REYPENAER Imported Gouda 12 Month, 5.1 oz

Price: $8.99
(as of Apr 20, 2023 03:05:00 UTC – Details)

Many people know Gouda as a mild, bendable white cheese with a red wax coating. Aged Gouda is radically different from young Gouda. Made in Holland, Gouda can be aged from 6 months to several years. Greater age means denser, drier texture, the development of crunchy crystals in the cheese and an increasingly intense flavor of roasted nuts, butterscotch and bourbon. ‘Reypenaer’ means ‘ripening’ in Dutch. Produced by the van den Wijngaard family, Reypenaer Gouda is made from the milk of cows fed on summer grass; the soil in the area is especially fertile due to the periodic flooding of the plains. The cheese is kept in a 100-year-old cheese ripening warehouse on the banks of the Old Rhine River in the green heart of Holland. Whereas factory cheese is ripened by artificially altering the temperature and humidity in which they’re stored, Reypenaer is naturally ripened over a longer period of time. There are shutters and hatches in the building which can be opened and closed and in the winter they the cheese is exposed a bit of heat but otherwise it’s up to nature as to how hot or humid it is. Biting into Reypenaer is like the cheese equivalent of fudge; yielding and creamy but you need to use your teeth. Like fudge, it tastes of caramel and is sweet with a slight grittiness. In addition to eating the cheese straight, this Goudaisn’t so aged that you can’t melt it overgrilled or roasted vegetables. It’s an excellent cheese for red wine lovers. Reypenaer 1 Year Gouda is made with animal (not vegetarian) rennet and is gluten-free.
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.71 x 2.84 x 1.08 inches; 5.12 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5327
UPC ‏ : ‎ 820581053277
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ REYPENAER
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M980CKS
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ Netherlands

Milk Type: Cow
Pasteurized
Traditional Dutch Gouda aged for 1 year
Dense, smooth texture and sweet-yet-nutty flavor