Gouda vs Hirtenkäse
Gouda
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Semi-hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Waxed or sealed
- Country
- Netherlands
- Place
- Gouda
Gouda is a pressed cow's-milk cheese named for the Dutch city. Young Gouda is mild, supple, and often sealed in wax. Aged Gouda is hard, deep, and full of crystals.
Hirtenkäse
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Hard
- Type
- Pressed
- Rind
- Natural rind
- Country
- Germany
Hirtenkäse is a hard cow's milk cheese from southern Germany. The name means herder's cheese, and it points to milk from herds that graze alpine slopes in the warm season. The paste is golden and firm, with a natural rind and a waxy bite. It sits closer to an aged mountain cheese than to a mild slicing cheese. A young wheel is already savory, and a longer keep brings a deeper, sweeter aroma.