Gouda: What's So Special About This Traditional Dutch Cheese?
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Cheese is a universal dairy product eaten by more than half of the population from all around the world. Cheese produced in every corner of the earth comes in a diverse appealing texture, size, flavor and taste. Due to a strong liking of cheese and its high protein content, calcium and the necessary nutrients, cheese is the most common topping, spread on pizza, bread, pasta, lasagna, cakes, salads etc. Some of the world's finest and largest cheese producers are the United States, France, Germany and Italy. Did you know that thousands of different types of cheese have existed since time unknown? Yes, you've heard us right, not hundreds but thousands, that's quite a large number. Let’s talk and know about a world-famous type of cheese that is gouda.

What exactly is Gouda Cheese?

Gouda is a yellow colored cow milk’s cheese that originated from the Netherlands. It’s prevalent among all countries and has been eaten worldwide for ages because of its sweet, creamy and melting flavor. Gouda cheese, initially when fresh and young, has a creamy, sweet, light nutty-flavored but very mild in flavor. When aged for more than a year or two, it results in a rich, heavy nutty taste, but at the very same it never fails to deliver the original freshness, milky flavor and, of course, the smooth texture. Most people say the ageing of this cheese gives it an almost ‘butterscotch’ flavor and sweetness.

To begin with a brief history, Gauda is one of the rarest cheeses that are still so popular and loved as much as back then. Nevertheless, Gouda serves as a perfect topping for sandwiches, pizzas, lasagnas, pasta and a lot more than you can name because it goes with everything. So try out this cheese next and indulge in the exquisite range and the goodness of traditional dutch cheese.