Holland. [2] Edam is traditionally sold in flat-ended spheres with a pale yellow interior and a coat, or rind, of red paraffin wax.
Name Image Region Description Caravane cheese: The brand name of a camel milk cheese produced in Mauritania by Tiviski, [5] a company founded by Nancy Abeiderrhamane in 1987. The milk used to make the cheese is collected from the local animals of a thousand nomadic herdsmen, and is very difficult to produce, but yields a product that is low in lactose.
Graskaas (a Dutch term that translates as "grass cheese") is the cheese made from the first milkings after cows are led to pasture, having spent the winter indoors. This milk is rich and produces a mild-flavored and creamy cheese; [1] [2] Cheese made from milk produced by cows indoors is called hooikaas, "hay cheese".
This category contains articles related to cheese from the Netherlands. Pages in category "Dutch cheeses" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Parrano cheese is a cow milk cheese produced in the Netherlands. It tastes mild and nutty, combining salty and sweet flavours. It has a semi-firm texture and a smooth, golden coloured paste. Made from pasteurized milk, Parrano is produced in 20 lb (9.1 kg) wheels and is aged for 5 months.
Maaslander is a brand name for a Gouda, semihard cheese from the family Westland aka Westland Cheese Specialties BV, located at Huizen, the Netherlands. Maaslander is one of the first Dutch cheese brands, and it is a protected designation of origin. Including the green and yellow stripes, and also the name lander.
Maasdam cheese (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːzdɑm]) is an Emmental-style Dutch cheese. Made from cow's milk, it is aged for at least four weeks. It ripens faster than other cheeses made in the Netherlands. Maasdam has internal voids, or holes from the ripening process, [2] and a smooth, yellow rind. Sometimes, it is waxed like Gouda. The cheese ...