Gouda

Gouda cheese has risen in prominence since it was first produced around the sixth century. There are very types of Gouda cheese available. Normal, mature, with spices, with garlic and with nettle. The normal Gouda that accounts for a majority of what we consume is coloured in a yellow wax rind. The mature one, matured for a minimum of 18 months, has a black coloured wax rind. Gouda cheese has become one of the most popular cheeses in the world today. It is a combination of hard/soft (in the middle) in texture and is usually presented in a round shape, with a approximate diameter of between 10-12cms. The colour of the cheese itself is a ...  Read the complete review

My taste in cheese depends very much on the mood I am in, but one cheese I always enjoy is Gouda. For a start it is a round cheese and I only tend to think of real cheeses when they are round, as the great slabs of square cheese seen at supermarket delicatessen counters seem too mass produced for a luxury food. The cheese has a smooth, mild taste that gives it the feeling of a freshly made cheese just waiting to be eaten. It has a pale yellow colour and a soft, rubbery feel as the cheese can be bent and twisted. Because of its soft texture it is not a cheese to be grated and personally I prefer to eat it in big chunks. My favourite way of ...  Read the complete review

I quite fancied a change from Marmite on my Ryvita for a lunchtime snack so I checked out my local Sainsbury’s store for a cheese. Edam struck me as an attractive item (its red covering). At £3.65 kg its good value for money, my cut cost 89p more than enough for the week. Edam is a Dutch cheese. ***THE PRODUCT*** Edam is a town in the Netherlands (EU). The cheese is traditionally sold in spheres - a yellow interior and a coat of red or yellow paraffin (see photos below), If it is coated with black wax it has aged for at least 17 weeks. It is popular in Nordic countries. A major producer is the Friesland Food ...  Read the complete review

Gouda is a Dutch cheese made from cows milk.It is a lovely pale yellow in colour. It is fairly soft (not as soft as cheeses like Brie though) and takes its name from the Dutch town of Gouda, which is near Rotterdam. This cheese is now made in other places throughout the world. It has a hard rind and is very mild to the taste. You can also buy Gouda that has been aged. This has a very pungeant taste and smell, (too much for me.) I don't personally like to use Gouda for cooking. It does have a strong enough flavour and tends to go stringey when you melt it. Apart from that it is usually too expensive in UK. The price does vary but you will find it ...  Read the complete review

Gouda cheese in produced in big flat shere shaped cheese and cut to different shapes. I actually went to Gouda once and saw the huge pieces of cheese. I think that Gouda cheese is very tasteful and soft. That's what I like about it. It's not a cheese that imposes its taste to you, but it lets you taste it. As it's a soft cheese, it can easely be cut and used in sandwitches and other eating things. It's of light yellow colour, and it smells really good. I have tried mature cheddar cheese and I think that Gouda cheese is a million times better. If you have gouda with pasta, the pasta actually tastes better rather than ...  Read the complete review