Old aged gouda is the best cheese I ever laid on my tongue. We live in Switzerland next to French border, so there is no end to universe of fine aged original Gruyeres, Beaufort or even Cheddar (but that one probably worse than what one can get in UK), plus all AOC Italian ones. Simply hard cheeses with grain, there are hundreds to choose from.

I love them all, but that gouda taste is something else to me and my wife. French shops just around the border luckily import some of it, I never saw it in Switzerland shops.

One way to upmark any cheese for us to put ie black truffles or wild black garlic in it.

Talking about gouda, gotta get me some slices before kids munch it all again.

People in the Netherlands are usually not at all proud of their cuisine, but the cheese is definitely a nice aspect (as someone who eats the >1 year ripened stuff almost daily)

Although for me some of the French cheeses are the best. Just what you're used to I guess :D

Have you tried Mimolette? It has a similar character to those very old Goudas.

But the crunchy bits on the outside are cheese mites, not crystals. (Seriously.)

L'amuse will blow the mind. One of the best cheeses out there and I've had hundreds.

Chällerhocker is another great one in your neck of the woods.

I've had most Dutch cheeses, and my personal favorite is smeerkaas, in the little gold cups.

Meant to say specifically Wilde Weide. L'amuse sells good cheese in general though.

https://boerderijdeeenzaamheid.nl/

Same, tbh. I love cheese. But that aged Gouda is absolutely memorable. I can literally taste it now haha

I think when someone thinks of the Platonic ideal orange cheese, they taste aged gouda on their tongue.

It's funny how as soon as I read to Netherlands, my brain back-tracked to correct me on the pronunciation.

If anyone else is ever in the Netherlands and has a chance, due the tour in Gouda, it's delightful and you get to try a bunch of gouda cheese!

I hate that I can’t say the word without saying it right, but that means that everyone else thinks I’m saying it wrong. Haha

Agreed btw, the tour in Gouda is wonderful. Show up for the morning when they have the cheese market; it’s a really fun time.

one of my pet peeves is "Gouda" puns that rely on it being pronounced like "good-er"

It's a shame more people aren't taught gouda pronounce it.

It's Ghowda right? The gh like in argh and the ow in brown.

Yes somewhat, but try to keep the 'h' to a minimum and extend the 'g' like you're gargling. :-)

Yes!