Dutch Beemster cheese ripened for 12 months on our market at friday mornings.
Here in the Netherlands we make a difference in cheese names controlled by the ripening time of the cheese.
Not ripened at all and still white - may-cheese (meikaas)
4 weeks old - young cheese (jonge kaas)
8 till 10 weeks - young mature cheese (jong belegen kaas)
16 until 18 weeks - Mature cheese (belegen kaas)
7 till 8 months - old mature cheese ( oud belegen kaas)
10-12 months - old cheese (oude kaas)
12-36 months - old cheese or old crumble ( oude brokkel kaas)
The last one is impossible to cut in slices because it crumbles away by putting a knife on it but the taste is really a treat. ( Also a bit salty ).
I dedicate this posting to Monday Mellow Yellows here.
Sounds a little like how I feel when I walk into a Starbucks. Wait! All I want is a cup of black tea. ;-)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI like cheese at every age but I bet the old cheese is particularly wonderful.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenNice shot S.C. Never realize the cheese I was eating was so old. It was worth the wait.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenA wonderful way to label all cheeses. I would like a taste of all of them!!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHmm..one could associate the cheese terms to people as they age. I guess I would be "old mature cheese". At least I am not "old crumble"...yet.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenTerrific photo. You got me with this great looking cheese. Also, thanks for the lesson in cheese aging.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThat's a nice piece of 'old crumble' s.c and definitely yellow :) Enjoy a piece pour moi!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenJust looking at the dark cheese makes my mouth water. Lovely, I wish I could taste it! So systematic to name the cheese for their age, how thoughtful.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenNever liked old cheese, but since some years I've learned to appreciate it. This one looks marvelous!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHeerlijk!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI did not know that.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAlthough Beemster cheese is sold in our local supermarket, I can't imagine what this tastes like. I want a sniff.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenGod I want a piece of that :-) Nice shot and delicious looking cheese.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIs there anything better than cheese? Well - perhaps red wine. With the cheese.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenJust a great image!
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