Edam

When asked what my favourite cheese is, I invariably answer Danish Blue because I love the richness of flavour when eating this cheese on hot buttered toast. This week however I have rediscovered a love of Edam cheese and I would now say this is a definite favourite, very possibly surpassing the more robust tasting cheeses that often grace my dinner table. What is Edam? Even if you do not know the name, you will definitely have seen wheels of Edam cheese. It is sold pre-packed by the wedge, grated or you can even buy a full wheel if you are feeling particularly cheesy. Edam is a soft yellow cheese which is covered in a fairly thick layer of red wax, ...

The standard UK cheese is cheddar, no doubt about it. If I go to the fridge and look for cheese I can expect to find at least one pack of cheddar, but by far the second most likely cheese I will find is Edam. My mother buys it as it is certainly healthier than cheddar, but in my opinion also lacks taste. In terms of consistency I would say it is of intermediate hardness. Certainly not as hard as cheddar, but not soft like Brie either. Its texture is like that of rubber, it bends and deforms but tends to spring back to its original shape. This doesn't exactly make it appetising to me! Like many other cheese Edam is covered by a rind, and ...

Edam is ubiquitous, it seems to bring a whole different meaning to cheese and I don't really think much of it. Often coated with a red wax, it's often tricky to differentiate between the plastic taste of the cheese and the wax. I think that Edam is very over-rated, sure it melts easily, it's user friendly and struggles to offend (unless you are allergic) because it doesn't really have much of a taste. Edam is made of cows milk and originates from the town of Edam in Northern Holland. I've never had occasion to try the aged edam with a black wax around it but the other varieties are complete let downs. I can't begin to comprehend why some ...