Chef at 15:50, 13 April 2015

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[[Image:Gouda cheese.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Gouda cheese, young and aged]]
'''Gouda''' is a yellow [[BGA]] cheese made from [[cows' milk]]. The cheese is named after the city of Gouda in the Netherlands, but its name is not protected. Gouda cheese is sold around the world.

The [[cheese]] is made from [[cows' milk]] that is cultured and heated until the [[curd]] is separate from the [[whey]]. Some of the [[whey]] is then drained, and water is added. This is called "washing the [[curd]]", and creates a sweeter cheese, as the washing removes some of the lactic acid. About ten percent of the mixture is curds which are pressed into circular moulds for several hours. These molds are the essential reason behind its traditional, characteristic shape. The cheese is then soaked in a brine solution which gives the cheese its rind and distinctive taste. The cheese is then dried for a couple of days before being coated to prevent it from drying out, then it is aged, depending on age classification, for a number of weeks to over 7 years before it is ready to be eaten. As it ages it develops a caramel sweetness and sometimes has a slight crunchiness from protein crystals that form in older cheese.

Locally, old Gouda (aged between 12 and 18 months, orange to yellow in colour and sometimes discernible by a black paraffin wax coating) can be obtained. This strong tasting cheese is hard and often too brittle to cut using a slicer, but it can be sliced by knife or served cut in cubes, with drinks. [[Smoked]] Gouda which is a processed cheese and [[Leyden cheese]] are also popular variations.
==See also==

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Chef at 15:50, 13 April 2015