The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

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Cheese and dairy products Semi-hard cheese

Cheese Gouda Kroon

Gouda Kroon is a semi-hard, 48% fatness, mild, creamy textured cheese. It is made from pasteurized cows milk and aged from a few weeks to several years. When the cheese is fully mature, the taste becomes more spicy and the color is amber.

Country of origin

Netherlands

Aging period

4 weeks

Milk type

cow milk

Certificate

PGI

Certificates

The PDO, PGI and TSG certificates have been established by the European Union to encourage the production of agricultural products, protect product names from imitation and provide the consumer with information about the unique characteristics of a particular product. By virtue of this classification, you can be sure that a product bearing one of these authenticity marks is of a high quality and of the same origin.

PGI

Protected geographical indication

Includes agricultural products closely linked to the geographical area. At least one stage of production, processing, or preparation takes place in this geographical area.

Certificates
by country

France

53 PDO, 33 PGI

Italy

81 PDO, 26 PGI

Spain

35 PDO, 18 PGI

United Kingdom

10 PDO, 13 PGI

Netherlands

4 PDO, 3 PGI

Germany

6 PDO, 25 PGI

Austria

9 PDO, 2 PGI

Denmark

4 PGI

History and uniqueness

Gouda Kroon cheese was first mentioned in 1184, making it one of the oldest cheeses in the world. The name of the cheese originates from a small Gouda town in the Netherlands, which was famous for cheese auctions in the 12th century. There is a tradition to organize cheese auctions every Thursday in the town of Gouda in the period of June - August untill these days. Gouda Holland cheese (which is Gouda Kroon cheese) is registered in the EU as having Protected Geographical Indication status (PGI). This cheese can only be made in the Netherlands and can only use milk produced by Dutch cows. This guarantees the quality and origin of the product.

Goes best with

Food

Pasta dishes, cheese fondue, potato dishes, pizza, meat dishes, breakfast sandwiches with different bread.

Drinks

Beer, light rose or white wine.